Hero of Socialist Labour

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Hero of Socialist Labour
"Sickle and Hammer" of the Hero of Socialist Labour medal
Type	Highest degree of distinction
Awarded for	Exceptional achievements in national economy and culture
Presented by	Soviet Union
Eligibility	Soviet citizens
Status	Replaced by "Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation"
Established	27 December 1938
First awarded	20 December 1939
Last awarded	24 December 1991
Total	20,812 105 people with two awards 16 people with three awards
Related	Hero of the Soviet Union Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation

The Hero of Socialist Labour (Russian: Герой Социалистического Труда, romanized: Geroy Sotsialisticheskogo Truda) was an honorific title in the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact countries from 1938 to 1991. It represented the highest degree of distinction in the USSR and was awarded for exceptional achievements in Soviet industry and culture. It provided a similar status to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, which was awarded for heroic deeds, but differed in that it was not awarded to foreign citizens.