Order of Courage (Russia)

For other uses, see Order of Courage (disambiguation).
Order of Courage
Order of Courage (obverse)
TypeSingle grade order
Awarded forSelfless courage and valour
Presented by Russian Federation
EligibilityRussian citizens and foreign nationals
StatusActive
EstablishedMarch 2, 1994
First awardedJanuary 6, 1995
Ribbon of the Order of Courage
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Nakhimov
Next (lower)Order For Military Merit
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
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
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev awarding the Order of Courage to EMERCOM mine rescue detachment commander Valery Zelyakov on May 3, 2012

The Order of Courage (Russian: Орден Мужества, Orden Muzhestva) is a state decoration of the Russian Federation first established on March 2, 1994, by Presidential Decree 442[1] to recognise selfless acts of courage and valour. Its statute was amended three times, first on January 6, 1999, by Presidential Decree 19,[2] again on September 7, 2010, by Presidential Decree 1099,[3] and finally on December 16, 2011, by Presidential Decree 1631.[4] The Order of Courage nominally replaced the Soviet Order "For Personal Courage" in the post-USSR Russian awards system.

  1. ^ "Decree 442 of the President of the Russian Federation of March 2, 1994" (in Russian). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. December 15, 1999. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  2. ^ "Decree 19 of the President of the Russian Federation of January 16, 1999" (in Russian). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. December 15, 1999. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Decree 1099 of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010" (in Russian). Russian Gazette. September 7, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
  4. ^ "Decree 1631 of the President of the Russian Federation of December 16, 2011" (in Russian). Site of the President of the Russian Federation. December 16, 2011. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2012.