Order of Courage

• Name — Order of Courage • Presenter — Russian Federation • Type — Single grade order • Eligibility — Russian citizens and foreign nationals • Awarded For — Selfless courage and valour • Status — Active • Established — March 2, 1994 • Firstawarded — January 6, 1995 • Higher — Order of Nakhimov • Lower — Order For Military Merit • Caption2 — Ribbon of the Order of Courage • Illustration — Lt. Col. Lebed, Hero of Russia, Knight of the Order of St. George 4th class and 3 time recipient of the Order of Courage, greeting Russian President Medvedev on April 4, 2011 • Illustration — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev awarding the Order of Courage to Naval Infantry Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Kistanov on July 4, 2010, for his actions during the retaking of the Russian tanker MV Moscow University from Somali pirates • Illustration — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev awarding the Order of Courage to EMERCOM mine rescue detachment commander Valery Zelyakov on May 3, 2012

The individuals listed below were recipients of the Order of Courage: • Lieutenant Colonel Anatoly Vyacheslavovich Lebed (three times) • Tatyana Sapunova • Militia Lieutenant Colonel Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Mironov • Lieutenant General and politician Alu Dadashevich Alkhanov • Colonel Marina Lavrentievna Popovich • President of Chechnya Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov • Former Interior, Justice and Prime Minister of Russia Sergei Vadimovich Stepashin • Colonel and President of the Republic of Ingushetia Yunus-bek Bamatgireyevich Yevkurov • Captain Sergey Vladimirovich Perets • Fleet Admiral Vladimir Nikolayevich Chernavin • Lieutenant General Vladimir Anatolyevich Shamanov • Former Justice Minister Vladimir Vasilyevich Ustinov (twice) • Lieutenant General, former President of the Republic of Ingushetia Murat Magometovich Zyazikov • Iosif Davydovich Kobzon • Private Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Rodionov (posthumous) • Professor Maksud Sadikov (posthumous) • Colonel General, former Interior Minister of Russia Vladimir Borisovich Rushailo • Army General Anatoly Vasiliyevich Kvashnin • Army General Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev • Admiral of the Fleet Ivan Matveyevich Kapitanets • Scientist, physicist, Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov • Major General Viktor Nikolaevich Bondarev • Major General Vladimir Zavadsky • Explorer Anatoly Mikhailovich Sagalevich • Major General Oleg Aleksandrovich Kozlov • Army General Valentin Vladimirovich Korabelnikov • Colonel General Nikolay Nikolayevich Bordyuzha • Colonel General Arkady Viktotovich Bakhin • Colonel Said-Magomed Kakiyev (twice) • Militia Captain Viktor Mikhailovich Adamishin (posthumous) • Alexander Ivanovich Bedritsky • French Brigadier General and astronaut Léopold Eyharts • Oleg Kukhta • Grigoriy Mihaylovich Naginskiy • Zakhar Prilepin • NASA astronaut Colonel Nick Hague, USSF • Vitaly Churkin (posthumous) • Alexander Pechersky (posthumous) • Arsen Sergeyevich Pavlov (posthumous) • Darya Dugina (posthumous) • Gera Chausheva • Kirill Stremousov (posthumous) • Sergei Puskepalis (posthumous) • Vladlen Tatarsky (posthumous) • Michael Gloss (posthumous)