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)
→
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 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Order of St. Andrew"
this entity surface form: "Order of St. Andrew"
this entity surface form: "Order of St. Andrew"
this entity surface form: "Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called"
this entity surface form: "Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called (Russian Empire)"
this entity surface form: "Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called (Imperial Russia)"