By the end of the war with the Nazis, it became clear that the number of homeless children in the country will bespretsidentnym.In addition, the loss of the adult population was so devastating that it is extremely important task is to increase the birth rate.Considering these factors and the obvious role of women, in 1944 the Soviet government approved the award "Parent Glory".
Regulations on the Order
"Maternal Glory" - the Order, the purpose of which is, in principle, of course.This difference of valor and strength of the mother, her selfless work.However, the awards were awarded only to those women who have given birth and have taken education from seven to nine children.The decision on awarding the Presidium of the Supreme Council adopts, the ceremony awarding the Order held in the name of the highest executive power in the country.
Order "Maternal Glory" has three degrees.Graduate course, it is a first.Such awards are given to those women who became the mother of nine.According to the status of the insignia, it can be awarded only when the youngest has reached one year and all the other children are alive.Order "Maternal Glory" 2 degrees awarded in the event that a family of eight children.Also worth noting is that the mother receives the corresponding reward once worn on the chest on the left side.If there are other distinctions, this award after hang them all.
Order "Parent Glory" 3 degrees awarded in the presence of seven children.
Features awarding
When a decision is made to submit to the award, be sure to take into account those children, which was framed by law guardianship.This is understandable in the country after the war had a lot of orphans.Orphanages, hastily formed, could not cope with the flow.In the same village there were a lot of good people who have taken orphans into their family from a neighboring yard."Maternal Glory" - the Order, which still must reflect feat.And take in the hungry, hard years of ruin other people's children in your family, nothing feat?
According to the provisions on award, the choice of the candidate is also taken into account the children who disappeared or died in defense of their homeland or performing a military duty, saving other people's lives, protecting state property and the rule of law.In addition, if the older children a woman died in the professional duty or wounds that have been received during the hostilities, the State also allows them.
History of
"Maternal Glory" - the Order, which has been designed and developed by well-known in the Soviet Union of arts Ivan Dubasov, who headed the art department of Goznak.Simultaneously it was established order "Heroine Mother" and Medal of motherhood.Thus, the award of its significance was somewhere in the middle.
first award were selected for 6 December 1944, when the marks of distinction of the first degree were awarded 21 women, 26 received second degree and third - 27 mothers.The first three medals awarded Collective Farm (first degree), the saleswoman shop (second degree) and housewife (third degree).For almost twenty years, the highest award received more than 753 thousand women, orders the second and third degree - a 1.5 and 2.78 million women, respectively.
By early 1995, the total number of women awarded exceeded 5.53 million women.
Appearance
"Maternal Glory" - an award which in all three degrees was made of silver.Unlike many medals and awards, have a form of this award is an oval.All three levels are different from each other and the presence of enamel colors and gilding.
top Soviet flag is located: at the highest award it is covered with red enamel, have the second degree - blue, the third - without enamel.On the banner name engraved awards and degree.On the Order of the first degree, they are covered with gold leaf.Here, under the banner of the right is a shield with the embossed letters "USSR" and a small red five-pointed star in the middle and at the top.Below the shield is placed in the middle of the hammer and sickle.Poster on the Order of the first degree is covered with white enamel.On the left side of the awards is a full-length figure of a woman with a child sitting on his hands.Below are strewn with roses.On the underside of the orders placed petals and gold from the Order of the first degree.
Order in the present
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, almost all public institutions were destroyed or left in ruins.At the time, few people were interested in demography and the family institution as such.However, in 2008, we went back to the promotion of family values.It was established the Order of "Parental Glory", has become essentially an analogue of the Soviet insignia, but taking into account the merits and father.The new award is given to the parents or adoptive parents, the family that grows from four or more children.The status of the order repeats the position of the Russian Soviet.Clarifies details such as delivery of orders occurs when the youngest child of three years.In the case of adoptive parents is necessary to observe the conditions of decent content taken from the orphanage children for at least five years.It is worth noting that the Order is also accompanied by a monetary award.Initially it was a lump sum of fifty thousand rubles, in 2013 it is one hundred thousand.
