Order of Courage - the award for the act

The Order of Courage you can get for this selfless act in different situations. Perhaps, for fighting crime, rescuing people, protection of public order. To reward may for the manifestation of bravery and courage in natural disasters, fires, accidents and any other emergencies. Honourable way out of the circumstances in which there is a risk to life, can also be marked with this order. Extreme situations may arise during the performance of military or civic duty. This award can be obtained only by decree of the President of the Russian Federation.

Allowed to wear the order of Courage on the left side of the chest. If there are other orders of the Russian Federation, then it is placed after the order «For merit" of the fourth degree.

The Order of Courage is made of silver. It is a cross, whose ends are rounded off, skirting around the edge and rays of relief. In the center of the mark – the coat of arms of the Russian Federation, made three-dimensional. The reverse side with the inscription “Courage” and a number of the order. The length and width of the sign - 4.

Cross connected by a lug and ring to the pentagonal nuts, which is covered with moire ribbon. In color it is red with white stripes on the edges.

Evgeny Ukhnalev – the author of the image of the order – had based militias cross, widely known in faleristics.

The First order for courage, for bravery were awarded in 1994. They were awarded the representatives of Naryan-Mar air group V. Afanasiev (commander of the helicopter) and V. Ostapchuk (Deputy commander). They bravely and courageously saving people in distress of the ship “Rostov».

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The knights of the order of Courage D. Arkhipov, V. Ampilov, P. Fights and other 12 people – wheelchair users - were awarded for wheelchair from St. Petersburg to Alma-ATA. This route they have done to strengthen and develop friendly relations of the peoples of the CIS and Baltic countries.

The order of Courage awarded to 10 people who worked at the MOE, work on «Komsomolets" (a sunken submarine). 111 people deserved the award, eliminating the consequences of earthquake on Sakhalin. During the Chechen campaign many soldiers, who have shown dedication and bravery in battle, received this high distinction.

The Knights of the order of Courage are many, but among them, unfortunately, there are marked state posthumously.

In 2009, Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian President, was awarded a 7-year-old Zhenya Tabakov. He was saved from the rapist of his sister. The children were home alone. They opened the door the man who introduced himself as a postman. The stranger at first demanded money, but not getting them pulled a 12-year-old girl into the bathroom, tearing off her clothes, and the boy was sent to look for anything of value. Eugene was not confused, grabbed a kitchen knife and immediately stabbed him in the back of the rapist. Children's strength is not enough to cause a serious blow. But the girl man released, she ran away. Ozverev, the rapist grabbed Eugene, he hit him 8 times with a knife. Hearing the noise of approaching people called sister, the offender escaped. Eugene could not save, he died that day from blood loss. Zhenya Tabakov – the youngest citizen of the Russian Federation to be awarded such a high state awards. The order of Courage he got, unfortunately, posthumously.