Soviet Medals

                              

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Gold Star Medal Gold Hammer and Sickle Medal
Order of Lenin Order of the October Revolution Order of the Red Banner of Labour Order of Honor Order of Labour Glory, 3rd Class Order of the Red Banner Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class Order of the Red Star Order of Glory 2nd Class Order of Glory, 3rd Class
Order of Mother Heroine Glory of Motherhood Order, 1st Class Glory of Motherhood Order, 2nd Class Glory of Motherhood Order, 3rd Class Motherhood Medal, 1st Class Motherhood Medal, 2nd Class Medal for Outstanding Achievements in Labour Labour Distinction Medal Labour Veteran Medal Medal for Valour Medal for Combat Service
Ushakov Medal Nakhimov Medal Partisan Medal, 2nd Class Medal for Distinguished Service on the USSR Frontier Distinguished Military Service Medal, 1st Class Distinguished Military Service Medal, 2nd Class Veteran Serviceman's Medal Medal for Reclamation of Virgin Lands Excellence in Maintaining Public Order Excellence in Fire Fighting medal for the Reclamation of the Iron & Steel Industries of the South
Defense of Leningrad Defense of Moscow Defense of Kiev Defense of th Caucasus Defense of the Soviet Polar Region Defense of Odessa Defense of Sevastopol Defense of Stalingrad Victory Over Germany Victory Over Japan Valiant Labour Effort
Capture of Budapest Capture of Koenigsberg Capture of Vienna Capture of Berlin Liberation of Belgrade Liberation of Warsaw Liberation of Prague Medal in Honour of the Centenary of Lenin's Birth - Civilian Issue Medal in Honour of the Centenary of Lenin's Birth - Military Issue 20th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 30th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War
40th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 50th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War 20th Anniversary of the USSR Armed Forces 30th Anniversary of the USSR Armed Forces 40th Anniversary of the USSR Armed Forces 50th Anniversary of the USSR Armed Forces 60th Anniversary of the USSR Armed Forces 70th Anniversary of the USSR Armed Forces 50th Anniversary of the Soviet Militia 800th Anniversary of Moscow 250th Anniversary of Leningrad
1500th Anniversary of Kiev International Soldier Medal from a Grateful Afghan People Yuri Gagarin Commemorative Medal Soviet Gasline Commemorative Medal Soviet Gasline Commemorative Medal Communist Youth Organization Medal Distinguished Border Guard, 2nd Class 55th Anniversary of the Liberation of Kharkov 50th Anniversary of the Soviet Tank Industry Soviet Inventor
Propaganda-Agitation Medal Medal for Development of the Non-Black Earth Region of the RSFSR Medal for the Restoration of the Black Metallurgical Enterprises Space Exploration Medal Soviet Railroad Glory

Length of Service Medals


Soviet Army 10 yr Service Medal Soviet Army 15 yr Service Medal Soviet Army 20 yr Service Medal Soviet KGB 10 yr Service Medal Soviet MVD 15 yr Service Medal

Misc. Badges


Chernobyl Disaster Medal Soviet Badge of Higher Education Soviet Badge of Higher Education All-Union Institute of Construction Materials Graduate's Badge Soviet 57th Army Excellent Household Maintenance Populations Unknown 20 yr Naval Anniversary 50 yr Victory in WWII Veteran Badge WWII Frontline Fighter Veteran Badge 60th Anniversary of the VChK/KGB MVD Police/Militia For Distinction in Service, 2nd Class
MVD Police/Militia Excellence in the Militia, 2nd Class Excellence in Service in the MVD, 1st Class DOSAAF (Volunteer Society for Cooperation with the Army, Aviation, and Navy) For Active Work Badge Tanker's Glory Badge All-Union Leninist Young Communist League or Komsomol Membership Badge 50 yrs of Soviet Fire Protection Excellence in Civil Service Award Excellent Police Officer Award
MVD Police/Militia Qualification Badges

Medals Issued by the Russian Communist Party (KPRF) after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
These decorations are not recognized by the present Russian government, but veterans will still wear them.


Zhukov Medal 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Marshall Zhukov 50th Aniversary of the Victory of the Great Patriotic War 80th Anniversary of the KGB Military Veteran Internationalist 300 yr Anniversary of the Russian Navy Admiral Kuznetsov Commemorative Medal 80th Anniversary of the Soviet Airborne Troops 80th Anniversary of the Soviet Border Guards 80th Anniversary of the Soviet Revolution 80th Anniversary of the Young Communists Organization 60th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War