On March 2, 1994, in the Russian Federation, on the basis of a presidential decree, a new state award was approved - the Order of Courage. The Order of Courage can be awarded to citizens of Russia for courage, dedication and bravery that were demonstrated in protecting public order, in the fight against crime, saving people during natural disasters, catastrophes, fires and other emergency circumstances, as well as for decisive and courageous actions in performance of military, official or civil duty that involved a risk to life.
At the same time, the order can be awarded not only to citizens of the Russian Federation, but also to foreigners. Foreign citizens are awarded this order for their courage, dedication and bravery in rescuing Russian citizens during fires, disasters, natural disasters and other emergencies occurring outside of Russia. The Order of Courage can be awarded posthumously.
The Order of Courage can be awarded more than once. Today in our country there are three people - Colonel Andrei Volovikov (military pilot), Colonel Sergei Militsky (Directorate “A” (Alpha) of the FSB of Russia) and Colonel Alexey Novgorodov (police), who are holders of 4 Orders of Courage. In 2011, an important addition was made to the statute of the order by presidential decree. Since 2011, persons awarded three Orders of Courage, upon committing another selfless or courageous act, can be nominated for the title of Hero of the Russian Federation.
When developing the order, the militia cross of 1812 was taken as a basis. When the design of the order was approved by the artist E.I. Ukhnalev, a version with an applied double-headed eagle (gilded), larger in size, was proposed. But this option was not approved. Candidate of Historical Sciences, leading specialist of the State Heraldry P.K. Kornakov took part in creating the sketch of the Order of Courage. Based on the instructions of the Commission for State Awards and the State Heraldry, he also sculpted the order. The author of the idea of the Order of Courage was G.V. Vilinbakhov, State Herald Master of the Russian Federation. The Order of Courage was made at the Moscow Mint.
The badge of the order is an equal-pointed cross with rounded ends, raised rays and a raised edge along the edge. The distance between the ends of the cross is 40 mm. The award is made of silver. In the center of the cross is the State Emblem of the Russian Federation, the image is made in relief. On the reverse side of the order there is a relief inscription: “Courage”. This inscription is made horizontally in stylized letters. Also on the reverse side is the order number. Using a ring and an eyelet, the order is attached to a standard pentagonal block. The block is covered with a red silk ribbon, along the edges of which there are white stripes. The width of the moire tape is 24 mm, the width of the white stripes is 2 mm.
The first decree on awarding the Order of Courage was signed by Russian President Boris Yeltsin on November 11, 1994. The Orders of Courage were awarded to the deputy commander of the flight squad, V. E. Ostapchuk, and the helicopter commander, V. P. Afanasyev, for the courage and bravery that was shown in rescuing people from the Yakhroma motor ship, which was in distress in the Barents Sea. The first mass awarding of the Order of Courage took place on November 25 of the same year. On this day, the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree awarding 17 military personnel. All of them were awarded for the courage and bravery they showed in neutralizing explosive objects and clearing mines.
The overwhelming number of awards with the Order of Courage occurred during military operations in the North Caucasus, on the territory of the Chechen Republic (the first and second campaigns). Among those who received this award on the battlefields are the commander of the 58th Army, Lieutenant General V. Shamanov; Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Colonel General A. L. Shkirko. In 1995, 39-year-old Colonel V. Selivanov was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. Selivanov was the head of the information group of the intelligence department of the Airborne Forces headquarters. The paratrooper, who successfully fought for 2 years in Afghanistan and took part in 57 combat operations, was in Chechnya as part of a task force from December 14, 1994. He died in Grozny on January 1, 1995.
On August 22, 1996, by presidential decree, the crew of the Il-76 civil aircraft, consisting of 5 people, was awarded the Order of Courage for heroism, courage and fortitude. The crew of the plane was captured in Afghanistan by the Taliban, but managed to escape from captivity.
The Order of Courage in Russia was also awarded to participants in events of the distant past. So, on May 9, 2004, Soviet sailors, crew members of the K-19 nuclear submarine, which crashed in the North Atlantic in July 1961, were awarded. Then the sailors managed the almost impossible: they managed to save the nuclear-powered ship and shut down the nuclear power plant of the boat, bringing the ship into a safe radiation state.
The youngest Russian citizen to be awarded the Order of Courage is a 7-year-old boy, Zhenya Tabakov. He was presented to the order posthumously. On November 28, 2008, a 2nd grade student died trying to protect his 12-year-old sister from a rapist.
The Order of Courage is the largest award in the Russian Federation. According to rough estimates, as of July 1, 2006, more than 80 thousand awards of the Order of Courage were made. It is safe to say that at the moment the number of awards has exceeded 100 thousand.
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Participants in military operations in Chechnya
In 1996, Ivan graduated from Ulyanovsk secondary school and entered the agricultural college, majoring in agricultural mechanization.
After graduating from college in 2000, Ivan was immediately drafted into the army. By assignment, he served in the city of Samara in the internal troops. After serving for six months, under a contract he went to the Chechen Republic, the city of Gudermes, at that time the second Chechen counter-terrorist operation was underway.
Returned to the unit. In 2002, he again found himself in a hot spot. During all this time he was a driver of military vehicles. He has three decorations for service in the Caucasus.
In 2003 he returned home.
He served in the Marine Corps on the Rybachii Peninsula, on the border with Norway.
Came to Chechnya during the first Chechen war with the rank of senior sergeant.
I had to fight for three months, then I was captured. Demobilized in 1995.
I was drafted into the army in 1999. He served in the Moscow Military District as an artilleryman. Came to Chechnya on June 30, 2000, served for 1.3 years. It is difficult to remember service in hot spots and the most difficult thing is to lose friends in war.
Their mother Tyukhalkina Galina Petrovna waited for her sons to be healthy and unharmed. But how she did it and what she experienced, only she knows.
Born in 1985. He was drafted into the internal troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2004. From September 2005 to April 2006, he was in a “hot spot” on the territory of the Republic of Chechnya. With the rank of sergeant, commander of a reconnaissance group as part of the Peresvet special forces, he participated in combat operations.
Awarded the medal "Participant in Combat Actions in the North Caucasus."
born on September 29, 1979 in the village. Lopanino. In 1996 he graduated from Lopatinskaya secondary school and entered the Nizhny Novgorod Technical School of Railway Transport, which he graduated in 1999.
Private Mishutkin began his service and military training in Vladikavkaz and Astrakhan.
On December 26, 2000, he was sent for further service in the Chechen Republic in the area of the city of Usur-Martan. Here he is promoted from private to senior sergeant and holds the position of anti-aircraft crew commander.
Senior Sergeant Mishutkin D.P. participated in counter-terrorism operations in the North Caucasus. At the same time, for 38 days he participated in military operations against illegal gangs. Dmitry Petrovich repeatedly went on combat missions to participate in special operations to clear the territory of the Urus-Martan region from militants.
Mishutkin D.P. enjoyed well-deserved authority among the soldiers and commanders of the unit. Thanks were expressed to him. A letter of gratitude was sent to parents.
Born on May 30, 1974 in the village of Merlinovka, Lukoyanovsky district, Gorky region.
From 1st to 5th grade he studied at the Merlinovskaya eight-year school, then at the Lukoyanovskaya evening school.
After graduating from school, he came to work at the Pobeda collective farm as a laborer.
Then in 1992 he was drafted into the ranks of the Russian Army in the Baltic Fleet. When the war began in the Chechen Republic, he was sent to serve in Grozny. Participated in the defense of Grozny. Awarded the medal "For Courage".
Born on April 5, 1984 in the village. Bolshaya Arya, Lukoyanovsky district.
On May 21, 2002, he was called up for military service by the Lukoyanovsky RVC. He served in Chechnya and was seriously wounded. On December 22, 2004, he was issued a “Combat Veteran” certificate.
Born on September 18, 1976 in the village of Skorodumovka, Lukoyanovsky district, Nizhny Novgorod region.
He received his basic education at the Merlin eight-year school. He continued his studies at the Lukoyanovsky SPTU and received a civilian specialty - a cook.
In November 1994, he was called up for military service in the Russian Army in the Airborne Forces.
He took part in hostilities on the territory of the Chechen Republic as part of military unit 40515 in the period from May 7, 1995 to May 31, 1986 as a driver. He was transferred to the reserve with the rank of corporal in 1996.
Born October 28, 1968. Elfimovo. In 1974 I went to school. In 1982 he entered the VSHT. In 1986, he joined the army and served in the Kalakhum region of Tajikistan in the border zone in the Pamirs.
On August 12, 1991, he came to work for the police, in the special-purpose company of the patrol service regiment. Two years later, on September 3, 1993, Alexander transferred to the riot police at the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Nizhny Novgorod Region. Work in the riot police is not easy: frequent business trips to “hot” spots, guarding facilities, escorting cargo and persons. It was in Chechnya, back in the first Chechen war, that Alexander received his first government award.
In August 1996, during a business trip to Grozny, Alexander’s unit served as security guard for the coordination center building. At that time, the militants were driven into the mountainous areas, but small groups still hunted in the city, mining roads and shelling the positions of Russian troops. While on duty, a small detachment under the command of Alexander was attacked. Eight special forces soldiers surrounded in the building took up a perimeter defense and took on an unequal battle. At this time, the city was occupied by militants, and those surrounded had to rely only on their own strength. For two weeks, a small detachment fought off the advancing militants, and only at dawn on the fourteenth day did employees of the Saratov Regional Organized Crime Control Department come to the aid of those surrounded... For this battle, Alexander received the medal "For Courage". Then another battle with bandits followed, and the hero’s chest was decorated with the Order of Courage.
In 1996, for his next business trip to Chechnya, Alexander received the medal “For the Protection of Public Order,” and three years later, on January 4, 1999, he came to work at the State Inspectorate.
Served in the first battalion of the SP DPS.
In 2013, he retired due to health reasons with the rank of captain.
Two days later, the “H” hour has come for us. We prepared weapons and equipment and received “beka” (ammunition). The commanders were given maps - old ones, of course, but in principle quite detailed. Typically, before introducing our battalion into battle, General Rokhlin personally assigned tasks to each company commander.
We moved into the city. The impression, needless to say, is stunning. Stalingrad in photographs in books about the Great Patriotic War is one thing. But when you see such a picture of a destroyed city with your own eyes, it becomes gloomy. Burnt panel houses, remains of broken equipment, corpses everywhere.
We had no special illusions about our future. The fact is that the principle of war in the city provides for gradual advancement. First comes the first company, it takes control of the first quarter, then the second company passes through its battle formations, it takes control, for example, of the next quarter. And the third one ends up in the very depths of the enemy’s defense, face to face with the enemy.
First fight. I remember it to the smallest detail. The smallest details. My platoon had to take an L-shaped two-story house near the stadium. There was a road junction on one side, and a vast private sector on the other. The house dominated the area; a number of militants were holed up in it on the second floor. I divided the platoon into three groups - fire, capture and reserve. Here I am a little confused - where, in which group should I, as a commander, be? At the military school they clearly explained to us: the commander is obliged to lead the battle, and not directly participate in it. The commander must have binoculars, a map and a pistol with one cartridge in order to shoot himself (just kidding, of course). But when it came to the real deal, everything turned out to be not so simple. That's right, I have to lead the battle. However, if I send people to their deaths, can I stand aside? And how will my subordinates look at me then? Luckily, I had very smart sergeants. The capture group was led by my platoon commander, Sergeant Ivan Antufiev.
The battle turned out to be extremely intense. The militants were very busy. Under this fire, ours had to run across the road. They began to act like this - the fire group suppresses enemy fire, at this time one or two soldiers of the capture group cross the road. We hit the windows and breaches with all guns, literally with heavy fire. It doesn’t matter where, the main thing is that the enemy cannot stick his head out. Meanwhile, my guys from the capture group moved to the other side of the road.
My sailors managed to break into the second floor. The house was on fire by that time, and the fighters found themselves between the fire and the militants. Like between a rock and a hard place... Bullets are flying on one side, and fire is burning on the other!
I will never forget the picture - fighters in burning peacoats jumping out of the second floor windows into the snow, extinguishing the fire on themselves, and then rushing into battle again!!!
The frenzy in that battle reached the extreme - shooting was carried out from a distance of seven meters, almost point-blank. On one side of the room there are Chechens, on the other there are ours. It was necessary to do something urgently, since the enemy was stubborn. We figured out how to resolve the situation. Through the neighboring entrance, sappers dragged several powerful KZ-4 shaped charges. They lined the passage connecting both parts of the building from below and blew it up. At this point the battle ended - some of the militants managed to escape, others were knocked down. Three bodies were found on the surface of the ruins, and below, under the ruins, who knows how many there were there?
Then I noted with joy that my first battle ended without losses. For any commander, this is the main idea - not to lose people! But there were losses in other platoons. Our battalion then walked through almost all the “sights” of Grozny: the Main Post Office, the Puppet Theater, the building of the Council of Ministers. It was especially difficult for the second company, commanded by Captain Shulyak. She took the Council of Ministers, the Dudayevites clung to this building with all their might. Needless to say, it was just a meat grinder there.
WE WENT TO THE DUDAYEV PALACE BY ACCIDENT...
And besides the Council of Ministers, there were enough losses. Sometimes it's just stupidity. One night, our company advanced along the street to the next captured object. Suddenly the column stopped - either they got lost, or something else. The sergeants (fortunately, mine were not there) gathered to confer. The enemy spotter probably noticed this. Be that as it may, an enemy mortar shell fell right where the sergeants were conferring. The explosion killed and injured some, but this could have been avoided.
Although, in war you never know how things will turn out. Chance is everything here. For example, our unit took Dudayev’s palace, on the one hand, completely by accident! Although, on the other hand, not entirely... To make everything clear, I’ll tell you in order.
From the very beginning, a fierce struggle unfolded for the Dudayev palace. The area in front of him was completely strewn with corpses and the remains of equipment; nearby there were several tanks dug into the ground, rows of trenches, and barricades. The huge building was all mutilated by our artillery fire, but it was expected that the same serious struggle would unfold for the palace as for the building of the Council of Ministers.
When our battalion made its way to the center of Grozny, battalion commander Colonel Boris Sokushev appointed me commander of the reconnaissance group. There are eleven people with me. Our task was to go to the dilapidated building of the Kavkaz Hotel and “drag” our company along with us. That is, if the enemy was not detected in the “Caucasus”, a company was supposed to go there, and from there begin an attack on the palace.
By that time, many units had reached the center, so before leaving it turned out that we were not the only ones: similar reconnaissance groups from airborne paratroopers and motorized rifles were also supposed to go to the “Caucasus”.
They "pulled out" their units. All three units had to go to the Caucasus along a common route, and then disperse in different directions, each to its own line.
After one o'clock in the morning we set off. Walking around the city of Grozny at night, in no man's land, among destroyed houses, is not an activity for the faint of heart. Flares are constantly flying up, and hundreds of tracers are flying in the air. Any careless movement, any noise, and so much will come to your soul that it will not seem like enough. We had to move literally by touch, pressing into the remains of the walls, sometimes running, sometimes crawling. It costs nothing to lose orientation in such a situation and wander towards the enemy.
Finally we came to the building, which was believed to be the sought-after “Caucasus”. Only this turned out not to be the case: the hotel seemed to be made of brick, but here it was entirely reinforced concrete. Where are we then? The three of us gathered - the commanders of the paratroopers, motorized riflemen and me. We covered ourselves with a raincoat, illuminated the map with a flashlight, and began to ask advice - where are we? Then one of the fighters crawls up to us and says:
Looks like Caucasus is on the left.
Then another flare took off nearby, and sure enough, in its light we see that “Caucasus” is on the left, behind the square. And we are located right under the walls of the palace! It turns out that our groups managed to get to it without meeting any resistance. Larger units can also move here in the same way. The clock says three in the morning, there is still time before dawn. We contacted headquarters and reported our “discovery.” From there they gave the command for reconnaissance groups of paratroopers and motorized riflemen to return to their starting point. I, along with my scouts, were ordered to “follow” the building adjacent to the square, in which a Marine airborne assault battalion, the same as ours, only from the Baltic, was holding defense. We started to move, but then it turned out that there was no radio contact with the Baltic battalion. There is no way to warn them of our approach. The Baltic people are on the defensive. Snipers are constantly shooting at them from the darkness, they are constantly waiting for an attack. And here we are. What will they do?.. It’s a shame if they kill their own Marines.
Once again the Russian mate came to the rescue. When my reconnaissance group approached the Baltic people, at first we started yelling at them. The conversation went something like this:
Baltika! E..!!! Do not shoot!
Who the f... are you?!!
We are from Sputnik, nah..!!!
While they were yelling, they agreed that one of us would come out to them. Like in the movies - alone and without weapons. I became “one of us”. I was well aware that at that moment more than a dozen guns were aimed at me, and every step could be the final one in my short biography. But it worked out. One of the Baltic officers came out to meet me. We talked, I explained the situation. My scouts were allowed to pass.
"SPUTNIK", MARINE CORPS-95"
The Baltic people gave us compote to drink. At the same time, the building was constantly hit by enemy snipers who had settled in the ruins of buildings surrounding the palace square. While they were drinking compote, one of the Baltic sailors was killed by a sniper. Right in front of us. The bullet hit right in the head. But by that time we had already seen enough of everything. The brain stopped recording what was happening as a tragedy. He just noted everything that was happening and forced the body to act at the level of instincts. Get down! Crawl away! Hide!
Meanwhile, the troops around the palace began to move. Everything around began to stir. The Baltic men and I moved towards the palace. They secretly approached the wall of the building. There is no movement inside. Colonel Chernov and four soldiers were the first to enter. I followed him with my group.
Inside, right at the entrance, we came across the tail section of an exploding rocket. The enemy was nowhere to be seen, only up to a dozen corpses were lying on the floor. They searched the entire building - no one. Apparently, the militants left through the underground passages that abounded in the palace building.
It was necessary to indicate that we had captured the building. I sent Sergeant Major Gennady Azarychev to pick up the flag. At that moment it began to get lighter and the snipers became more active. Despite their shooting, the foreman ran over to the Baltic troops, and soon returned with St. Andrew's flag. They wanted to raise it above the roof, but the flights of stairs were destroyed by artillery fire at the sixth floor level. I had to hang the flag through the window.
I then wanted to leave something of my own in the taken palace. I pulled off my vest and hung it on the fittings that stuck out above the central entrance of the palace - there were huge doorways there. This vest had its own history - my father fought in it in Afghanistan. Now it was flying in Grozny, over the former residence of Dudayev. Next to it, the guys and I scrawled the inscription: “Sputnik.” Marine Corps-95".
At that moment, for some reason, it seemed that everything was over - the war was over. But it was a deceptive feeling. It was all just beginning...
THEY WERE PREPARED BY PEOPLE WHO KNOW THEIR BUSINESS...
For the next two days, our company was at the Caucasus Hotel. There were also many underground passages under it. Suddenly, militants began to appear from there. Such a figure will crawl out of the hole, shoot back and forth a couple of times, and then back again. When our sappers blew up the underground passages, the attacks stopped.
After the palace was captured, the fighting continued with increasing force. Day after day we moved forward, clearing the huge accumulation of destroyed ruins from the enemy. Our task was the same - to always be ahead. We storm the building, hand it over to the Internal Troops or motorized rifles, and move on. And so on day after day.
There were also pleasant moments. For example, a bathhouse. Every week we were taken to Severny, where our base was located. There they washed themselves and received brand new, unworn uniforms. I must say that the fleet command took care of us better than ever. Compared to other troops, we lived quite comfortably. Once every two weeks, the commander of the Northern Fleet brought his plane filled with everything necessary to the Northern Fleet. We had the best food - even red fish every day, the best supply of ammunition and weapons. If you want “slides”, get it; if you want new sniper rifles, please. Just fight like Marines should! We fought as expected.
Day by day it became more difficult to act. Now we and the enemy have studied each other's tactics quite well. The Chechens were dominated by classic guerrilla tactics - swoop-and-retreat. They acted in small groups of three to five people. Part of the group carried out demonstrative actions and lured our soldiers into fire traps. They jumped out, fired randomly and quickly retreated. The main thing was to make more noise. The fire was usually not aimed. Many militants fired from machine guns with the butts removed or from homemade Borz submachine guns. If ours started pursuing, they came under fire from snipers or machine guns.
It should be fair to say that the enemy had very good preparation. It was felt that he was trained by very professional military men who knew their job well. For example, we were faced with the fact that many militants wore Soviet-style soldiers' overcoats. The fact is that those overcoats had a special impregnation that made them invisible at night in night vision devices. Russian-style overcoats did not have such impregnation. This means that someone knew and took this into account, and this “someone” was very competent. Our strength was our technical advantage. This was especially true in night battles. Therefore, we tried to impose night fighting on the enemy.
SHARP SECONDS
Sometimes the war presented very unpleasant surprises. One day I was at the checkpoint of my platoon. It's already dusk. The commander of the neighboring platoon, Senior Lieutenant Zhenya Chubrikov, and I stood under the cover of a reinforced concrete fence and talked about something. Suddenly, five people jump over the fence and run towards us. They are all wearing Afghans and are holding machine guns. Who are they?! Each person has a white bandage on their left sleeve. Despite the twilight, I was able to see that the unexpected guests’ features were clearly Caucasian.
What are you doing here? We answer;
We're standing here.
Where are the “federals”?
There are moments in life when the count is not in seconds, but in a few fractions of them. Who is faster, like in a lousy American movie about cowboys.
That time we were faster. Zhenya raised his machine gun and killed three people with one burst from three meters away. The two survivors rushed towards the fence. But from the checkpoint they managed to see what was happening. Someone fired a shot of lead into the fleeing people with a machine gun. What can I say - that time we were very lucky and they were very unlucky.
The Order is a special honorary sign of distinction. It is awarded by the state to those people who have personal merit in a particular area. From this article we will learn a little more about such an award as the Order of Courage.
Predecessor of the insignia
He is rightfully considered the successor to such an award as the Order for Personal Courage, since their status has much in common. This is the last order that was established before the collapse of the USSR. This badge was intended to reward citizens for their courage and heroism. “For personal courage” was approved by the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in 1988, on December 28. In 1992, the symbols of the USSR were removed from it. This order, in fact, was the only military award of the Russian Federation until 1994.
When was the Order of Courage established?
In 1994, on March 2, in the Russian Federation, by the Decree of the then-current President B. Yeltsin, the Order of Courage was approved - a new state award. Along with it, others were established:
- "For services to the Fatherland."
- "For military merit."
- "Friendship" and some others.
Who invented and developed the Order of Courage?
When developing the draft sketch, the militia cross of 1812 served as the basis. This was the idea of G. Vilinbakhov, the State Herald Master of the Russian Federation. The artist Ukhnalev proposed another option: an applied gilded double-headed eagle, which is much larger in size than the cross. But this proposal was not approved. P. Kornakov, Candidate of Historical Sciences, took part in the creation of the sketch. He also did the sculpting. Subsequently, the Order of Courage began to be produced at the Moscow Mint.
Why is the Order of Courage awarded?
This state award recognizes people who have shown courage:
- saving people during natural disasters, catastrophes, fires, etc.;
- maintaining order;
- in the fight against disaster and crime.
The Order of Courage is awarded for:
- Courage and courage.
- A selfless act.
- Actions committed in the performance of official, military or civil duty in dangerous conditions.
The award can be either individual or group, for example, a company or the entire crew of a ship or submarine. The honorary award may be awarded posthumously. Repeated awards are also possible.
Receiving three Orders of Courage for heroic deeds plus performing another selfless act is the basis for conferring the title of Hero of Russia. In our country there are holders of the Order of Courage who have received four state awards. Basically, they awarded military personnel for their participation in hostilities in the North Caucasus. There are more than 80,000 holders of the Order of Courage in Russia. Foreign citizens can also be awarded.
Description
What is the badge of the Order of Courage? This is an equal-ended silver cross with rounded ends. The distance between opposing parts is 40 mm. The edges of the award are bordered with a raised edge. In the center, the Order of Courage has an image of the state emblem of the Russian Federation. Relief rays diverge evenly from it. On the reverse side of the order there is a horizontal inscription - “Courage”. The relief inscription is made in stylized letters. The number is right there.
The badge of the order is connected by means of a ring and an eyelet to a pentagonal block. It is covered with a silk moire red ribbon, along the edges of which there are white stripes. The width of the braid is 2.4 cm, the width of the stripes is 0.2 cm. This is what the Order of Courage looks like. The photo of the award, which is in the article, will help to clearly verify this.
How is the Order of Courage worn?
When wearing a ribbon of the order on uniform, a special strip 0.8 cm high is used. The width of the ribbon is 2.4 cm. A miniature image of the order made of silver metal is attached to it in the form of a rosette, the diameter of which is 15 mm. As expected, those awarded the Order of Courage wear the state award on the left side of the chest. If there are other awards of the Russian Federation, then “For Courage” is usually placed behind the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland”, 4th degree. For possible everyday wear and special occasions, a small copy of the badge of the Order of Courage is provided.
Who was the first to receive this distinction?
The first Decree by the President of the Russian Federation B. Yeltsin was signed in November 1994. The first list of Orders of Courage included pilots V. Ostapchuk and V. Afanasyev. They were awarded an honorary state badge for their selfless courage in rescuing people from the Yakhroma motor ship. Then he was in distress while in the Barents Sea.
In the same year, the first mass awarding of the Order of Courage took place. This award was awarded to 17 military personnel by decree of President Boris Yeltsin for the heroism they showed in clearing mines and neutralizing explosive objects.
Knights of the Order of Courage
The main number of awards with the Order of Courage is for merits during military operations in the Chechen Republic, the North Caucasus, and also in Tajikistan. Many people have been nominated for the award, testing military and civilian equipment. In addition, heroes and participants in events of past years are awarded. For example, the liquidators of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The Order of Courage was posthumously awarded to 98 crew members of the Soviet submarine K-129, which crashed in 1968 off the coast of Hawaii. The entire crew of the nuclear submarine K-19, which perished in 1961 in the North Atlantic, was also posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. Then the submariners managed to accomplish a heroic feat. They managed to shut down the nuclear power plant of the submarine and save the nuclear-powered submarine, bringing the ship into a safe radiation state.
Heroes can be awarded the Order of Courage several times, as mentioned above. There is no official data on the full list of recipients and the number of repeat recipients of the order.
According to 2003 data, 716 people were awarded the Order of Courage more than once. Twice - 682 people. There are 35 of them posthumously. 35 people were awarded the honorary award three times, three of whom were posthumous. One person was awarded four awards of the Order of Courage. For more than ten years, new awards have been made, and accordingly, there have been more holders of the Order of Courage.
Wheelchair users - holders of the Order of Courage - received their award for traveling in wheelchairs from St. Petersburg to Alma-Ata. They took this route in order to develop and strengthen friendly ties between the peoples of the Baltic and CIS countries. The youngest person awarded such an honorary state badge was a seven-year-old boy, Evgeniy Tabakov. He was awarded this award by Decree of the then-current President D. Medvedev. Unfortunately, Zhenya was presented to the order posthumously. In 2008, he tried to protect his older 12-year-old sister from a rapist. He saved her, but he himself died from the criminal’s knife.
Are there benefits for persons awarded the Order of Courage?
Unfortunately, people who have such an outstanding order for personal courage are not entitled to any benefits. Although the Order of Courage itself does not provide any privileges, some personal payments may still be specified in the award order. But this happens extremely rarely.
Benefits for gentlemen may be established by legislation in the region. In this case, they may be exempt from utility bills. Free travel on city and public transport is also possible.
For such categories of citizens as employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, liquidators of the Chernobyl accident, military personnel, the presence of a state award can be an addition to the basis for payments. For example, the presence of such a sign as the Order of Courage. In most cases, benefits are not provided, but when preparing documents it would be better to indicate that such a reward is available. The exception is employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. If they have the Order of Courage, current employees are entitled to a 10% increase in salary.
The Order of Courage gives the right to be awarded the title “Veteran of Labor” if there is sufficient work experience and corresponding length of service. But this rule does not apply in all regions of Russia, but only in Moscow and some regions. Widows and children of deceased holders of the order currently do not have any privileges or benefits.
The Order of Courage is the largest award in the Russian Federation. Today we can say with confidence that more than 100 thousand people have been awarded this distinction.
Decree “On awarding state awards of the Russian Federation to military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation”
For courage and heroism shown in the performance of military duty in the North Caucasus region, award title of Hero of the Russian Federation
Vetchinov Denis Vasilievich - major (posthumously)
Timerman Konstantin Anatolyevich - lieutenant colonel
Order of Courage
Balkarov Akhmed Ruslanovich - sergeant
Bugriy Alexander Sergeevich - captain
Kulushev Eduard Sayfullaevich - private
Aleksandr Alekseevich's turn - private
Pavlov Nikolai Vitalievich - junior sergeant
Petrakov Viktor Vyacheslavovich - sergeant
Sidristy Denis Viktorovich - captain
Shenz Sergei Valentinovich - junior sergeant
insignia - St. George's Cross IV degree
Adushkin Sergei Ravilevich - junior sergeant
Alekseev Sergei Alexandrovich - junior sergeant
Bazhenov Taras Germanovich - private
Kelokhsaev Atsamaz Tamerlanovich - junior sergeant
Krupchatnikov Alexander Dmitrievich - private
Mustafin Farid Ravkatovich - private
Nurgaliev Nail Ravilievich - private
Polushkin Sergei Nikolaevich - junior sergeant
Revin Nikolai Dmitrievich - private
Suvorov Dmitry Alexandrovich - private
Yunusov Rustam Abdukadirovich - junior sergeant
medal of the order "For services to the Fatherland" II degree (with swords)
Bagriy Nikolai Antonovich - lieutenant colonel
Zhukov medal
Nurtyshev Azat Tulegenovich - private
U K A Z
PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
On awarding state awards of the Russian Federation to military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
For courage, bravery and dedication shown in the performance of military duty in the North Caucasus region, award:
MAKAROV Sergei Afanasyevich - Colonel General.
ORDER "FOR MERIT TO THE FATHERLAND" IV DEGREE
(with swords)
CHANGED Sergei Ivanovich - vice admiral.
ORDER OF COURAGE
AGAPOV Vladimir Ivanovich - major.
GORBACHEV Nikolai Viktorovich - major.
DZHANUNTS Vadim Sergeevich - captain 3rd rank.
DUBIK Ivan Ivanovich - captain 3rd rank.
ZAKHAROV Andrey Ivanovich - major.
KURILOV Sergei Nikolaevich - colonel.
Andrey Vasilievich KUCHMENKO - private.
Alexey Evgenievich LEVSHIN - captain.
Evgeniy Yurievich LEDENEV - sergeant.
LEIBUK Nikolai Petrovich - lieutenant colonel.
MINENKOV Alexey Yurievich - lieutenant colonel.
MOLOSTOV Oleg Anatolyevich - lieutenant colonel.
NOVOSELSKY Vitaly Stanislavovich - senior lieutenant.
OSHCHEPKOV Alexander Arkadyevich - colonel.
PONOMAREV Alexey Ivanovich - major.
PURTOV Nikolai Vasilievich - private.
ROMANENKO Alexander Petrovich - colonel.
SABITOV Eduard Fatikhovich - private.
SAMOILOV Andrey Yurievich - lieutenant colonel.
TEREBUNSKY Oleg Mikhailovich - lieutenant colonel.
Andrey Alexandrovich UVAROV - lieutenant colonel.
TSYLEV Alexander Viktorovich - colonel.
SHAKHBANOV Makhach Alievich - senior sergeant.
SHINKARENKO Vyacheslav Konstantinovich - private.
YANTZEN Evgeniy Viktorovich - sergeant.
ORDER "FOR MILITARY MERIT"
VOROBYEV Igor Viktorovich - captain 3rd rank.
Dmitry Alexandrovich KARPENKO - captain 3rd rank.
LARCHUK Sergei Alexandrovich - captain 2nd rank.
INSIGNIA - CROSS OF GEORGE IV DEGREE
BARYBIN Rostislav Nikolaevich - private.
BIKKINYAEV Yunir Nailievich - private.
BUKALEROV Evgeniy Anatolyevich - private.
VOROPAYEV Vladimir Alekseevich - private.
GARIPOV Ilnaz Ildarovich - lieutenant.
GRITSENKO Vitaly Alexandrovich - senior sergeant.
DUBOV Ivan Yuryevich - private.
MANMAREV Ivan Alexandrovich - private.
MEZHENKOV Sergei Alexandrovich - sergeant.
NIKITIN Vladimir Vyacheslavovich - junior sergeant.
TRANSFER of Alexander Vladimirovich - foreman.
PRUDNIKOV Dmitry Andreevich - foreman.
ROMASHIN Anton Vitalievich - private.
SAVELIEV Andrey Vasilievich - junior sergeant.
TINIKASHVILI Vasily Georgievich - warrant officer.
Viktor Vladimirovich FOLOMKIN - senior sergeant.
CHIPURUK Dmitry Anatolyevich - junior sergeant.
YULBAEV Spartak Rafikovich - private.
MEDAL OF THE ORDER "FOR MERIT TO THE FATHERLAND" II DEGREE
(with swords)
ABDULLAYEV Ismail Kurbanovich - lieutenant.
GEGRAYEV Zalim Borisovich - senior lieutenant.
ILYIN Dmitry Evgenievich - lieutenant.
KRIVOBLOTSKY Sergei Vladimirovich - lieutenant commander.
KRYUKOV Alexey Alexandrovich - lieutenant.
KUZMIN Evgeniy Yuryevich - senior lieutenant.
SEMILETOV Roman Alekseevich - senior lieutenant.
SEREBROV Alexander Alekseevich - lieutenant commander.
MEDAL "FOR COURAGE"
ASPIDOV Vitaly Viktorovich - private.
VASILIEV Mikhail Viktorovich - corporal.
VERDIBOZHENKO Vladimir Valerievich - private.
VLADIMIROV Andrey Petrovich - private.
KUMAROV Serik Givadatovich - private.
NARTOV Sergei Olegovich - senior sergeant.
POZDNYAKOV Nikolai Vladimirovich - senior sergeant.
RIDEL Oleg Alexandrovich - sergeant.
SOKOLOV Maxim Sergeevich - sergeant.
TYULEGENOV Ronat Sagyndykovich - junior sergeant.
President of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev.
Moscow Kremlin
August 18, 2008
№ 1244
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HEROES OUR NAMES
The courage and composure, bravery and readiness for self-sacrifice, military skill and will to win of our military personnel - participants in the operation to enforce peace in South Ossetia - are appreciated. As Krasnaya Zvezda already reported, on August 15 and 18, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed two decrees “On awarding state awards of the Russian Federation to military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.”
The high title of Hero of the Russian Federation was awarded to two officers: the deputy commander of the 135th motorized rifle regiment for educational work, Major Denis Vetchinov (posthumously) and the commander of the peacekeeping battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Konstantin Timerman.
Among the recipients are the commander of the North Caucasus Military District, Colonel General Sergei Makarov, and the commander of the Novorossiysk naval base, Vice Admiral Sergei Menyailo. Colonel General S.A. Makarov became the first - and so far the only - holder of the Order of St. George, IV degree, in modern Russian history after a change was made to the Statute of the Order (by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of August 13
2008).
The contribution of all decorated Russian military personnel to saving the people of South Ossetia from extermination can hardly be overestimated, so we are once again publishing the names of each of them.
For courage, bravery and dedication shown in the performance of military duty in the North Caucasus region, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev awarded the title
HERO OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VETCHINOV Denis Vasilievich - major (posthumously)
TIMERMAN Konstantin Anatolyevich - lieutenant colonel.
For courage, bravery and dedication shown in the performance of military duty in the North Caucasus region, the head of state awarded:
ORDER OF SAINT GEORGE, IV DEGREE
MAKAROV Sergei Afanasyevich - Colonel General
ORDER "FOR MERIT TO THE FATHERLAND"
IV DEGREE (with swords)
MENYAYLO Sergei Ivanovich - vice admiral
ORDER OF COURAGE
BALKAROV Akhmed Ruslanovich - sergeant
BUGRIA Alexander Sergeevich - captain
KULUSHEV Eduard Sayfullaevich - private
TURN OF Alexander Alekseevich - private
Nikolai Vitalievich PAVLOV - junior sergeant
PETRAKOV Viktor Vyacheslavovich - sergeant
SIDRISTOY Denis Viktorovich - captain
SHENTS Sergei Valentinovich - junior sergeant
AGAPOV Vladimir Ivanovich - major
GORBACHEV Nikolai Viktorovich - major
DZHANUNTS Vadim Sergeevich - captain 3rd rank
DUBIK Ivan Ivanovich - captain 3rd rank
ZAKHAROV Andrey Ivanovich - major
KURILOV Sergei Nikolaevich - Colonel
Andrey Vasilievich KUCHMENKO - private
Alexey Evgenievich LEVSHIN - captain
Evgeniy Yuryevich LEDENEV - sergeant
LEIBUK Nikolai Petrovich - lieutenant colonel
MINENKOV Alexey Yurievich - lieutenant colonel
MOLOSTOV Oleg Anatolyevich - lieutenant colonel
NOVOSELSKY Vitaly Stanislavovich - senior lieutenant
OSHCHEPKOV Alexander Arkadievich - Colonel
PONOMAREV Alexey Ivanovich - major
PURTOV Nikolai Vasilievich - private
ROMANENKO Alexander Petrovich - Colonel
SABITOV Eduard Fatikhovich - private
SAMOILOV Andrey Yurievich - lieutenant colonel
TEREBUNSKY Oleg Mikhailovich - lieutenant colonel
UVAROV Andrey Alexandrovich - lieutenant colonel
TSYLEV Alexander Viktorovich - Colonel
SHAKHBANOV Makhach Alievich - senior sergeant
SHINKARENKO Vyacheslav Konstantinovich - private
YANTZEN Evgeniy Viktorovich - sergeant
ORDER "FOR MILITARY MERIT"
VOROBYEV Igor Viktorovich - captain 3rd rank
KARPENKO Dmitry Alexandrovich - captain 3rd rank
LARCHUK Sergei Alexandrovich - captain 2nd rank
INSIGNIA - THE CROSS OF GEORGE
IV DEGREE
ADUSHKIN Sergei Ravilevich - junior sergeant
ALEXEEV Sergei Alexandrovich - junior sergeant
BAZHENOV Taras Germanovich - private
KELOHSAEV Atsamaz Tamerlanovich - junior sergeant
KRUPCHATNIKOV Alexander Dmitrievich - private
MUSTAFIN Farid Ravkatovich - private
NURGALIEV Nail Ravilievich - private
POLUSHKIN Sergei Nikolaevich - junior sergeant
REVINA Nikolai Dmitrievich - private
SUVOROV Dmitry Alexandrovich - private
YUNUSOV Rustam Abdukadirovich - junior sergeant
AMAEV Bakur Garyaevich - private
BARYBIN Rostislav Nikolaevich - private
BIKKINYAEV Yunir Nailievich - private
BUKALEROV Evgeniy Anatolyevich - private
VOROPAYEV Vladimir Alekseevich - private
GARIPOV Ilnaz Ildarovich - lieutenant
GRITSENKO Vitaly Aleksandrovich - senior sergeant
DUBOV Ivan Yurievich - private
MANMAREV Ivan Alexandrovich - private
Mezhenkov Sergei Alexandrovich - sergeant
NIKITIN Vladimir Vyacheslavovich - junior sergeant
TRANSFER of Alexander Vladimirovich - foreman
PRUDNIKOV Dmitry Andreevich - foreman
ROMASHIN Anton Vitalievich - private
SAVELIEV Andrey Vasilievich - junior sergeant
TINIKASHVILI Vasily Georgievich - warrant officer
Viktor Vladimirovich FOLOMKIN - senior sergeant
CHIPURUK Dmitry Anatolyevich - junior sergeant
YULBAEV Spartak Rafikovich - private
MEDAL OF THE ORDER "FOR MERIT TO THE FATHERLAND"
II DEGREE (with swords)
BAGRIA Nikolai Antonovich - lieutenant colonel
ABDULLAYEV Ismail Kurbanovich - lieutenant
GEGRAYEV Zalim Borisovich - senior lieutenant
ILYIN Dmitry Evgenievich - lieutenant
KRIVOBLOTSKY Sergei Vladimirovich - lieutenant commander
KRYUKOV Alexey Alexandrovich - lieutenant
KUZMIN Evgeniy Yuryevich - senior lieutenant
SEMILETOV Roman Alekseevich - senior lieutenant
SEREBROV Alexander Alekseevich - lieutenant commander
MEDAL "FOR COURAGE"
ASPIDOV Vitaly Viktorovich - private
VASILIEV Mikhail Viktorovich - corporal
VERDIBOZHENKO Vladimir Valerievich - private
VLADIMIROV Andrey Petrovich - private
KUMAROV Serik Givadatovich - private
NARTOV Sergei Olegovich - senior sergeant
POZDNYAKOV Nikolai Vladimirovich - senior sergeant
RIDEL Oleg Alexandrovich - sergeant
SOKOLOV Maxim Sergeevich - sergeant
TYULEGENOV Ronat Sagyndykovich - junior sergeant
SHCHERBAKOV Anton Arturovich - private.
ZHUKOV MEDAL
NURTYSHEV Azat Tulegenovich - private.
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