TheMedal of Pushkin (Russian:медаль Пушкина) is astate decoration of theRussian Federation awarded to its citizens and to foreigners for achievements in the arts and culture, education, humanities and literature. It is named in honour of Russian author and poetAlexander Sergeyevich Pushkin.
The Medal of Pushkin was established on May 9, 1999, byPresidential Decree No. 574,[1] its statute was amended on September 7, 2010, by Presidential Decree No. 1099[2] which completely revamped the awards and honours system of the Russian Federation.
The Medal of Pushkin is awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation with at least 20 years in socio-humanitarian activities for achievements in the arts and culture, education, humanities and literature, for great contributions to the study and preservation of the Russian cultural heritage, in the rapprochement and mutual enrichment of cultures of nations and peoples, for the creation of highly artistic images.[3]
The Russian Federation order of precedence dictates the medal is to be worn on the left breast with other medals immediately after theMedal of Nesterov.[4]
The Medal of Pushkin is a circular 32 mm diameter silver medal with raised rims on both theobverse and reverse. The obverse bears a self-portrait (line drawing) of Pushkin's left profile. On the reverse center the horizontal relief signature of Pushkin himself. The signature takes most of the total width of the medal. Under the signature near the lower rim of the medal, the letter "N" in relief and a line reserved for the award serial number.[3]
The medal hangs from a standard Russian pentagonal mount by a ring through the medal suspension loop. The mount is covered by an overlapping 24 mm wide azure silkmoiré ribbon, with a 2.5 mm golden stripe situated 5 mm from the ribbon's right edge.[3]
Number of awards of the Medal of Pushkin to 2025:[5]
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total
61
76
45
31
26
27
16
53
153
60
34
52
44
79
48
23
33
32
37
27
21
8
17
23
22
8
8
1065
Natalia Y. Borodin, director of the Pushkin school inNovomoskovsk,Tula Region, received two Medals of Pushkin – 1999 and 2000.
The Medal of Pushkin was also awarded to citizens of the following states: Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon,[6] Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, South Ossetia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine,[7] United Kingdom,[8] Uruguay, Uzbekistan, USA, and Vietnam.[9]
Many heads of state were also awarded the Medal of Pushkin.
^abc"Statute of the Medal of Pushkin" (in Russian). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. 2010-09-07.Archived from the original on 2015-07-05. Retrieved2012-02-15.
^Based on information from the site of the President of the Russian Federation and the legal systems' reference web sites of "Consultants", "Garant", and "Codex"
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