January 13th commemorative medal
In Lithuania, the Medal of 13 January (Sausio 13-osios atminimo medalis) is a state medal of Lithuania, awarded for the contributions in the restoration of the independence of the state. The medal is awarded to Lithuanian and foreign citizens for defending the freedom and independence of Lithuania in between January and September 1991. The name references the January Events, the end of which ended on 13 January 1991.
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January 13th commemorative medal
- Name
- Independence Medal
- Period
- 1991
- Region
- Lithuania
- Related practice
- silver
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In Lithuania, the Medal of 13 January (Sausio 13-osios atminimo medalis) is a state medal of Lithuania, awarded for the contributions in the restoration of the independence of the state. The medal is awarded to Lithuanian and foreign citizens for defending the freedom and independence of Lithuania in between January and September 1991. The name references the January Events, the end of which ended on 13 January 1991.
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• Name — Independence Medal • Type — State decoration • Awarded For — Restoration of Lithuania's independence • Established — 1992 • Country — Lithuania • Motto — Buvom, esam ir būsim (Lithuanian: Were, are and will be)
Recipients
Recipients
• Boris Yeltsin (9 January 1992) • Zurab Zhvania • Jacek Kuroń • Mstislav Rostropovich (10 June 1992) • Sergey Averintsev (19 January 1992) • Anatolijs Gorbunovs • Brian Mulroney (12 February 1992) • Joe Clark (12 February 1992)
Dmitry Kiselyov
Dmitry Kiselyov
On April 3, 2014, by decree of Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite, Russian journalist and TV presenter Dmitry Kiselyov was deprived of this medal, awarded to him in 1994, for what Grybauskaite designated as discrediting the title of the recipient by mocking the fundamental values of freedom and democracy on air. On the same day, Russian TV presenter and journalist Tatyana Mitkova refused this medal as a sign of solidarity with Dmitry Kiselyov. On the air of her program. the TV presenter said: “I officially declare that I refuse the medal awarded to me at the same time and ask the President of Lithuania, Mrs. Grybauskaite, to remove me from the list of awardees.” On April 14, Tatyana Mitkova was deprived of the award by decree of Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite.
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This is the largest award of the Republic of Lithuania: 4,326 (as of April 19, 2023). Lithuanian and foreign citizens have been honored with it. The author of the medal project is the sculptor Leonas Pivoriūnas
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Žukauskas, Antanas. 50 litų moneta, išleista sausio tryliktosios kovų už lietuvos laisvę atminti. lb.lt. 1996.
- 2.ODM of Lithuania: Medal of January 13. www.medals.org.uk.
- 3.Apdovanotų asmenų duomenų bazė.
- 4.I-2326 Dėl apdovanojimo Sausio 13-osios atminimo medaliu. e-seimas.lrs.lt.
- 5.Указ Президента Литовской Республики от 11 января 1994 года № 205
- 6.:ru:РБК. Литва лишила Дмитрия Киселёва государственной награды. 2014-04-03.
- 7.:ru:НТВ NTV. Ведущая НТВ Татьяна Миткова отказалась от госнаграды Литвы в знак солидарности с Киселёвым. 2014-04-03.
- 8.ru.delfi.lt. Президент Литвы вычеркнула Миткову из списка награждённых Медалью памяти 13 января. 2014-04-15.
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