Hero of the Russian Federation

Hero of the Russian Federation ({{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 by a decree from Boris Yeltsin on March 20 1992, whcih replaced the Soviet titles Hero of the Soviet Union and Hero of Socialist Labor. The title was presented about 750 times since its creation, most of the awardings were for military actions that took place in the region of Chechnya or to cosmonauts who have performed flights into space. Several artists, politicians, econimists and atheletes have been awarded with the title.

Design and display

The design of the Gold Star medal (?????? "??????? ??????") was set out in Decree No. 2553-I and is similar to that of the Soviet title Hero of the Soviet Union. The ribbon that is used on the boot-tree suspension device is sized 19.5 mm high by 15 mm wide and is colored white, blue, and red. The design of the ribbon was based on the flag of Russia. The pentagonal star that is suspended from the boot-tree device has a diameter of 15 mm and does not have any design on the front. On the reverse, the words "Hero of Russia" (????? ??????) appear in a 2x4 mm convex font and a 1 mm serial number is placed in the top ray. The serial number shows how many time the award has been presented (eg. SN 164 shows that the medal is the 164th one to bestowed). On the reverse of the boot-tree device, there is a fastening device that consists of a pin and hook, which is used to affix the medal to clothing. The medal itself is made out of gold and weighs about 21.5 grams. {{ref|design}}

Related Topics:
Gold Star - Soviet - Hero of the Soviet Union - Mm - White - Blue - Red - Flag - Russia - Star - Convex - Serial number - Gram

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When the medal is worn in public, it is worn on the left side of the suit jacket above all other medals and decorations of Russia and the Soviet Union. The medal is always worn in full, so there is no ribbon bar that can be worn in place of it. It is not known if the medals of the Soviet titles Hero of the Soviet Union or Hero of Socialist Labor can be worn with the Hero of Russia medal.

Related Topics:
Hero of the Soviet Union - Hero of Socialist Labor

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