Order for Personal Courage
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The Order for Personal Courage was established by Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
of the USSR on December 28, 1988.
This decoration could be awarded to any USSR citizen showing outstanding courage and bravery during life-saving, keeping of public order and safeguard of State
property
, as well as for fighting crime
, environmental catastrophes
, and other exceptional events.
The award was designed by A.B.Zhuk and represents a silver gilded silver star with words "For Personal Courage" and "USSR " written on it. It was replaced in Russia by the Order of Courage
in 1994, which has different look.
The order was first awarded on February 3, 1989 to a teacher of school No. 42 of the city of Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz
) Natalia Efimova. Her class with the students was taken hostage and later freed in a police operation.
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet was a Soviet governmental institution – a permanent body of the Supreme Soviets . This body was of the all-Union level , as well as in all Soviet republics and autonomous republics...
of the USSR on December 28, 1988.
This decoration could be awarded to any USSR citizen showing outstanding courage and bravery during life-saving, keeping of public order and safeguard of State
Sovereign state
A sovereign state, or simply, state, is a state with a defined territory on which it exercises internal and external sovereignty, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states. It is also normally understood to be a state which is neither...
property
Property
Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation...
, as well as for fighting crime
Crime
Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority can ultimately prescribe a conviction...
, environmental catastrophes
Disaster
A disaster is a natural or man-made hazard that has come to fruition, resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life, or drastic change to the environment...
, and other exceptional events.
The award was designed by A.B.Zhuk and represents a silver gilded silver star with words "For Personal Courage" and "USSR " written on it. It was replaced in Russia by the Order of Courage
Order of Courage
The Order of Courage is a decoration presented by the government of the Russian Federation. Established in 1994, the order is presented for "acts of courage or self-sacrifice."- External links :* *...
in 1994, which has different look.
The order was first awarded on February 3, 1989 to a teacher of school No. 42 of the city of Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkaz
Vladikavkaz
-Notable structures:In Vladikavkaz, there is a guyed TV mast, tall, built in 1961, which has six crossbars with gangways in two levels running from the mast structure to the guys.-Twin towns/sister cities:...
) Natalia Efimova. Her class with the students was taken hostage and later freed in a police operation.