Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union are decorations from the former Soviet Union that recognised achievements and personal accomplishments, both military and civilian. Some of the awards, decorations, and orders were discontinued after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, while others are still issued by the Russian Federation as of 2023. Many of the awards were simply reworked in the Russian Federation, such as the transition of Hero of the Soviet Union to Hero of the Russian Federation, and Hero of Socialist Labour to Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation. A wide range of Soviet awards and decorations cover the extensive and diverse period of history from 1917 to 1991.
Honorary titles
Orders
Military orders
Military and civil orders
Civil orders
Military medals
General
Campaign medals
Second World War defensive campaign medals
Second World War offensive campaign medals
Civilian medals
Development/restoration campaigns
Maternity medals
Commemorative medals
Soviet Armed Forces jubilees
Second World War jubilees
Other commemorative medals
Note: Several Soviet decorations were worn in full, so a ribbon bar was not created. However, since the fall of the USSR, some medals have had ribbon bars created for them. An asterisk, *, denotes these medals. Awards not showing a ribbon are worn in full at all times.
See also
Orders and Medals of Soviet Republics
Badges and Decorations of the Soviet Union
Orders, decorations, and medals of the Russian Federation
Awards and Emblems of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
Awards of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia
Awards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Awards of the Federal Border Service of the Russian Federation
Honorary titles of the Russian Federation
Orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus
List of awards of independent services of the Russian Federation
List of "Umalatova" awards
Socialist orders of merit
References
Sources
Paul D. McDaniel, Paul J. Schmitt (1997). The Comprehensive Guide to Soviet Orders and Medals. . V.D. Krivchov (2003). AVERS No. 6 Definitive Catalog of Soviet Orders and Medals. Moscow. V.D. Krivchov (2008). AVERS No. 8 Definitive Catalog of Soviet Badges and Jetons 1917–1980. Moscow.
Further reading
External links
Mondvor Narod—A very detailed site on the topic of Soviet Orders and Medals
www.soviet-medals-orders.com—A personal website by a collector from Switzerland, Oldrich Andrysek, presenting extensive collection of Soviet, Transdniestrian, Eastern European and some Mongolian awards with descriptions, images, news, reference materials of interest to phalerists and collections of soviet memorabilia. Well-illustrated, with exchange section and info on fraud.
