Hero of the Russian Federation
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Hero of the Russian Federation (Template:Lang-ru) is the highest title that can be bestowed by the Russian Federation on a citizen of Russia. The President of the Russian Federation is the main authority in conferring the title. The criteria for the title is committing actions or deeds that involve conspicuous bravery while in the service of the state. The title was created in 1992, replacing the Hero of the Soviet Union as the highest title.
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Design
The design of the medal is similiar to that of the Hero of the Soviet Union. The ribbon, sized 19.5 x 15 mm, is white, blue, and red. These same colors appear on the flag of Russia. On the reverse, the words "Hero of Russia" (Герой России) appear, along with a serial number. The serial number shows the number of times the award is presented (eg. SN 1064 shows that this award (at that time) was bestowed 1064 times). A ribbon is not issued with the medal, since the medal is always worn in full.
Notes
The title can also be presented posthumously.
Recipients (Example List)
- Alexander Karelin, Russian wrestler
- Larisa Lazutina
- Yuri Petrovich Gidzenko - Ukrainian cosmonaut
- Akhmad Kadyrov - assassinated President of Chechnya
- Ramzan Kadyrov - Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya, son of Akhmad Kadyrov [1] (http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2004/12/30/015.html)
- Alexandr Kaleri - Latvian cosmonaut
- Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko - Ukrainian cosmonaut
- Yuri Ivanovich Onufrienko - Ukrainian cosmonaut
- Valeri Polyakov - Russian cosmonaut
- Gennady Padalka - Russian cosmonaut
- Sergey Krikalev - Russian cosmonaut
- Vladimir Shamanov - Russian general
- Gennady Troshev - Russian general
- Viktor Kazantsev - Russian general
External links
- Official Government Website (http://award.adm.gov.ru/geroi/geroi_1.htm)
- Medals of the World (http://www.medals.org.uk/russia/rf/rf003.htm)
- http://www.netdialogue.com/yy/Russia/RF/RF/Hero/Hero.htm (http://www.netdialogue.com/yy/Russia/RF/RF/Hero/Hero.htm)
- http://faculty.winthrop.edu/haynese/medals/russia/russia.html
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