dated March 2, 1994 No. 442 “On state awards of the Russian Federation.” The author of the award sketch is .

The Order is awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation who have shown courage when protecting, in the fight against, when rescuing people during, and other emergency circumstances, as well as for courageous and decisive actions committed in the performance of military, civil or official duty in conditions associated with risk to life. In established awards, foreign citizens can also be awarded the Order of Courage.

As of 2014, the number of awards of the Order of Courage exceeded 100 thousand. The statute of the order allows for repeated awards; Three-time and four-time holders of the order are known.

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Order "For Personal Courage"

On December 25, 1991, according to the adopted law, the RSFSR was renamed the Russian Federation. On December 26, 1991, the USSR ceased to exist, Russia emerged from it as an independent state. On April 21, 1992, he approved the renaming, making appropriate amendments to, which came into force on May 16, 1992 from the date of publication. By Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation of March 2, 1992 No. 2424-1, before the adoption of the law on state awards, some insignia that existed in the USSR were retained in the award system of Russia, including the Order “For Personal Courage”.

By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of March 2, 1994 No. 442 “On state awards of the Russian Federation,” along with other awards, the Order of Courage was established. Historian, candidate of historical sciences A.I. Goncharov characterizes this order as an analogue of the Soviet Order “For Personal Courage”, and some sources emphasize that the Order of Courage actually became the legal successor of the Order “For Personal Courage”, since the statutes of these awards have a lot in common.

During the creation of the Order of Courage, there was debate over both the form of the award and its name. Thus, A.I. Goncharov notes that one of the working names of the new award was “Order of the Burning Heart,” by analogy with the American one. Honored artist A. M. Averbakh, senior researcher V. A. Durov, Doctor of Historical Sciences I. V. Mozheiko, Candidate of Historical Sciences P. K. Kornakov took part in the development of the sketches. The form of the award badge was proposed by the chairman - the state king of arms, and the final sketch of the order badge was created by the People's Artist of the Russian Federation (1931-2015), who is also known as the author of modern signs of presidential power and a number of the highest state awards of the Russian Federation.

The “Ruppert cross”, that is, a cross inscribed in a circle, was taken as the basis for the sign of the Order of Courage. Various badges had a similar form, in particular, militia crosses of 1812 and 1855 and a breastplate, however, as A.I. Goncharov notes, “it was never inherent in Russian orders.” E.I. Ukhnalyov proposed placing a gilded State Emblem on the badge of the order, but did not allow the artist to fully implement the conceived project, since manufacturing the Order of Courage in this form would have significantly increased the cost of the award. According to A. I. Goncharov, this change “would have given the badge additional solemnity and harmony,” however, its rejection led to the fact that in the final version of the order badge, the State Emblem depicted in the central part of the badge, due to its small size, “almost” “lost” among the relief rays diverging from him.”

Statute of the order

According to the statute of the award, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010 No. 1099 “On measures to improve the state award system of the Russian Federation,” the Order of Courage is awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation who “showed dedication, courage and courage in protecting public order, in the fight against crime, when saving people during natural disasters, fires, catastrophes and other emergency circumstances, as well as for courageous and decisive actions committed in the performance of military, civil or official duty in conditions involving a risk to life.”

The statute of the order also establishes that awards can be given to citizens of foreign countries who “showed dedication, courage and bravery in rescuing citizens of the Russian Federation during natural disasters, fires, catastrophes and other emergency circumstances outside the Russian Federation.”

In accordance with the statute, the award of the order posthumously is allowed. A person awarded three Orders of Courage, upon “performing another feat or other courageous and selfless act,” may be nominated for the title.

The badge of the Order of Courage is worn on the left side of the chest and, in the presence of other orders of the Russian Federation, is located after the badge. The statute allows the wearing of a miniature copy of the badge of the Order of Courage for special occasions and possible everyday wear; a miniature copy is located after a miniature copy of the badge of the Order of Nakhimov.

When wearing a ribbon of the order on uniform, it is located on the bar after the ribbon of the Order of Nakhimov. On civilian clothing, the ribbon of the Order of Courage is placed in the form of a rosette, which is located on the left side of the chest.

Description

Reverse side of the order badge

The badge of the Order of Courage is made of silver and is an equal-armed cross with rounded ends, a relief border along the edge and relief rays. A relief image is placed in the center of the cross.

On the reverse side of the sign, horizontally, there is a relief inscription: "COURAGE", executed in stylized letters, as well as the number of the order badge. There is a raised edge along the edge. The distance between the ends of the cross is 40 millimeters.

The badge of the order is connected by means of an eyelet and a ring to a pentagonal block covered with a red silk moiré ribbon with white stripes along the edges. The width of the tape is 24 millimeters, the width of the strips is 2 millimeters.

A miniature copy of the badge of the Order of Courage is worn on the block. The distance between the ends of the cross is 15.4 millimeters, the height of the block from the top of the lower corner to the middle of the upper side is 19.2 millimeters, the length of the upper side is 10 millimeters, the length of each of the sides is 16 millimeters, the length of each of the sides forming the lower corner , - 10 millimeters.

When wearing a ribbon of the order on uniform, a bar with a height of 8 mm is used, the width of the ribbon is 24 millimeters. On the ribbon of the order in the form of a rosette is attached a miniature image of the insignia of the order made of silver metal. The distance between the ends of the cross is 13 millimeters. The diameter of the socket is 15 millimeters.

Awards

One of the first two holders of the Order of Courage Valery Ostapchuk

The legislation of the Russian Federation does not provide for special benefits for holders of the Order of Courage. Upon dismissal from the army, military personnel awarded the Order of Courage are entitled to a one-time benefit in the amount of two salaries.

The first award of the Order of Courage was made on November 11, 1994. By decree of the President of Russia, workers of the Naryan-Mar United Aviation Squadron of the Arkhangelsk Regional Air Transport Directorate were awarded for the courage and bravery shown in rescuing people from the Yakhroma motor ship in distress: deputy commander of the flight squad and helicopter commander Valery Pavlovich Afanasyev. The orders were presented to the first cavaliers in the district administration building in.

Among those awarded the order are a significant number of military personnel, law enforcement officers and rescue workers. The magazine "" emphasized that the vast majority of holders of the Order of Courage are participants in hostilities in the North Caucasus; for example, in January 1995, all killed and wounded military personnel were automatically nominated for the award of the order, regardless of military merit.

There are frequent cases of awarding the order to civilians; over the years, doctors (pediatrician and surgeon), statesmen (diplomat), cultural and artistic figures (singer), journalists (military journalist; journalists who died in the process), athletes (tennis player) became recipients of the award, including posthumously. , teachers (teacher A. N. Kirilov, who died as a result).

The youngest holder of the Order of Courage and at the same time the youngest citizen of Russia to receive a state award is someone who died at the age of 7. He was posthumously awarded the order after his death on November 28, 2008: the boy tried to protect his older sister Yana from a rapist who broke into the apartment, but was killed by a criminal.

Group awards

The first mass awarding of the Order of Courage dates back to the period: the entire personnel of the 3rd reinforced parachute battalion of the 137th Guards Parachute Regiment, which performed combat missions from December 1, 1994 to March 21, 1995 in the Chechen Republic, was presented with the order. Republic. Subsequently, the literary name “Battalion of Courage” was assigned to the battalion. Other group awards of the order are also known:

• On July 5, 1995, the order was awarded to more than 500 crew members of the shipwrecked on October 29, 1955, as well as 117 sailors who distinguished themselves during rescue operations;
• in October 1998, 98 crew members of a Soviet submarine that crashed in March 1968 off the Hawaiian Islands were posthumously awarded;
• in August 1999, 31 officers and soldier participants were awarded the order;
• in March 2000, 68 soldiers and officers of the 6th company of the 2nd, who took part in the war, were awarded, 63 of them posthumously;
• On August 26, 2000, 117 crew members who suffered a disaster on August 12, 2000 were posthumously awarded.

Multiple Knights of the Order

Since the statute of the Order of Courage allows repeated awards, there are multiple recipients of the award. There are two-time, three-time and four-time holders of the Order of Courage. Researcher K. A. Shchegolev in his work “Modern Awards of Russia. Traditions and Continuity" (2009) noted that as of 2003, 716 people were awarded multiple times, including twice - 682 people (56 of them posthumously), three times - 35 people, and also provided a list of 32 three-time recipients awards, noting that it was not possible to compile a complete list. In turn, the deputy cited data according to which, as of December 20, 2001, 850 people were awarded the Order of Courage twice.

During its existence, four Orders of Courage were awarded to:

• colonel, military pilot, Hero of the Russian Federation;
• colonel, officer;
• police colonel, employee of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs;
• police colonel, commander of the riot police of the Directorate for the Chechen Republic.

Heraldic influence

Medal "For saving the dead"

Simultaneously with the Order of Courage, the Order of Courage was established, the author of the project is P.K. Kornakov. According to the official description of the medal, approved by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010 No. 1099, on the front side of the medal there is a “relief image of the sign of the Order of Courage.”

A. I. Goncharov focuses on the connection between the Order of Courage and the medal “For the Rescue of the Dead,” pointing out other borrowings. “The combination of white and red ribbon of the medal “For the Rescue of the Victims” is similar to the colors of the ribbon of the Order of Courage. Thus, the image of the Order of Courage placed on the obverse of the medal and the use of the colors of its order ribbon indicate a direct connection between the order and the medal,” notes the researcher. According to Goncharov, this factor gave rise to a proposal from a number of experts to rename the medal “For the Rescue of the Victims” into the Medal of Courage or the Medal of the Order of Courage.

Comments

1. Data based on open sources and as of 2014.
2. This provision was introduced by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 16, 2011 No. 1631 “On Amendments to Certain Acts of the President of the Russian Federation.”
3. Until 2010, it was envisaged to wear the Order of Courage in the presence of other orders of the Russian Federation after the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree. By Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010 No. 1099 “On measures to improve the state award system of the Russian Federation,” the statute of the Order of Nakhimov was established, and the statute of the Order of Courage was also changed.

Notes

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3. Goncharov A. I. Award system of the Russian Federation: formation and development in 1992-2006. // New historical bulletin. - 2006. - Issue. 15 .
4. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated March 2, 1994 No. 442 “On state awards of the Russian Federation” (undefined) . . Website of the President of Russia. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
5. , With. 168.
6. Derevianko O., Kolesnikov S. Awards: Combatant is awarded the Order // Brother: magazine. - 2002. - February. - pp. 44-45.
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8. Ukhnalev, Evgeniy Ilyich (undefined) . Encyclopedia. . Retrieved July 31, 2018.
9. , With. 274.
10. // Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 09/07/2010 No. 1099 “On measures to improve the state award system of the Russian Federation” (together with the “Regulations on state awards of the Russian Federation”, “Statutes of orders of the Russian Federation, provisions on insignia of the Russian Federation, medals of the Russian Federation, honorary titles of the Russian Federation, descriptions of the named state awards of the Russian Federation and badges for honorary titles of the Russian Federation") (undefined) . consultant.ru. . Retrieved July 31, 2017.
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12. Description of the Order of Courage // Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 09/07/2010 N 1099 “On measures to improve the state award system of the Russian Federation” (together with the “Regulations on state awards of the Russian Federation”, “Statutes of orders of the Russian Federation, provisions on insignia of the Russian Federation, medals of the Russian Federation, honorary titles of the Russian Federation, descriptions of the named state awards of the Russian Federation and badges for honorary titles of the Russian Federation") (undefined) . consultant.ru. . Retrieved August 4, 2017.
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This article might not exist. Because the Order of Courage itself does not provide any benefits. And we would have nothing to write about if we limited ourselves to information from secondary sources. But we are extremely meticulous, so quickly catch an article about something that at first glance does not exist... about benefits and payments to Russians awarded the Order of Courage.

Who are the holders of the order?

If you have never encountered state awards before, let us explain why and to whom the Order of Courage is awarded.

According to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1099 of 09/07/10, the Order of Courage has the status of a state award and is awarded in cases of a person demonstrating exceptional fearlessness and courage in protecting law and order, saving the lives of civilians in the event of an accident or catastrophe, as well as in the selfless performance of duty ( military, state, civilian) in conditions of increased risk to their own life and health.

To receive the Order of Courage it is not necessary to have citizenship of the Russian Federation. This award is free from national, state and racial differences and is currently the most widespread award in the Russian Federation. Today in Russia the number of people awarded this distinction has long exceeded 100 thousand people. Since 1994, the Order of Courage of the Russian Federation has been the full successor to the Soviet Order "For Personal Courage".

But let's return to the topic of our conversation. What benefits does the Order of Courage give to its recipient?

One-time payments

Having encountered information that citizens who have the Order of Courage are not entitled to either payments or benefits, many interested people stop all searches. And in vain. Because they are still entitled to at least two types of payments. Which? Now we'll tell you.

The first is the so-called presidential payment. Subparagraph "d" of paragraph 1 of Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 765 of July 25, 2006 secures the right of Russians in the civil service to receive a one-time financial payment within 30 days from the date of publication of the corresponding award document.

The size of the one-time presidential payment for awarding the Order of Courage is:

• five full salaries of military personnel, employees of the internal affairs department and other bodies of the executive system of the Russian Federation (Federal Tax Service, Federal Customs Service, etc.);
• five ex-officio salaries for prosecutors;
• additional payment for class rank to employees of the Investigative Committee in the amount of five times;

The process of assigning and receiving payment is regulated by the relevant department. If you were awarded the order in accordance with all the rules, but you still did not receive the payment (or did not even know that you could receive it), you need to submit a report or application to the authorized body about the assignment of payment to you. Next, you need to get a written answer at all costs about why the money was not paid to you on time.

This answer is your shield in court. Having received it and armed with evidence that you are right, you can begin to assert your legal rights. But remember that the statute of limitations for such cases is only 3 months from the moment you learned about the violation. Be prepared to prove why you didn’t take care of your rights earlier.

The second type of payments is severance pay upon dismissal for police officers and military personnel (Federal Law No. 247 of July 19, 2011 and Federal Law No. 306 of November 7, 2011). For holders of the Order of Courage, there is a benefit when paying such benefits - it is increased by one official salary or one military salary.

Thus, a police officer or military officer receives severance pay in an amount equal to:

• those who served less than 20 years = 2 full salaries + 1 for the Order of Courage;
• having served for 20 years or more = 7 full salaries +1 for the Order of Courage.

Specific payments and benefits

The Order of Courage can become the basis for receiving a “monthly bonus for performing tasks with a risk to life and health in peacetime,” which is due to police officers and military personnel. This allowance amounts to one additional salary for a military position.

At the Federal level, the Order of Courage allows you to receive the title “Veteran of Labor” and all the accompanying benefits. According to Article 7 of Federal Law No. 5 of January 12, 1995. In this case, the citizen must reach retirement age and have sufficient experience to assign him an old-age insurance pension. An outstanding work history (more than 35 years) is only required when specified by law in the relevant region. Today, labor veterans have privileges in almost all regions of the country: in some places these are cash payments, and in others a full range of social services.

The holder of the Order of Courage, 3rd degree, has a preference when receiving the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. Having performed yet another, fourth, deed deserving of an award, the full holder of the Order of Courage immediately receives the title of Hero of the country. This title, in turn, is the basis for receiving a wide variety of benefits, from payment of utilities to monthly additional payments.

Remember also that persons who received the Order of Courage for feats committed in “hot spots” are recognized as combat veterans and can receive their privileges precisely on this basis. A complete list of such “hot spots” can be found in the Appendix to Federal Law No. 5.

As for regional legislation regarding order bearers, it looks very disappointing. Regional budgets are extremely rarely able to “sponsor” additional payments even to those categories of beneficiaries designated by government authorities as mandatory. What can we say about those to whom benefits and payments are provided “at will”.

However, to find out about possible bonuses in your region, you need to contact the department that issued the awards. If there are any, you will definitely be informed about them.

The statute and description of the order were approved on June 1, 1995. The order was established as an analogue of the Soviet Order “For Personal Courage”, which, according to the statute, occupied a place in the Soviet award system after the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. The author of the drawing of the order is the artist of the State Heraldry E.I. Ukhnalev.

The basis of the order is the militia cross. When approving the design of the order, E.I. Ukhnalev proposed an option with an applied gilded double-headed eagle, larger in size. However, this option was not approved. The leading specialist of the State Heraldry, candidate of historical sciences P.K. Kornakov, took part in the development of the sketches of the order. On the instructions of the State Heraldry and the Commission on State Awards, he also sculpted the order. Author of the idea Order - State Armsmaster of the Russian Federation G.V. Vilinbakhov. The order is produced at the Moscow Mint.

The Order of Courage is awarded to citizens for selfless acts, courage and bravery shown in saving people, protecting public order, in the fight against crime, during natural disasters, fires, catastrophes and other emergency circumstances, as well as for bold and decisive actions committed when performing military, civil or official duty in conditions involving risk to life.

The first Decree on the award was signed by the President of the Russian Federation on November 11, 1994. The awards were given to helicopter commander V.P.A. Fanasiev and deputy commander of the flight squad V.E. Ostapchuk for the courage and bravery shown in rescuing people from the Yakhroma motor ship, which suffered a disaster in the Barents Sea 1.

25.11.1994 In 2009, a large Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 2118 was signed on awarding the Order of Courage to 17 military personnel “for the courage and bravery shown in clearing mines and neutralizing explosive objects.”

The overwhelming number of awards were made for battles in Chechnya (including for the 1st and 2nd military campaigns). Among those who earned awards 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, the head of the information group of the intelligence department of the Airborne Forces headquarters, 39-year-old Colonel V. Selivanov, was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage. Having fought in Afghanistan for two years and participating in 57 combat operations, he is a holder of the Order of the Red Banner and 2 Orders of the Red Star, he twice - in 1985 and 1991. - nominated for the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. From December 14, 1994, he was part of the task force in Chechnya and died on January 1, 1995 in Grozny.

Knights of the Order of Courage are also: Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Colonel General of the Police V. Rushailo; the chief military representative of the permanent mission of the Russian Federation to NATO, Colonel General V. Zavarzin (for the forced march of Bosnia-Kosovo); Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Stepashin (1998); Commander of the North Caucasus Military District, Lieutenant General A.V. Kvashnin; member of the Russian national tennis team A.E. Chesnokov; Honored Masters of Sports of the Russian Federation A.V. Beketov, A.Yu. Nemov and A.I. Chemerkin (for the XXVI Summer Olympic Games); graduate of Demyanovskaya secondary school, Kirov region S.V. Vologdin (posthumously); 19 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for performing work on the sunken nuclear submarine “Komsomolets” (December 26, 1994); 111 people for eliminating the consequences of the earthquake in Neftegorsk, Sakhalin Region (August 11 and September 18, 1995); cadets Garkovenko A.V. and Andreev A.F. landed inside an airborne combat vehicle-1 on a PBS-915 (06/20/1998); 31 paratroopers - participants in the forced march Bosnia-Kosovo (08/02/1999); 117 crew members of the sunken nuclear submarine "Kursk" (all posthumously - 08/26/2000); officers of the naval engineering service of the Pacific Fleet, Colonels G.I. Kotov, V.E. Pavlovsky and E.M. Cherkasov.

08/22/1996 By Presidential Decree No. 1225, five members of the crew of the IL-76 civil aircraft captured by the Taliban were awarded the Order of Courage for heroism, courage and perseverance shown during their liberation from forced stay in Afghanistan.

On December 25, 1998, cosmonaut-researcher of the Cosmonaut Center Yu.M. Baturin was awarded the Order of Courage. According to established rules, for his first and, moreover, successful space flight, he should have been awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. However, this did not happen. The reason is as follows. By 1997, Yu. Baturin was an assistant to the President of the Russian Federation on defense and security issues, chairman of the Interdepartmental Commission on Chemical Disarmament, a member of the Defense Council of the Russian Federation and had the rank of active state adviser of the Russian Federation, 1st class. B.N. Yeltsin reacted negatively to his assistant’s decision to become an astronaut, but did not prohibit him from preparing for the flight. However, over the next few months, Yu. Baturin was relieved of all posts and positions. Thus, he was released from the post of assistant to the President of the Russian Federation “due to staff reduction.” After the flight, Yu. Baturin was nominated for the title of Hero, but B.N. Yeltsin personally crossed out this idea. Yu.M. Baturin still became a Hero of Russia, but for his second flight and under a different president.

On July 5, 1999, the President of the Russian Federation signed Decree No. 871 on awarding the Order of Courage to more than 700 Black Sea sailors who showed courage and perseverance in 1955 during the tragic death of the battleship Novorossiysk in the harbor of Sevastopol. It took three years to establish the exact places of residence of the awardees. In total, the lists compiled in 1955 in hot pursuit included 719 people: everyone who was listed as dead at that time, and another 117 sailors who distinguished themselves during rescue operations. It was possible to collect only half of the addresses, and the Order of Courage was awarded to only a small part of the sailors, mostly Russians. The rest of the orders remained unawarded, and many of the veterans and relatives of the victims do not even know that they can receive these insignia.

On February 29, 2000, in Chechnya, the 6th company of the Pskov Airborne Division was killed in a battle near Ulus-Kert. There are 6 people left alive. 22 participants in the battle were awarded the title of Hero of the Russian Federation. The remaining 68 people were awarded the Order of Courage.

In October 2002, a tragedy occurred in Moscow - terrorists took hostages at the Cultural Center on Dubrovka during a performance of the musical “Nord-Ost”. For the courage shown in rescuing the hostages, the Order of Courage was awarded to the Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, People's Artist of the USSR I.D. Kobzon and the head of the department of the Research Institute of Pediatrics of the Scientific Center for Children's Health of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Professor L.M. Roshal (Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of December 30 2002).

In March 1968, the Soviet missile-carrying submarine K-129 with a crew of 98 people perished under unknown circumstances near the Hawaiian Islands. The very fact of the sinking of the submarine was hidden in the USSR for a long time.
In 1975, the US press revealed details of a secret CIA operation undertaken to raise the boat. October 22, 1998 For the courage shown in the performance of military duty, the boat commander, Captain 1st Rank V.I. Kobzar, and the entire crew were posthumously awarded the Order of Courage.

On May 9, 2004, the Order of Courage was awarded to the sailors of the K-19 nuclear submarine that suffered an accident in July 1961 in the North Atlantic. Then they did the almost impossible - they saved the ship, managed to disable the main power plant and shut down the reactors, bringing the boat into a safe radiation state.

On August 4, 2005, the Pacific Fleet submersible AS-28 crashed in Berezovaya Bay off the coast of Kamchatka. Having become entangled in a fishing net, the device was unable to surface on its own. The crew of seven sailors remained at a depth of 190 meters for more than three days. To save the crew, rescuers from the USA, Great Britain and Japan had to be brought in. The rescue operation was completed successfully: the sailors and the bathyscaphe itself were saved. For the courage and dedication shown during the performance of a special task, the entire crew of the bathyscaphe: senior midshipman S.K. Belozerov, deputy chief designer of JSC Center Design Bureau Lazurit G.V. Bolonin, senior lieutenant A.I. Ivanov, captain 1st rank B I. Lepetukh, Lieutenant Commander V.V. Milashevsky, Senior Midshipman A.V. Popov, Midshipman A.V. Uibin were awarded the Order of Courage.

On March 2, 1994, by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, it was approved Order of Courage. Changes to the Statute of the Order and its description were made by Decree of January 6, 1999. From the Statute: citizens are awarded for dedication, courage and bravery shown in saving people, protecting public order, in the fight against crime, during natural disasters, fires, catastrophes and other emergency circumstances, as well as for courageous and decisive actions committed in the performance of military, civil or official duty in conditions involving a risk to life.

Sign Order of Courage made of silver in the form of an equal-ended cross with embossed rays and rounded ends, bordered by a side on the front and back sides. In the center of the cross there is a bas-relief depicting the State Emblem of Russia. On the reverse side of the cross there is a relief inscription “Courage”, as well as the number of the order.

Method of fastening and wearing: The Order is worn on a pentagonal metal block, which is covered with a silk moire ribbon. The order ribbon is red, with a border in the form of narrow white stripes. According to the Statute, the Order of Courage is supposed to be worn on the left side of the chest, in the presence of other orders of the Russian Federation - after the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 4th degree. Dimensions. The distance between the ends of the cross is 40 mm.

The Russian Federation already knows more than 100 thousand holders of the Order of Courage. Among those awarded are a large number of participants in combat operations in Tajikistan, the North Caucasus, liquidators of the accident at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, testers of military and civilian equipment, law enforcement officers and other individuals who showed courage in a given situation. Russian society is also familiar with collective awards of the Order of Courage: in 2000, 117 members of the Kursk nuclear-powered icebreaker were awarded the award (all posthumously); in 1999 - 31 officers and soldiers of the Russian Airborne Forces, participants in the forced march from Bosnia to Kosovo; more than 500 crew members of the battleship Novorossiysk, which tragically died off the coast of Sevastopol and many others.

Among the holders of this order there are several times awarded, for example, the guard colonel of the airborne special forces, Hero of the Russian Federation, Anatoly Vyacheslavovich Lebed has three Orders of Courage. While still a Soviet soldier, he took part in military operations in the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in 1986-1987. He served in a helicopter regiment as a combat vehicle flight technician. After Afghanistan, he served in the 329th transport and combat helicopter regiment and in the 337th helicopter regiment as part of the USSR troops in Germany. Later, together with the regiment, he was transferred to the Novosibirsk region. Dismissed to the reserve in 1994.

However, this was not the end of Lebed’s participation in military conflicts. Having learned about the attack by Chechen and foreign militants on the Republic of Dagestan, Anatoly Vyacheslavovich, having purchased uniforms at his own expense, volunteered to join the ranks of the Russian army, concluding a contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. He served in the Chechen conflict as deputy commander of the reconnaissance group of the 45th separate reconnaissance regiment of the Airborne Forces. In the period from 1999 to 2007, he made more than ten military trips to the Chechen Republic, while taking part in various special operations of the Russian troops.

During one of the battles, in the summer of 2003, near the village of Ulus-Kert A.V. Swan, having been blown up by a mine, was seriously wounded in the leg, as a result of which his foot was amputated. But that didn’t stop him either. Having mastered the prosthesis, by the end of 2003 Lebed took part in operations in the Republic of Dagestan.

In 2004, Anatoly Vyacheslavovich was appointed commander of his reconnaissance group, and since 2005 - deputy. detachment commander in a reconnaissance regiment. On January 9, 2005, the then senior lieutenant and a group of fighters were ambushed. A battle broke out, as a result of which two Russian soldiers were wounded. When terrorists tried to capture Russian soldiers, they received serious resistance. Lebed personally killed three enemy fighters. Through his selfless actions, he saved the lives of his subordinates. On January 24 of the same year, Lebed, risking his own life, covered a wounded soldier with his body and saved him from an exploding grenade launcher shell. At the same time, the commander himself received a shrapnel wound in the lumbar region. Lebed continued to command the actions of his group in that battle, as a result of which important military objectives were completed.

In August 2008, he took an active part in the peacekeeping mission of the Russian army in South Ossetia. At the head of a group of troops, he sank a number of enemy warships in the port of Poti.

For numerous courageous exploits, Anatoly Vyacheslavovich Lebed was awarded a number of awards from the Russian Federation: the Order of St. George, Three Orders of the Red Star, and numerous medals. In addition, Hero of the Russian Federation Lebed A.V. is a three-time holder of the Order of Courage of the Russian Federation.

Another holder of the Order of Courage, awarded this title four times, is military pilot 1st class, Colonel Andrey Valentinovich Volovikov. Volovikov has also been in the army since the times of the Soviet Union. During the period of modern Russia, he took part in numerous military operations in the North Caucasus. He has more than ten military trips to Chechnya, both during the first Chechen campaign and during the second. Participant in the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict (more than 10 combat missions). In addition, Volovikov was a participant in the UN peacekeeping mission in the African Sierra Leone, where he was part of the Russian group of troops for 245 days. In August 2008, during the military conflict in South Ossetia, as part of the 55th Sevastopol Separate Helicopter Regiment, where he served as the head of the flight safety service, he took an active part in battles against the forces of the Georgian army.

During one of the battles of the military conflict, Volovikov’s crew discovered an enemy group of about 150 people with artillery support. However, without dismounting, the crew began to attack the enemy. During the first strike, about 30 enemy people were killed. Already the second approach of the combat vehicle was met with barrage fire from MANPADS. But, having completed the maneuver, the Russian crew continued to attack, destroying artillery positions and causing damage to enemy personnel. During the third wave of attacks, I received a message that the DShK crew was preparing to fire. Volovikov destroyed the machine gun crew by launching a guided missile. In the same battle, risking their lives, Volovikov’s crew covered the emergency landing of a Russian Mi-24 helicopter, while destroying another group of militants.

For numerous military exploits, complete and precise fulfillment of assigned combat missions, Andrei Valentinovich Volovikov was awarded many awards of both Russian and international significance, including the title of Hero of the Russian Federation and 4th Order of Courage of the Russian Federation.

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Today, there are many people on the territory of the Russian state who have state awards, among which is the Order for Courage. It can be obtained by citizens who, regardless of the danger to their lives, risking their health, helped people in tense situations. But the fact is that few people know about this award and it is quite difficult to find a notice about it. In particular, this concerns the question of what benefits and privileges are granted or awarded for receiving the Order of Courage.

The Order of Courage award was founded in 1994 and is considered state. It can be received by absolutely any citizen, regardless of citizenship, who has shown courage and great heroism in the critical situation that has arisen. For example, these are:

• rescuing people involved in accidents or at the epicenter of a disaster;
• performance of official duty, which implied a risk to one’s life and health;
• valiant service in protecting law and order.

But one of the main conditions for receiving such an award is the fact that a citizen serving and applying for the Order of Courage must not commit any actions that could interfere with this. These include:

• removal from a military post;
• arrest (detention) for committing a crime;
• if there is an action such as failure to fulfill at least one of the points specified in the specified contract agreement;
• there is a court decision on deprivation of the opportunity to hold any military position.

In such cases, the citizen is deprived of all privileges and, accordingly, receiving such an order is out of the question.

The award provided can only be earned and received only upon presentation for the award after the signing of the corresponding decree by the President of the Russian Federation. If it was obtained illegally, then such citizens face punishment in the form of a fine in the amount of 80,000 or forced labor for up to one year. A three-month arrest is also provided.

What benefits and incentives are provided to holders of the Order of Courage?

Despite the fact that this award for courage is considered a state award, very little information can be found about it. One of the questions that interests the holders of this order is what it gives and what benefits or payments there may be. According to the adopted law, holders of the Order of Courage are granted a fairly small list of such privileges.

Main types of incentives

But still, regardless of the fact that this award is of a state nature, the decision to provide benefits and payments is decided at the district level, so quite often they are not made. Often, for the Order of Courage, benefits and payments are provided for free travel on public or suburban transport. They are also given a discount or may be 100% exempt from paying utility bills.

If an award was made, but no funds were received within the specified time frame, then it is worth writing a corresponding application to the social security authorities. But this needs to be done as soon as possible. The thing is that all payments on this issue have a 3-month statute of limitations.

If during the period specified by law the required accruals were not made, then it is also necessary to write a corresponding report and send it to the department that made the award. After reviewing this document, they must send a response, which should include an explanation of why payments are not being made. Having such a document, you can go to court to resolve this issue.

Where to go to get benefits

Basically, all benefits and payments are handled by the social protection authorities. But quite often, award benefits or benefits are not received in certain regions of the Russian Federation, explaining such situations by the fact that municipal authorities do not have money for such payments. In this case, it is worth contacting the department that made the award and request an explanation for what reasons there were no payments and what privileges the Order of Courage provides in the place of residence of the person who received such an award.

In addition, it is worth noting that in the event of a change in the power structure, the awardees must apply for incentives and other privileges at the new place of service.

What is due to relatives if the Order for Courage is received posthumously?

When the award occurs posthumously, relatives (parents, spouses or children) are entitled to appropriate benefits for the Order of Courage, for example:

• free trips to the recipient's grave with a return ticket, issued once a year every year;
• the family is given the opportunity to obtain housing if it is recognized that they are in immediate need of it;
• To the parents of those posthumously awarded the Order of Courage, the state guarantees the right to receive medical and social services out of turn.

But all this also relates to issues that should be clarified in the social services at the place of residence, since such privileges may not be provided in certain regions of the Russian state due to insufficient government funding for preferential categories of citizens.