Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union

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Awards, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union are decorations from the former Soviet Union that recognised achievements and personal accomplishments, both military and civilian. Many of the awards, decorations, and orders were discontinued after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, while some are still issued by the Russian Federation, as of 2024. Many of those awards are simply reworked versions of their Soviet predecessors; this includes the reinvention of the Hero of the Soviet Union as the Hero of the Russian Federation, and the Hero of Socialist Labour as the Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation. The wide range of Soviet awards and decorations reflect the diverse and dynamic political, social, and military histories of the USSR, from its progenital revolution in 1917 to its eventual dissolution in 1991.

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