Medal "For Labour Valour"

Medal "For Labour Valour"
Medal "For Labour Valour" (obverse)
TypeCivilian efficiency medal
CountrySoviet Union Edit this on Wikidata
Presented by Soviet Union
EligibilitySoviet citizens and foreign nationals
EstablishedDecember 27, 1938
First awardedJanuary 15, 1939
Total1,825,100
Ribbon of the "Medal For Labour Valour"
Rocket engineer and spacecraft designer Sergei Korolev, a recipient of the Medal "For Labour Valour"
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, a recipient of the Medal "For Labour Valour"
Star hockey goaltender Vladislav Tretiak, a recipient of the Medal "For Labour Valour"
Eminent scholar Dmitry Likhachov, a recipient of the Medal "For Labour Valour"

The Medal "For Labour Valour" (‹See Tfd›Russian: Медаль «За трудовую доблесть») was a civilian labour award of the Soviet Union bestowed to especially deserving workers to recognise and honour dedicated and valorous labour or significant contributions in the fields of science, culture or the manufacturing industry. It was established on December 27, 1938, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.[1] During its existence, its statute was amended three times by further decrees, first on June 19, 1943[2] to amend its description and ribbon, then on December 16, 1947[3] to amend its regulations, and finally on July 18, 1980[4] to confirm all previous amendments. During its existence of just over fifty years, it was bestowed to almost two million deserving citizens. The medal ceased to be awarded following the December 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union.

  1. ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 27, 1938" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1938-12-27. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  2. ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 19, 1943" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1943-06-19. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  3. ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of December 16, 1947" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1943-06-19. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  4. ^ "Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of July 18, 1980 № 2523-X" (in Russian). Legal Library of the USSR. 1980-07-18. Retrieved 2012-04-08.