Order of Alexander Nevsky

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military decoration order

The Order of Alexander Nevsky is a Soviet and later Russian military decoration awarded for outstanding leadership and bravery in combat.

Aliases (1)

Order of St. Alexander Nevsky ×3

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military decoration → order →
awardedFor	outstanding leadership in combat → personal bravery in combat → successful military operations with minimal losses →
awardingAuthority	President of the Russian Federation → Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR →
campaign	Great Patriotic War →
centralMotive	medallion with image of Alexander Nevsky →
conflictContext	World War II →
country	Russian Federation → Soviet Union →
eligibility	civilians contributing to defense and security (modern Russian statute) → foreign citizens → military personnel → officers →
establishedBy	Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR →
gradeCount	1 →
hierarchicalPosition	among high state awards of the Russian Federation → below Order of Suvorov (Soviet system) →
inception	1942 →
inscription	"Александр Невский" →
languageOfInscription	Russian →
legalBasis	Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 29, 1942 → Presidential Decree of the Russian Federation of 2010 on state awards →
material	gold plating (elements) → silver →
militaryBranch	Armed Forces of the Russian Federation → Armed Forces of the Soviet Union →
namedAfter	Alexander Nevsky →
namedForRole	medieval Russian prince and military leader →
notableRecipient	Georgy Zhukov → Ivan Chernyakhovsky → Konstantin Rokossovsky →
periodOfUse	1942–1991 (Soviet Union) → 2010–present (Russian Federation) →
reestablished	2010 →
reestablishedBy	President of the Russian Federation →
relatedAward	Order of Kutuzov → Order of Suvorov →
ribbonColor	red →
ribbonStripeColor	gold →
shape	five‑pointed star →
status	active →
symbolism	commemoration of Russian military valor →
type	single‑grade order →
wearingMethod	worn on the left side of the chest →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Suvorov ("Order of St. Alexander Nevsky") → Ivan Kozhedub → Mikhail Kutuzov ("Order of St. Alexander Nevsky") → Pavel Nakhimov ("Order of St. Alexander Nevsky") →	awardReceived
Soviet military officers →	awardedDecoration
Alexander Nevsky →	commemoratedBy
Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky →	relatedAward
Soviet system of orders, medals and titles →	topOrder