Order of St. Andrew (Russia)

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The Order of St. Andrew is the highest state decoration of the Russian Federation, awarded for exceptional service to the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf order of merit
state decoration
associatedWith Russian Orthodox tradition
Russian statehood
awardedBy President of the Russian Federation
surface form: President of Russia
awardedFor exceptional service to the state
outstanding contributions to the glory, prosperity and security of Russia
awardingAuthority Commission on State Awards under the President of Russia
awardingCriteriaIncludes exceptional contributions to culture and science
exceptional contributions to national security
outstanding state and public activity
strengthening the international prestige of Russia
belongsToSystem state awards of the Russian Federation
canBeAwardedPosthumously yes
ceremonialUse worn on special state occasions
country Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
eligibility citizens of the Russian Federation
foreign heads of state
other eminent foreign persons
established 1998
establishedBy Boris Yeltsin
firstAwardedAsRussianFederationOrder late 1990s
grade Knight of the Order of St. Andrew
hasRecipientCategory cultural figures
foreign dignitaries
military leaders
political leaders
scientists
hasSymbol double-headed eagle of Russia
highestAwardIn Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
insigniaIncludes badge on a chain
badge on a sash
star of the order
jurisdiction federal
languageOfInscription Russian
legalBasis Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 1 July 1998
motto For Faith and Loyalty
namedAfter Saint Andrew
surface form: Saint Andrew the Apostle
placeInRussianAwardSystem above Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
above Order of St. George
predecessor Order of St. Andrew (Russia) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called (Russian Empire)
rank highest state decoration of the Russian Federation
relatedTo Order of St. Andrew (Russia) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called (Imperial Russia)
religiousSymbol saltire cross of Saint Andrew
ribbonColor light blue
status currently awarded
symbolizes highest recognition by the Russian state
type single-grade order
usesHeraldicColor azure

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Vladimir Putin hasHonor Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg awarded Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Order of St. Andrew (Russia) predecessor Order of St. Andrew (Russia) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called (Russian Empire)
Order of St. Andrew (Russia) relatedTo Order of St. Andrew (Russia) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called (Imperial Russia)
Order of Merit for the Fatherland higherAward Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called
Mikhail Kutuzov awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Alexander Suvorov awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Mikhail Barclay de Tolly awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Levin August von Bennigsen awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Ivan Paskevich awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Bennigsen awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
subject surface form: Levin August von Bennigsen
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Mikhail Kalashnikov awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Prince Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
subject surface form: Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Mikhail Speransky awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Grigory Potemkin awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia honour Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Greater coat of arms of the Russian Empire hasElement Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: collar of the Order of Saint Andrew
Eduard Totleben hasHonor Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Dmitry Milyutin awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
William I of Württemberg honor Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: Order of St. Andrew
Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow awarded Order of St. Andrew (Russia)