Back Held van die Russiese Federasie Afrikaans بطل الاتحاد الروسي (وسام) Arabic Rusiya Federasiyasının Qəhrəmanı Azerbaijani Рәсәй Федерацияһы Геройы Bashkir Герой Расійскай Федэрацыі Byelorussian Герой Расейскай Фэдэрацыі BE-X-OLD Hrdina Ruské federace Czech Раççей Федерацийĕн Паттăрĕ CV Russiske Føderations Helt Danish Held der Russischen Föderation German
| Honorary title Hero of the Russian Federation | |
|---|---|
 Obverse of the Gold Hero of the Russian Federation | |
| Type | Honorary title |
| Awarded for | Extraordinary service to the state |
| Presented by | the Russian Federation |
| Eligibility | Russian citizens and foreign nationals |
| Status | Active |
| Established | 20 March 1992[1] |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) | Order of St Andrew |
| Related | Hero of the Soviet Union Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation Hero of Ukraine Hero of Belarus Hero of Kazakhstan Hero of the Donetsk People's Republic Hero of the Luhansk People's Republic Hero of Uzbekistan |
Hero of the Russian Federation (Russian: Герой Российской Федерации, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲijskəj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨɪ]), also unofficially called Hero of Russia (Russian: Герой России, IPA: [ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲiɪ]), is the highest honorary title of the Russian Federation. The title has a Gold Star medal, an insignia of honour that identifies recipients.
The title is awarded to persons for "service to the Russian state and nation, usually connected with a heroic feat of valour".[2] The title is bestowed by decree of the president of the Russian Federation.[3] Russian citizenship or being in the service of the Russian state is not obligatory.
The title was established in 1992 and, as of 2015[update], was awarded more than 970 times, of which more than 440 were posthumously.[4]
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- ^ "Государственные награды России". Award.gov.ru. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "Учреждено звание Героя Российс". Prlib.ru. Retrieved May 20, 2015.