Order of Honour (Russia)

Order of Honour (орден Почёта)
Order of Honour (орден Почёта)
	Order of Honour
Type	Single grade order
Awarded for	High achievements in government, economic, scientific, sociocultural, public, sport and charitable activities
Presented by	the Russian Federation
Eligibility	Russian and foreign citizens
Status	Active
Established	March 2, 1994
	Ribbon of the Order of Honour
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Naval Merit
Next (lower)	Order of Friendship

The Order of Honour (Russian: орден Почёта, romanized: 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]

For high achievements in production and economic indicators in industry, construction, agriculture, communications, energy and transport, coupled with the predominant use of innovative technologies in the production process
For a significant increase in the level of socio-economic development of the Russian Federation; for achievements in modernizing the Russian health care system, aimed at significantly improving the quality of the provision of medical services, as well as the development and widespread practical applications of modern and innovative methods of diagnosing and treating diseases
For achievements in scientific research resulting in significant Russian scientific and technological advantage in various fields of science, increased domestic production of competitive high-tech products
For services to improve the Russian education system aimed at dramatically improving the quality of the education provided, the system of training specialists for the Russian economy and increasing international prestige of Russian educational institutions
For significant contribution to the preservation, promotion and development of Russian culture, art, history and the Russian language, associated with increased levels of cultural and humanitarian development of civil and patriotic education of the younger generation
For very fruitful public, charitable and community activities
For merit in the promotion, and support of youth sports, as well as professional sport, considerably increasing the level of physical activity and making Russia a World leader in individual sports

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" in alphabetical order, sorted by surname.^[6]

Roman Abramovich, former owner of Chelsea F.C
Ján Čarnogurský, former Prime Minister of Slovakia
Larisa Dolina, singer
Viacheslav "Slava" Alexandrovich Fetisov, former Minister of Sport of Russia
Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov, former Prime Minister of Russia
Valentina Gaganova, textile worker and politician
Mikhail Golovatov, intelligence officer
Mikhail Gorbachev, last General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, first and only elected President of the USSR
Moshe Kantor, Russian-Jewish peace activist
Nikolai Kardashev, astrophysicist
Valery Khalilov, Russian military conductor
Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov, composer, pianist and political activist
Philipp Kirkorov, pop singer
Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev, Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of the Russian Federation, and cosmonaut
Oleg Leonidovich Kuznetsov, current president of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences
Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov, diplomat, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations (1994–2004), Russia's Foreign Minister (2004–present)
Valery Leontiev, pop singer
Yury Mikhaylovich Luzhkov, former mayor of Moscow
Muslim Mahammad oglu Magomayev, musician, singer
Christophe de Margerie (posthumously), French entrepreneur, former CEO and Chairman of Total S.A.
Arnold Meri, honorary chairman of the Estonian Anti-Fascist Committee (posthumously)
Aliya Mustafina, artistic gymnast, two time Olympic Champion
Sherig-ool Dizizhikovich Oorzhak, former leader of the Tuva
Alexander Ovechkin, NHL ice hockey left winger, seven time Kharlamov Trophy winner
Evgeny Plushenko, figure skater, Olympic Champion
Pavel Romanovich Popovich, cosmonaut
Vladimir Putin, former Director of the FSB (Holding the rank of Colonel in the KGB), former prime minister of Russia, and the 2nd and the 4th (current) President of Russia
Anatoly Yuryevich Ravikovich, actor
Aleksandr Yur'evich Rumyantsev, Member of State Duma, scientist, academic, and ambassador
Juan Antonio Samaranch, Spanish sports administrator and seventh President of the International Olympic Committee
Vitaly Gennadyevich Savelyev, Director General and former CEO of Aeroflot
Viktor Petrovich Savinykh, cosmonaut
Sergey Kuzhugetovich Shoygu, former Minister of Emergency Situations, Minister of Defense (2012–present)
Andrei Vladimirovich Skoch^[7]^[8]^[9] (December 13, 2010), businessman, Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the III, IV, V, VI and VII convocations^[10]^[11]^[12]
Sergey Tetyukhin, volleyball player
Andrey Tokarev, Paralympic medalist
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, 2nd President of Kazakhstan
Andrei Vasilevskiy, NHL ice hockey goaltender, Vezina Trophy winner, two-time Stanley Cup winner and Conn Smythe Trophy winner
Yuli Mikhailovich Vorontsov, diplomat, former Russian Ambassador to the United States
Dmitry Timofeyevich Yazov, Marshal of the Soviet Union
Alexander Zaldostanov, leader of the Night Wolves
Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky, politician, Vice-Chairman of the State Duma

References

^ ^a ^b "Decree № 442 of the President of the Russian Federation of March 2, 1994" (in Russian). Commission on state awards under the President of the Russian Federation. 1994-03-02. Archived from the original on February 18, 2001. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
^ "Decree № 19 of the President of the Russian Federation of January 6, 1999" (in Russian). Commission on state awards under the President of the Russian Federation. 1999-01-06. Archived from the original on February 18, 2001. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Decree № 1099 of the President of the Russian Federation of January 7, 2010" (in Russian). Russian Gazette. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
^ "Государственные награды России". award.gov.ru. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
^ "Decree № 1631 of the President of the Russian Federation of December 16, 2011" (in Russian). Site of the President of the Russian Federation. 2011-12-16. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
^ "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. Retrieved 2012-05-20.
^ "https://uznayvse.ru/znamenitosti/biografiya-andrey-skoch.html". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
^ "https://astv.ru/news/materials/andrey-skoch-zhizn-i-karernyy-put-osnovatelya-fonda-pokolenie". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
^ "Скоч Андрей Владимирович биография и пресс-портрет". whoiswho.dp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
^ "https://aif.ru/dontknows/file/prezident_blagotvoritelnogo_fonda_andrey_skoch_dose". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
^ "https://expertsouth.ru/press_release/SkochAndreyVladimirovichbiografiya/". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
^ "https://abireg.ru/newsitem/91354". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

External links

[decree442-1] "Decree № 442 of the President of the Russian Federation of March 2, 1994" (in Russian). Commission on state awards under the President of the Russian Federation. 1994-03-02. Archived from the original on February 18, 2001. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

[decree19-2] "Decree № 19 of the President of the Russian Federation of January 6, 1999" (in Russian). Commission on state awards under the President of the Russian Federation. 1999-01-06. Archived from the original on February 18, 2001. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

[decree1099-3] "Decree № 1099 of the President of the Russian Federation of January 7, 2010" (in Russian). Russian Gazette. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

[4] "Государственные награды России". award.gov.ru. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[decree1631-5] "Decree № 1631 of the President of the Russian Federation of December 16, 2011" (in Russian). Site of the President of the Russian Federation. 2011-12-16. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved 2012-02-18.

[kremlin-6] "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. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

[7] "https://uznayvse.ru/znamenitosti/biografiya-andrey-skoch.html". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

[8] "https://astv.ru/news/materials/andrey-skoch-zhizn-i-karernyy-put-osnovatelya-fonda-pokolenie". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

[9] "Скоч Андрей Владимирович биография и пресс-портрет". whoiswho.dp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-06-15.

[10] "https://aif.ru/dontknows/file/prezident_blagotvoritelnogo_fonda_andrey_skoch_dose". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

[11] "https://expertsouth.ru/press_release/SkochAndreyVladimirovichbiografiya/". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

[12] "https://abireg.ru/newsitem/91354". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)

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