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Order of the Badge of Honour 
Order of the Badge of HonourAwarded by the 
Soviet UnionType Single grade order Eligibility Soviet citizens and institutions including factories Awarded for accomplishments in labour, the civil service, literature, the arts and sciences Status No longer awarded Statistics Established November 25, 1935 First awarded November 26, 1935 Last awarded December 23, 1988 Total awarded 1 580 850 Precedence Next (higher) Order of Friendship of Peoples Next (lower) Order of Labour Glory 
Ribbon of the Badge of HonourFor other uses, see Order of Honour (Greece).The Order of the Badge of Honour (Russian: Орден "Знак Почёта") was a civilian award of the Soviet Union.
It was instituted on 25 November 1935 and conferred on citizens of the USSR for outstanding achievements in 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.
In total the order was awarded 1,574,368 times.
The Order of the Badge of Honour was replaced by Order of Honour (Russian: орден Почёта), established by a Decree of the Presidium of the USSR on 28 December 1988. Later, following the USSR dissulution, it was replaced by the Order of Honour of the Russian Federation, established by the President's Decree of №442 of 2 March 1994.[1]
Notable recipients
- Vadim Bakatin
- Vasili Blokhin
- Vladimir Bogomolov
- Ivan Dubasov
- Alaksandar Dubko
- Viacheslav Fetisov
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Ivan Kalita
- Oleg Kalugin
- Shavarsh Karapetyan
- Sergey Korolyov
- Galina Kulakova
- Viktor Kuzkin
- Valentin Ivanov
- Larisa Latynina
- Vladimir Lutchenko
- Aleksandr Maltsev
- Boris Mayorov
- Natalya Meklin
- Alexander Ragulin
- Vitali Smirnov
- Pavel Sukhoi
- Boris Yeltsin
- Zulfi Hajiyev
See also
- Order of Honour (Russian Federation)
- Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
- Awards and decorations of the Russian Federation
References
- ^ Ельцин, Б.Н. (2 марта 1993 г.). "Указ Президента Россиийской Федерации о госудаственных наградах Российской Федерации"
Hero Titles Hero of the Soviet Union • Hero of Socialist Labour • Mother Heroine
Civil and Military Orders Military Orders Order of Victory • Order of the Red Banner • Order of Suvorov • Order of Ushakov • Order of Kutuzov • Order of Nakhimov • Order of the Red Star • Order of the Patriotic War • Order of Alexander Nevsky • Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky • Order of Glory • Order for Service to the Homeland in the Armed Forces
Civil Orders Order of the Red Banner of Labour • Order of Friendship of Peoples • Order of the Badge of Honour • Order of Maternal Glory • Order of Labour Glory • Order of Honour • Order for Personal Courage •
Categories:- Civil awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
- Awards established in 1935
- Awards disestablished in 1988
- Order, decoration, and medal stubs
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