Order of Alexander Nevsky
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.jpg) Order of Alexander Nevsky (obverse) |
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Awarded by  Russian Federation |
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| Type | Single-grade order |
| Eligibility | Civil Servants |
| Awarded for | Meritorious Service of 20 years or more |
| Status | Active |
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| Established | September 7, 2010[1] |
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| Next (higher) | Order For Merit to the Fatherland 4th class |
| Next (lower) | Order of Friendship |
 Ribbon of the Order of Alexander Nevsky |
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The Order of Alexander Nevsky (Russian: орден Александра Невского) is an order of merit bestowed by the Russian Federation. It is named in honour of saint Alexander Nevsky 1220 – 1263.
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[edit] History
The order was established as a military honour of the Soviet Union on July 29, 1942.[2] It bears a similar name to the Imperial Order of St. Alexander Nevsky which had been established by Empress Catherine I of Russia in 1725, and continued to be bestowed by the heads of the House of Romanov after the 1917 Russian Revolution.
The Order of Alexander Nevsky was reinstated by the Soviet Union, minus the words "Imperial" and "Saint", for award to officers of the army for personal courage and resolute leadership. During World War II the order was granted to more than 42,000 Soviet servicemen, about 70 foreign generals and officers, and over 1,470 military units that display the order on their banners. In all, 50,585 were awarded.[2]
The Order was retained by the new Russian Federation by Decision of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation 2557-I of March 20, 1992.[3] The Order was kept as is save for the abrogation of the communist symbology from its lower obverse. It was never awarded. The September 7, 2010 Decree number 1099[1] of the President of the Russian Federation redesigned the badge of the Order closer to pre-1917 imperial model and amended the Statute of the Order making it a purely civilian award.
[edit] Statute of the Modern Order
The Order of Alexander Nevsky is awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation who have served in civil service positions for at least 20 years and have achieved special personal merit in nation-building, for many years of honest service and excellent results achieved while on duty, for strengthening the international prestige of Russia, the country's defense, economic development , science, education, culture, the arts, health care and other services, as well as to other citizens of the Russian Federation if previously awarded a state Order, for outstanding personal achievements in various sectors of the economy, research, social, cultural, educational and other socially useful activities.[4]
The Order of Alexander Nevsky may also be awarded to prominent foreign politicians, public figures or representatives of business communities of foreign states, for merit in the development of multilateral cooperation with the Russian Federation and to assist in its socio-economic development.[4]
The Russian Federation Order of Precedence dictates the The Order of Alexander Nevsky is to be worn on the left breast with other orders and medals immediately after the Order For Merit to the Fatherland 4th class.[5]
[edit] Award Descritption
The Order of Alexander Nevsky is a 40mm wide gold plated ruby enamelled cross pattée. Between each cross arm, a gold double-headed eagle, the State Emblem of the Russian Federation. In the center of the obverse, a circular convex medallion bearing the enamelled figure of Prince Alexander Nevsky riding a white steed facing left. On the reverse center, from the right end of the right arm of the cross to the lef end of the left end of the cross, the horizontal inscription in relief "FOR WORK AND FATHERLAND" (Russian «ЗА ТРУДЫ И ОТЕЧЕСТВО»). At the bottom of the reverse of the lower cross arm, the award's serial number.[4]
The Order of Alexander Nevsky is secured to a standard Russian pentagonal mount by a ring through the suspension loop. The mount is covered by an overlapping silk moiré 24mm wide red ribbon with a central 1.5mm wide yellow stripe.[4]
[edit] Recipients of the Modern Order of Alexander Nevsky (partial list)
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Politician - Boris Vyacheslavovich Gryzlov[6]
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Russian Orthodox bishop Kirill I of Moscow[6]
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Mathematician Yury Sergeyevich Osipov[6]
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Marshal Sergei Leonidovich Sokolov[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010 No 1099" (in Russian) (HTML). Russian Gazette. 2010-09-07. http://www.rg.ru/2010/09/15/nagrady-dok.html. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ a b "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 7, 1942" (in Russian) (HTML). Wikisource. 2011-10-11. http://ru.wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%83%D0%BC%D0%B0_%D0%92%D0%A1_%D0%A1%D0%A1%D0%A1%D0%A0_%D0%BE%D1%82_29.07.1942_%D0%BE%D0%B1_%D1%83%D1%87%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85_%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2_.... Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ "Decision of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation 2557-I of March 20, 1992" (in Russian) (HTML). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. 1999-12-15. http://award.adm.gov.ru/doc/p2557.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
- ^ a b c d "Statute of the Order of Alexander Nevsky" (in Russian) (HTML). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. 1999-12-15. http://award.gov.ru/nevskij_order.html. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 16, 2011 No 1631" (in Russian) (HTML). Russian Gazette. 2011-12-16. http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1593594. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ a b c d e "Compiled from the site of the President of the Russian Federation" (in Russian) (HTML). Kremlin News. http://state.kremlin.ru/commission/22/news. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
[edit] See also
- Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
- Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union
- Awards and decorations of the Russian Federation
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