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.


Statements (49)
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)
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)
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

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexander Suvorov awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: "Order of St. Andrew"
Mikhail Kutuzov awardReceived Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: "Order of St. Andrew"
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg awarded Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
this entity surface form: "Order of St. Andrew"
Vladimir Putin hasHonor Order of St. Andrew (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"
Order of St. Andrew (Russia) predecessor Order of St. Andrew (Russia)
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)
this entity surface form: "Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called (Imperial Russia)"

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