Order of Friendship of Peoples
Order of Friendship of Peoples was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in strengthening of inter-ethnic and international friendship and cooperation, for economical, political, scientific, military, and cultural development of the Soviet Union. It was established on December 17, 1972, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Soviet Union. The design of order was created by Alexander Zhuk.
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Order of Friendship of Peoples was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in strengthening of inter-ethnic and international friendship and cooperation, for economical, political, scientific, military, and cultural development of the Soviet Union. It was established on December 17, 1972, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Soviet Union. The design of order was created by Alexander Zhuk.
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The status of Order was slightly amended by the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union in July 1980. It was abolished in December 1991. In the Russian Federation it was succeeded by the Order of Friendship, also designed by Alexander Zhuk. The first recipient was the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), followed by the other republics of the Soviet Union.
• Name — Order of Friendship of Peoples • Presenter — Soviet Union • Type — Individual/Organizational Award • Status — No longer issued • Established — December 17, 1972 • Firstawarded — December 29, 1972 • Lastawarded — December 21, 1991 • Total Awarded — 72 760 • Higher — Order of the Red Banner of Labour • Lower — Order of the Badge of Honour • Caption2 — Ribbon The Order of Friendship of Peoples was an order of the Soviet Union, and was awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units, as well as administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in strengthening of inter-ethnic and international friendship and cooperation, for economical, political, scientific, military, and cultural development of the Soviet Union. It was established on December 17, 1972, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Soviet Union. The design of order was created by Alexander Zhuk. The status of Order was slightly amended by the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union in July 1980. It was abolished in December 1991. In the Russian Federation it was succeeded by the Order of Friendship, also designed by Alexander Zhuk. The first recipient was the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR), followed by the other republics of the Soviet Union.
Notable recipients
Notable recipients
• Abuzar Aydamirov, Chechen writer • Chinghiz Aitmatov, Kyrgyz author • Fazu Aliyeva, Avar poet • Yusuf Dadoo, South African activist and opponent of Apartheid • Yevgeniya Dolinyuk, Ukrainian kolkhoznik, politician and writer • Toyohiro Akiyama, Japanese cosmonaut and journalist • Helen Sharman, British cosmonaut • Eduard Khil, Russian baritone singer
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