List of Soviet awards

Below is a hierarchical list of all orders and medals that could be awarded by the Soviet Union. The awards without ribbon could only be worn in full. The Soviet Union didn't have miniatures.







Highest awards

Russian

Transliteration

Instituted on

Ribbon

Gold Star Medal (Hero of the Soviet Union)

Медаль "Золотая Звезда" (Герой Советского Союза)

Medal "Zolotaya Zvezda" (Geroi Sovetskogo Soyuza)

Title:
Apr 16, 1934
Badge:
Aug 1, 1939

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Hammer and Sickle Gold Medal (Hero of Socialist Labor)

Золотая медаль "Серп и Молот" (Герой Социалистического Труда)

Zolotaya medal "Serp i Molot" (Geroi Sotsialisticheskogo Truda)

Title:
Dec 27, 1938
Badge:
May 22, 1940

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Order of the Mother-Heroine

Орден "Мать Героиня"

Orden "Mat Geroinya"

Title:
Jul 8, 1944
Badge:
Aug 18, 1944

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Orders

Russian

Transliteration

Instituted on

Ribbon

Order of Victory

Орден "Победа"

Orden "Pobeda"

Nov 8, 1943

Order of Lenin

Орден Ленина

Orden Lenina

Apr 6, 1930

Order of the October Revolution

Орден Октябрьской Революции

Orden Oktyabrskoi Revolyutsii

Oct 31, 1967

Order of the Banner

Орден Красного Знамени

Orden Krasnogo Znameni

Aug 1, 1924

Order of Suvorov, 1st Class

Орден Суворова I степени

Orden Suvorova I stepeni

Jul 29, 1942

Order of Suvorov, 2nd Class

Орден Суворова II степени

Orden Suvorova II stepeni

Jul 29, 1942

Order of Suvorov, 3rd Class

Орден Суворова III степени

Orden Suvorova III stepeni

Jul 29, 1942

Order of Ushakov, 1st Class

Орден Ушакова I степени

Orden Ushakova I stepeni

Mar 3, 1944

Order of Ushakov, 2nd Class

Орден Ушакова II степени

Orden Ushakova II stepeni

Mar 3, 1944

Order of Kutuzov, 1st Class

Орден Кутузова I степени

Orden Kutuzova I stepeni

Jul 29, 1942

Order of Kutuzov, 2nd Class

Орден Кутузова II степени

Orden Kutuzova II stepeni

Jul 29, 1942

Order of Kutuzov, 3rd Class

Орден Кутузова III степени

Orden Kutuzova III stepeni

Feb 8, 1943

Order of Nakhimov, 1st Class

Орден Нахимова I степени

Orden Nakhimova I stepeni

Mar 3, 1944

Order of Nakhimov, 2nd Class

Орден Нахимова II степени

Orden Nakhimova II stepeni

Mar 3, 1944

Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 1st Class

Орден Богдана Хмельницкого I степени

Orden Bogdana Khmelnitskogo I stepeni

Oct 10, 1944

Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 2nd Class

Орден Богдана Хмельницкого II степени

Orden Bogdana Khmelnitskogo II stepeni

Oct 10, 1944

Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky, 3rd Class

Орден Богдана Хмельницкого III степени

Orden Bogdana Khmelnitskogo III stepeni

Oct 10, 1944

Order of Aleksandr Nevsky

Орден Александра Невского

Orden Aleksandra Nevskogo

Jul 29, 1942

Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class

Орден Отечественной войны I степени

Orden Otechestvennoi voiny I stepeni

May 20, 1942

Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class

Орден Отечественной войны II степени

Orden Otechestvennoi voiny II stepeni

May 20, 1942

Order of the Red Banner of Labor

Орден Трудового Красного Знамени

Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni

Sep 7, 1928

Order of Friendship Between Peoples

Орден Дружбы Народов

Orden Druzhby Narodov

Dec 17, 1972

Order of the Red Ster

Орден Красной Звезды

Orden Krasnoi Zvezdy

May 5, 1930

Order for Service to the Homeland in the Soviet Armed Forces, 1st Class

Орден "За Службу Родине в Вооруженных Силах СССР" I степени

Orden "Za Sluzhbu Rodine v Vooruzhonnykh Silakh SSSR" I stepeni

Oct 28, 1974

Order for Service to the Homeland in the Soviet Armed Forces, 2nd Class

Орден "За Службу Родине в Вооруженных Силах СССР" II степени

Orden "Za Sluzhbu Rodine v Vooruzhonnykh Silakh SSSR" II stepeni

Oct 28, 1974

Order for Service to the Homeland in the Soviet Armed Forces, 3rd Class

Орден "За Службу Родине в Вооруженных Силах СССР" III степени

Orden "Za Sluzhbu Rodine v Vooruzhonnykh Silakh SSSR" III stepeni

Oct 28, 1974

Order of the Badge of Honor

Орден "Знак Почета"

Orden "Znak Pochota"

Nov 25, 1935

Order of Glory, 1st Class

Орден Славы I степени

Orden Slavy I stepeni

Nov 8, 1943

Order of Glory, 2nd Class

Орден Славы II степени

Orden Slavy II stepeni

Nov 8, 1943

Order of Glory, 3rd Class

Орден Славы III степени

Orden Slavy III stepeni

Nov 8, 1943

Order for Personal Bravery

Орден "За личное мужество"

Orden "Za lichnoye muzhestvo"

Dec 28, 1988

Order of Labor Glory, 1st Class

Орден Трудовой Славы I степени

Orden Trudovoi Slavy I stepeni

Jan 18, 1974

Order of Labor Glory, 2nd Class

Орден Трудовой Славы II степени

Orden Trudovoi Slavy II stepeni

Jan 18, 1974

Order of Labor Glory, 3rd Class

Орден Трудовой Славы III степени

Orden Trudovoi Slavy III stepeni

Jan 18, 1974

Order of Maternal Glory, 1st Class

Орден "Материнская Слава" I степени

Orden "Materinskaya Slava" I stepeni

Jul 8, 1944

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Order of Maternal Glory, 2nd Class

Орден "Материнская Слава" II степени

Orden "Materinskaya Slava" II stepeni

Jul 8, 1944

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Order of Maternal Glory, 3rd Class

Орден "Материнская Слава" III степени

Orden "Materinskaya Slava" III stepeni

Jul 8, 1944

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Medals

Russian

Transliteration

Instituted on

Ribbon

Medal for Courage

Медаль "За отвагу"

Medal "Za otvagu"

Oct 17, 1938

Medal of Ushakov

Медаль Ушакова

Medal Ushakova

March 3, 1944

Medal for Combat Merit

Медаль "За боевые заслуги"

Medal "Za boyeviye zaslugi"

Oct 17, 1938

Medal of Nakhimov

Медаль Нахимова

Medal Nakhimova

March 3, 1944

Medal for Labor Valor

Медаль "За трудовую доблесть"

Medal "Za trudovuyu doblest"

Dec 27, 1938

Medal for Labor Distinction

Медаль "За трудовое отличие"

Medal "Za trudovoye otlichiye"

Dec 27, 1938

Jubilee Medal for Valiant Labor (for Military Valor). In Honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Birthday of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

Юбилейная медаль "За доблестный труд (За воинскую доблесть). В ознаменование 100-летия со дня рождения Владимира Ильича Ленина"

Yubileinaya medal "Za doblestny trud (Za voinskuyu doblest). V oznamenovaniye 100-letia so dnya rozhdenia Vladimira Ilyicha Lenina"

Nov 5, 1969

Medal for a Partisan of the Patriotic War, 1st Class

Медаль "Партизану Отечественной войны" I степени

Medal "Partizanu Otechestvennoi voiny" I stepeni

Feb 2, 1943

Medal for a Partisan of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class

Медаль "Партизану Отечественной войны" II степени

Medal "Partizanu Otechestvennoi voiny" II stepeni

Feb 2, 1943

Medal for Distinction in Guarding the State Border of the USSR

Медаль "За отличие в охране государственной границы СССР"

Medal "Za otlichiye v okhrane gosudarstvennoi granitsy SSSR"

Jul 13, 1950

Medal for Distinguished Military Service, 1st Class

Медаль "За отличие в воинской службе" I степени

Medal "Za otlichiye v voinskoi sluzhbe" I stepeni

Oct 28, 1974

Medal for Distinguished Military Service, 2nd Class

Медаль "За отличие в воинской службе" II степени

Medal "Za otlichiye v voinskoi sluzhbe" II stepeni

Oct 28, 1974

Medal for Distinguished Service in Maintaining the Public Order

Медаль "За отличную службу по охране общественного порядка"

Medal "Za otlichnuyu sluzhbu po okhrane obshchestvennogo poryadka"

Nov 1, 1950

Medal for Courage During a Fire

Медаль "За отвагу на пожаре"

Medal "Za otvagu na pozhare"

Oct 31, 1957

Medal for Rescuing Drowning Persons

Медаль "За спасение утопающих"

Medal "Za spaseniye utopayushchikh"

Feb 16, 1957

Medal for the Defense of Leningrad

Медаль "За оборону Ленинграда"

Medal "Za oboronu Leningrada"

Dec 22, 1942

Medal for the Defense of Moscow

Медаль "За оборону Москвы"

Medal "Za oboronu Moskvy"

May 1, 1944

Medal for the Defense of Odessa

Медаль "За оборону Одессы"

Medal "Za oboronu Odessy"

Dec 22, 1942

Medal for the Defense of Sevastopol

Медаль "За оборону Севастополя"

Medal "Za oboronu Sevastopolya"

De 22, 1942

Medal for the Defense of Stalingrad

Медаль "За оборону Сталинграда"

Medal "Za oboronu Stalingrada"

Dec 22, 1942

Medal for the Defense of Kiev

Медаль "За оборону Киева"

Medal "Za oboronu Kieva"

Jun 21, 1961

Medal for the Defense of the Caucasus

Медаль "За оборону Кавказа"

Medal "Za oboronu Kavkaza"

May 1, 1944

Medal for the Defense of the Soviet Polar Region

Медаль "За оборону Советского Заполярья"

Medal "Za oboronu Sovetskogo Zapolyarya"

Dec 5, 1944

Medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945

Медаль "За победу над Германией в Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945 гг."

Medal "Za pobedu nad Germaniei v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941-1945 gg."

May 9, 1945

Jubilee Medal for Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945

Юбилейная медаль "Двадцать лет победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945 гг."

Yubileinaya medal "Dvadtsat let pobedy v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941-1945 gg."

May 7, 1965

Jubilee Medal for Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945

Юбилейная медаль "Тридцать лет победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945 гг."

Yubileinaya medal "Tridtsat let pobedy v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941-1945 gg."

Apr 25, 1975

Jubilee Medal for Fourty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945

Юбилейная медаль "Сорок лет победы в Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945 гг."

Yubileinaya medal "Sorok let pobedy v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941-1945 gg."

Apr 12, 1985

Medal for the Victory over Japan

Медаль "За победу над Японией"

Medal "Za pobedu nad Yaponiei"

Sep 30, 1945

Medal for the Capture of Budapest

Медаль "За взятие Будапешта"

Medal "Za vzyatiye Budapeshta"

Jun 9, 1945

Medal for the Capture of Königsberg

Медаль "За взятие Кенигсберга"

Medal "Za vzyatiye Kyonigsberga"

Jun 9, 1945

Medal for the Capture of Vienna

Медаль "За взятие Вены"

Medal "Za vzyatiye Veny"

Jun 9, 1945

Medal for the Capture of Berlin

Медаль "За взятие Берлина"

Medal "Za vzyatiye Berlina"

Jun 9, 1945

Medal for the Liberation of Belgrade

Медаль "За освобождение Белграда"

Medal "Za osvobozhdeniye Belgrada"

Jun 9, 1945

Medal for the Liberation of Warsaw

Медаль "За освобождение Варшавы"

Medal "Za osvobozhdeniye Varshavy"

Jun 9, 1945

Medal for the Liberation of Prague

Медаль "За освобождение Праги"

Medal "Za osvobozhdeniye Pragi"

Jun 9, 1945

Medal for Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945

Медаль "За доблестный труд в Великой Отечественной войне 1941-1945 гг."

Medal "Za doblestny trud v Velikoi Otechestvennoi voine 1941-1945 gg."

Jun 6, 1945

Medal for a Veteran of Labor

Медаль "Ветеран труда"

Medal "Veteran truda"

Jan 18, 1974

Medal for a Veteran of the Soviet Armed Forces

Медаль "Ветеран Вооруженных Сил СССР"

Medal "Veteran Vooruzhonnykh Sil SSSR"

May 20, 1976

Medal for Strengthening Military Cooperation

Медаль "За укрепление боевого содружества"

Medal "Za ukrepleniye boyevogo sodruzhestva"

May 25, 1979

Medal for the Restoration of the Ferrous Metal Enterprises of the South

Медаль "За восстановление предприятий черной металлургии юга"

Medal "Za vosstanovleniye predpriaty chornoi metallurgii yuga"

May 18, 1948

Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines

Медаль "За восстановление угольных шахт Донбасса"

Medal "Za vosstanovleniye ugolnykh shakht Donbassa"

Sep 10, 1947

Medal for the Development of Virgin Lands

Медаль "За освоение целинных земель"

Medal "Za osvoyeniye tselinnykh zemel"

Oct 20, 1956

Medal for the Construction of the Baikal-Amur Railway

Медаль "За строительство Байкало-Амурской магистрали"

Medal "Za stroitelstvo Baikalo-Amurskoi magistrali"

Oct 8, 1976

Medal for the Transformation of the Non-Black Earth Region of the RSFSR

Медаль "За преобразование Нечерноземья РСФСР"

Medal "Za preobrazovaniye Nechernozemya RSFSR"

Sep 30, 1977

Medal For the Exploitation of the Interior of the Earth and the Development of the Oil and Gas Complex of Western Siberia

Медаль "За освоение недр и развитие нефтегазового комплекса Западной Сибири"

Medal "Za osvoyeniye nedr i razvitiye neftegazovogo kompleksa Zapadnoi Sibiri"

Jul 28, 1978

Jubilee Medal for the 20th Anniversary of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army

Юбилейная медаль "ХХ лет Рабоче-Крестьянской Красной Армии"

Yubileinaya medal "XX let Raboche-Krestyanskoi Krasnoi Armii"

Jan 24, 1938

Jubilee Medal for the 30th Anniversary of the Soviet Army and Navy

Юбилейная медаль "30 лет Советской Армии и Флота"

Yubileinaya medal "30 let Sovetskoi Armii i Flota"

Feb 22, 1948

Jubilee Medal for the 40th Anniversary of the Soviet Armed Forces

Юбилейная медаль "40 лет Вооруженных Сил СССР"

Yubileinaya medal "40 let Vooruzhonnykh Sil SSSR"

Dec 18, 1957

Jubilee Medal for the 50th Anniversary of the Soviet Armed Forces

Юбилейная медаль "50 лет Вооруженных Сил СССР"

Yubileinaya medal "50 let Vooruzhonnykh Sil SSSR"

Dec 26, 1967

Jubilee Medal for the 60th Anniversary of the Soviet Armed Forces

Юбилейная медаль "60 лет Вооруженных Сил СССР"

Yubileinaya medal "60 let Vooruzhonnykh Sil SSSR"

Jan 28, 1978

Jubilee Medal for the 70th Anniversary of the Soviet Armed Forces

Юбилейная медаль "70 лет Вооруженных Сил СССР"

Yubileinaya medal "70 let Vooruzhonnykh Sil SSSR"

Jan 24, 1988

Jubilee Medal for the 50th Anniversary of the Soviet Police

Юбилейная медаль "50 лет советской милиции"

Yubileinaya medal "50 let sovetskoi militsii"

Nov 20, 1967

Medal in Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow

Медаль "В память 800-летия Москвы"

Medal "v pamyat 800-letia Moskvy"

Sep 20, 1947

Medal in Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad

Медаль "В память 250-летия Ленинграда"

Medal "v pamyat 250-letia Leningrada"

May 16, 1957

Medal in Commemoration of the 1500th Anniversary of Kiev

Медаль "В память 1500-летия Киева"

Medal "v pamyat 1500-letia Kieva"

May 10, 1982

Medal for Impeccable Service, 1st Class

Медаль "За безупречную службу" I степени

Medal "Za bezuprechnuyu sluzhbu" I stepeni

Sep 14, 1957

Medal for Impeccable Service, 2nd Class

Медаль "За безупречную службу" II степени

Medal "Za bezuprechnuyu sluzhbu" II stepeni

Sep 14, 1957

Medal for Impeccable Service, 3rd Class

Медаль "За безупречную службу" III степени

Medal "Za bezuprechnuyu sluzhbu" III stepeni

Sep 14, 1957

Motherhood Medal, 1st Class

Медаль материнства I степени

Medal materinstva I stepeni

Jul 8, 1944

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Motherhood Medal, 2nd Class

Медаль материнства II степени

Medal materinstva II stepeni

Jul 8, 1944

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