Hero of the Russian Federation
Also known as Hero of Russia
highest honorary title of Russia
Key facts
- Type
- Honorary title
- Awarded for
- Extraordinary service to the state
- Presented by
- the Russian Federation
- Eligibility
- Russian citizens and foreign nationals
- Status
- Active
- Established
- 20 March 1992
- First award
- 11 April 1992
- Next lower
- Order of St Andrew
- Related
- Hero of the Soviet Union , Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation , Hero of Ukraine , Hero of Belarus , Hero of Kazakhstan , Hero of the Chechen Republic , Hero of the Donetsk People's Republic [ ru ] , Hero of the Luhansk People's Republic [ ru ] , Hero of Uzbekistan
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- RIAN archive 470774 Gold Star medal (cropped).jpg
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Hero of the Russian Federation (Russian: Герой Российской Федерации, romanized: Geroy Rossiyskoy Federatsii, Russian pronunciation: [ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲijskəj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨɪ]), also unofficially called Hero of Russia (Russian: Герой России, romanized: Geroy Rossii, Russian pronunciation: [ɡʲɪˈroj rɐˈsʲiɪ]), is the highest honorary title of the Russian Federation. The title has a Gold Star medal, an insignia of honour that identifies recipients.
The title is awarded to persons for "service to the Russian state and nation, usually connected with a heroic feat of valour". The title is bestowed by decree of the president of the Russian Federation. Russian citizenship or being in the service of the Russian state is not obligatory.