Order of Courage can get for selfless act in different situations.Perhaps, for the fight against crime, to save people, the protection of public order.Awards may for showing courage and bravery during natural disasters, fires, accidents, or any other emergency.Decent out of the circumstances in which there is a risk to life, it can also be marked with this Order.Extreme situations may arise during the performance of military or civic duty.This award can only be obtained by Presidential Decree.
Put wearing the Order of Courage on the left side of the chest.If there are other orders of the Russian Federation, it is placed after the "Order of Merit for the Fatherland» IV degree.
Order of Courage is made of silver.It ravnokonechnogo Cross, which ends rounded rim around the edge and rays relief.In the center of the sign - the emblem of the Russian Federation made volumetrically.The downside with the word "Courage" and the number of orders.The length and width of the sign - 4 cm.
Cross handle and ring connected to the pentagonal block, which is covered with moire ribbon.In color it red with white stripes on the edges.
Eugene Ukhnaliou - the author of the image of the Order - based his cross militias, widely known in faleristics.
first award for courage, for bravery was awarded in 1994.They were awarded the representatives of Naryan Mar squadron V. Afanasiev (commander of a helicopter) and V. Ostapchuk (deputy commander).They boldly and fearlessly saved people from the distressed ship "Yakhroma".
Knights of the Order of Courage D. Arkhipov, V. Ampilov, BOEV and other 12 people - wheelchair users - were rewarded for what drove the wheelchair from St. Petersburg to Alma-Ata.This route they have done for the strengthening and development of friendly relations between peoples of the CIS and Baltic countries.
awarded the Order of Courage 10 people who worked in the Ministry of Emergency Situations, for his work on the "Komsomolets" (sunken submarine).111 people have earned the award, eliminating the effects of the earthquake on Sakhalin.During the Chechen war, many soldiers who have shown dedication and courage in battle, received this high distinction.
Knights of the Order of Courage are many, but among them, unfortunately, there is a marked state posthumously.
In 2009 DAMedvedev, as president of the Russian Federation, awarded 7-year-old boy Zhenya Tabakov.He saved his sister from rapist.The children were home alone.They opened the door to the man, to imagine a postman.The man initially demanded money, but did not get them, dragged the 12-year-old girl in the bathroom, tearing off her clothes and the boy went to look for anything of value.Eugene kept his head, grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed him with a running start in the lower back rapist.Children did not have enough strength to deal a serious blow.But the man released the girl, she ran away.Ozverev, rapist grabbed Eugene, hit him eight times with a knife.Hearing the sound of approaching people who called my sister, the offender escaped.Eugene could not save, he died on the same day from blood loss.Zhenya Tabakov - the youngest Russian citizen, was awarded this high state award.Order of Courage he got, unfortunately, posthumously.
