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Order of the Badge of Honour

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The Order of the Badge of Honour (Russian: орден «Знак Почёта», romanized: orden "Znak Pochyota") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.

Order of the Badge of Honour
Order of the Badge of Honour
TypeSingle grade order
Awarded foraccomplishments in labour, the civil service, literature, the arts and sciences
Presented bythe  Soviet Union
EligibilitySoviet citizens and institutions including factories
StatusNo longer awarded
EstablishedNovember 25, 1935
First awardedNovember 26, 1935
Last awardedDecember 23, 1988
Total1 580 850
Ribbon of the Badge of Honour
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Friendship of Peoples
Next (lower)Order of Labour Glory
Order of the Badge of Honour depicted on a 1951 stamp

It was established on 25 November 1935, and was conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in sports, production, scientific research and social, cultural and other forms of social activity; for promotion of economic, scientific, technological, cultural and other ties between the USSR and other countries; and also for significant contribution to basic and applied research.

The order was awarded 1,574,368 times.

The "Order of the Badge of Honour" was replaced by the "Order of Honour" (Russian: Орден Почёта) by a Decree of the Presidium of the USSR on 28 December 1988. Following the USSR dissolution, it was replaced by the "Order of Honour" of Russia, established by Presidential Decree no. 442 of 2 March 1994.[1]

Notable recipients

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References

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  1. ^ Ельцин, Б.Н. (2 марта 1993 г.). "Указ Президента Россиийской Федерации о госудаственных наградах Российской Федерации" Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Исакова, Руфина Афанасьевна // Казахстан. Национальная энциклопедия. — Алматы: Қазақ энциклопедиясы, 2005. — Т. II. — ISBN 9965-9746-3-2.
  3. ^ "Цыденова Гунсын Аюшеевна" [Tsydenova Gunsyn Ayusheevna]. selorodnoe.ru (in Russian). 12 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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