Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Republics explained

The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was founded after the October Revolution in the Russian Republic and very soon had to create an award system. The award systems of parallel Soviet states soon followed and they also created and issued awards of their own, mainly in a similar style to the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. In 1924, the Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics started to award all-union Orders and within a decade all the Orders of member republics had ceased to be awarded. Some Republics such as the Tuvan People's Republic only replaced their own award system with the Soviet Union's after joining and therefore were issued to a later date.

Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

BadgeName (English/Russian/Translit)Creation DateDescriptionNumber Awarded

Order Of The Red Banner
Орден Крaсного Знамени
Orden Krasnogo Znameni
1918-09-16The Order of the Red Banner recognised military deeds and functioned as the highest and only military order of the RSFSR. This award was phased out after the establishment of the Soviet Union equivalent which was based on this design.c. 22,000
Order Of The Red Banner Of Labour
Орден Трудового Красного Знамени
Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni
1920-12-28The Order of the Red Banner of Labour of the RSFSR was established as the civilian counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner and was awarded for exceptional working achievements. This award was phased out after the establishment of the Soviet Union equivalent.163
Medal "3rd Anniversary Of The Great October Socialist Revolution"
Медаль «3-я годовщина Великой Октябрьской социалистической революции
Medal «3-ja godovshchina Velikoj Oktjabr'skoj sotsialisticheskoj revoljutsii»
1920-10-?Awarded on the event of the 3rd Anniversary of the Soviet take over of Russia. This medal was never part of the award system of the Soviet Union.c. 3000 Silver
c. 400 Bronze
Badge Of Distinction "Hero Of Labour"
Знак Отличия «Герой Труда»
Znak Otlichija «Geroj Truda»
1922

Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

BadgeName (English/Russian/Translit)Creation DateDescriptionNumber Awarded
Badge Of Distinction Of The Mountain Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Знак Отличия Горской Автономной Советской Социалистической Республики
Znak Otlinchija Gorskoj Avtonomnoj Sovetskoj Sotsialisticheskoj Respubliki
1920

Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic

BadgeName (English/Georgian)Creation DateDescriptionNumber Awarded
Order Of The Red Banner
«წითელი დროშის» ორდენი
1923The Order of the Red Banner recognised military deeds and functioned as the highest and only military order of the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Order Of The Red Banner Of Labour
«შრომის წითელი დროშის» ორდენი
1928180

Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic

BadgeName (English/Russian/Translit)Creation DateDescriptionNumber Awarded
Order of the Red Banner of Labour of Armenia
Орден Трудового Красного Знамени АрССР
Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni ArSSR
1931-10-19Орден - за безупречный труд и усердие в Армянской ССР.<70
Order of Labour of Armenia
Орден Труда АрССР
Orden Trudа ArSSR
1923-3-?Орден - за безупречный труд и усердие в Армянской ССР.~95

Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic

BadgeName (English/Azeri)Creation DateDescriptionNumber Awarded
Order Of The Red Banner
«Qırmızı Bayraq» Ordeninə
1920The Order of the Red Banner recognised military deeds and functioned as the highest and only military order of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic.
Order Of Labour
«Əmək» Ordeni
192254
Order Of The Red Banner Of Labour
«Qırmızı Əmək Bayrağı» Ordeni
1929~300

Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic

BadgeName (English/Belarusian)Creation DateDescriptionNumber Awarded
Order Of The Red Banner Of Labour
Ордэн «Працоўнага Чырвонага Сцяга»
1924-10-10169

Khorezm People's Soviet Republic

BadgeName (English)Creation DateDescriptionNumber Awarded
Order Of Labour1922~100

Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic

BadgeName (English/Ukrainian)Creation DateDescriptionNumber Awarded
Order Of The Red Banner Of Labour
Орден «Трудового Червоного Прапора»
1921400

Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

BadgeName (English)Creation DateDescriptionNumber Awarded
Order Of The Red Banner Of Labour1921~250

Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic

BadgeName (English)Creation DateDescriptionNumber Awarded
Order Of The Red Banner Of Labour1923-01c. 140

Tuvan People's Republic

BadgeName (English)Creation DateDescriptionNumber Awarded
Order Of Tuvan People's Republic1935

Bukharan People's Soviet Republic

BadgeName (English)Creation DateDescriptionNumber Awarded
Order Of The Red Star
1st Class
1922-07-03
Order Of The Red Star
2nd Class
1922-07-03
Order Of The Red Star
3rd Class
1922-07-03

See also