Order of Honour (Russia) explained

Order of Honour (орден Почёта)
Presenter:the Russian Federation
Type:Single grade order
Eligibility:Russian and foreign citizens
Awarded For:High achievements in government, economic, scientific, sociocultural, public, sport and charitable activities
Status:Active
Established:March 2, 1994
Higher:Order of Naval Merit
Lower:Order of Friendship
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The Order of Honour (Russian: орден Почёта|r=orden Pochyota) is a state order of the Russian Federation established by Presidential Decree No. 442 of March 2, 1994[1] to recognise high achievements in government, economic, scientific, sociocultural, public, sport and charitable activities. Its statute was amended by decree No. 19 of January 6, 1999[2] and more lately by decree No. 1099 of January 7, 2010[3] which defined its present status.

The award is the successor of the Soviet Order of the Badge of Honour (renamed Order of Honour in 1988).

Award statute

The Order of Honour is awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation:[1]

The Order may also be conferred on foreign citizens who have performed outstanding service to improve bilateral relations with Russia.[4]

The Order of Honour is worn on the left side of the chest and when in the presence of other medals and orders of the Russian Federation, is situated immediately after the Order "For Naval Merit".[5]

Award description

The Order is struck from silver and covered with enamels, it is shaped as a 42 mm in diameter octagonal cross enamelled in blue on its obverse except for a 2 mm wide band along its entire outer edge which remains bare silver. The obverse bears a white enamelled central medallion bordered by a silver laurel wreath, the medallion bears the silver state symbol of the Russian Federation. On the otherwise plain reverse, two rivets and the award serial number at the bottom.[3]

The Order of Honour is suspended by a ring through the badge's suspension loop to a standard Russian pentagonal mount covered by a 24 mm wide overlapping blue silk moiré ribbon with a 2.5 mm wide white stripe situated 5 mm from the ribbon's right edge.[3]

Notable recipients (partial list)

The individuals below are recipients of the Order of Honour".[6]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Decree № 442 of the President of the Russian Federation of March 2, 1994 . Commission on state awards under the President of the Russian Federation . 1994-03-02 . ru . 2012-05-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010218153159/http://award.adm.gov.ru/doc/u442.htm . February 18, 2001 .
  2. Web site: Decree № 19 of the President of the Russian Federation of January 6, 1999 . Commission on state awards under the President of the Russian Federation . 1999-01-06 . ru . 2012-05-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010218150129/http://award.adm.gov.ru/doc/u19.htm . February 18, 2001 .
  3. Web site: Decree № 1099 of the President of the Russian Federation of January 7, 2010. Russian Gazette . 2010-01-07 . ru . 2012-05-20.
  4. Web site: Государственные награды России . award.gov.ru . 2020-01-19.
  5. Web site: Decree № 1631 of the President of the Russian Federation of December 16, 2011 . Site of the President of the Russian Federation . 2011-12-16 . ru . 2012-02-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130331004345/http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1593594 . March 31, 2013 .
  6. Web site: Recipients of the Order of Honour compiled from the site of the President of the Russian Federation . Site of the President of the Russian Federation . 2012-05-20.
  7. Web site: https://uznayvse.ru/znamenitosti/biografiya-andrey-skoch.html .
  8. Web site: https://astv.ru/news/materials/andrey-skoch-zhizn-i-karernyy-put-osnovatelya-fonda-pokolenie .
  9. Web site: Скоч Андрей Владимирович биография и пресс-портрет . 2023-06-15 . whoiswho.dp.ru . ru.
  10. Web site: https://aif.ru/dontknows/file/prezident_blagotvoritelnogo_fonda_andrey_skoch_dose .
  11. Web site: https://expertsouth.ru/press_release/SkochAndreyVladimirovichbiografiya/ .
  12. Web site: https://abireg.ru/newsitem/91354 .