The Ushakov Medal is a serious award to members of the Navy. Only the medal “For Courage” is older than her. The award has been awarded since 1944, it was then that it was officially established and copies were issued for awarding both officers and junior ranks: sailors, midshipmen, warrant officers of the USSR Navy.

Admiral Kuznetsov initiated the creation of the award. The name of the medal was given in honor of Fyodor Ushakov. He was an outstanding commander of the Black Sea Fleet, who introduced new tactics of combat with a sailing fleet during the Russian-Turkish War. The appearance of the medal was assigned to a group of artists led by Captain Khomich. Diodorov is considered the main author of the image. The project for introducing awards was initiated by Shcherbakov and the medal successfully passed the commission the first time.

Ushakov Medal

The medal was awarded as a reward for personal courage shown by Navy personnel of various ranks during naval operations. Approximately 16 thousand sailors of various ranks received the medal. Therefore, there are relatively few copies of the medal, which ensures its value among collectors. Many of them consider the Ushakov medal to be an analogue of the land medal “For Courage”, adapted for the Navy.

The medals were first awarded in 1944 in various USSR fleets. The first to receive the award were midshipmen Gorokhov, Stepanenko and foreman Shchevbunov, who served in the Black Sea Fleet. A few days later, the awards were received by petty officers in the Baltic and Northern Fleet. In 1945, there were cases of awarding orders to sailors of foreign fleets, in particular, the American Navy.

There are cases in history when the Ushakov medal was awarded again. Sergeants Eremenko, Fedorenko, Borisov, and Kladiev received several medals for their courage. These names went down in the history of the USSR Navy for a long time.

But in addition to the Ushakov medal, employees also received the Nakhimov medal. Therefore, people who received two awards at once were held in special esteem. Its presentation was especially relevant in the post-war period. The Ushakov medal was also received by employees on submarines who also actively participated in military operations against the Nazis.

Cases in which employees were awarded the Ushakov medal:

• military operations against opponents of the USSR on the world stage;
• during the defense of state borders;
• during the performance of combat missions assigned by superiors;
• fulfillment of duty to the Fatherland, which was accompanied by a risk to the life of the employee.

Appearance

The appearance of the medal was round in shape. The diameter is approximately 3.5 centimeters. In the center of the circle is a relief image of Admiral Ushakov. The image is limited by dots, there are 84 of them. Outside them is the inscription “Admiral Ushakov”, it is also convex, the letters are in capitals. Between the words is the symbol of the USSR - a five-pointed star.

The lower part of the medal has an image of two laurel branches intertwined with a ribbon. But the main feature of the award is that the medal is placed on an anchor about 5 centimeters high.

925 sterling silver was used to make the medal. The weight of the Ushakov medal is 35 grams.

The medal block was standard, pentagonal. The award was attached to it using an eyelet. The ribbon itself is covered with blue moire fabric, its width is 2.4 centimeters. And on the front side of the block there is an anchor chain depicted in miniature. According to the rules, the medal had to be worn on the left side of the uniform. And it is attached immediately after the award “For Courage”, if there was one.

A passport was also issued with the medal, which indicated its serial number, as well as the presence of other medals. It was this document that made it possible to receive a monetary reward, as well as other benefits of the USSR, and confirmed ownership of the medal.

Who is it given to?

The medal was valued not only for the precious metal it contained, but also for its level. After all, to receive an award there must be a significant reason. And it was presented in a solemn ceremony by the commanders of the fleets.

But since the reason for the award was courage in the performance of official duty, the award was often awarded posthumously. Relatives of the heroes became its owners. The medal had value not only among the crew members, but even on land among ordinary people.

Modern assessment of the medal

In peacetime, medals also continued to be issued, in particular for the protection of state borders. From 1980 to 1991, about a thousand military personnel received the award. In modern Russia, the medal still exists - this is evidenced by a decree from 1994. The rules for issuing medals have remained virtually unchanged since Soviet times.

The award is presented to Navy personnel for courage and courage shown during the defense of maritime borders, as well as for special efforts during exercises and service in the fleet. Nothing has changed in the design of the medal or its design. The width of the ribbon, the block, as well as the image of Admiral Ushakov are still present on the award.

According to the rules of wearing, the Ushakov medal is worn on the left side of the uniform after the Suvorov award. The junior awards are considered to be the Zhukov and Nesterov medals. The material from which this medal is made is 925 sterling silver.

Today, there is a demand for these medals among collectors. They are distinguished by types: solid or prefabricated. The prefabricated, or soldered, option appeared first. The point was that the anchor was tightly soldered to the back of the medal, and its number was also depicted on the reverse side of the award. The maximum number according to collectors' sources is 15704, from this we can judge the number of awards issued during the Soviet Union. Such medals were awarded in the post-war period, mostly single copies were found until 1980.

But in later periods, solid medals began to be made. Moreover, the anchor on these specimens was oxidized, which is why it differed in color. There are fewer such awards and it is difficult to count their number, since there is no stamp with a number on the back of the medal.

Very rarely a duplicate medal was issued. This was possible only in cases where the situation of loss was inevitable. For example, during a battle or natural disaster. The duplicate award was not stamped in any way or had the letter “D” on the reverse side.

The cost of a copy ranges from one thousand to two thousand US dollars. In addition to antiquity, the metal from which the awards were made is also valued. Since the price of the medal is high, do not forget to check its authenticity. It is especially important to have a paper passport with you - a document for the medal.

By the Decree of the Presidium of the RF Armed Forces of March 2, 1992, it was allowed to use for awarding Russian citizens Ushakov medal, established in the Soviet Union. Its author was the artist D. L. Diodorov. The award was presented for courage and courage shown at sea in defense of the Motherland in peace and war.

In March 1994, the medal was re-established in the system of awards of the Russian Federation by the President of the Russian Federation, but with some changes in position and appearance. Author of the project Ushakov medals, established in March 1994, is the architect M. A. Shepilevsky.

According to the Regulations, it is awarded to military personnel from among the personnel of units and subunits of the Russian Navy, as well as personnel of the maritime guard of the FSB Border Service. The basis for the award is personal courage and bravery demonstrated in peacetime or wartime in defending the Fatherland and state interests of Russia at sea.

Solid stamped, made of silver, diameter 36 mm, thickness 2.7 mm. In the center on the front side there is a chest-to-chest image of Admiral F. F. Ushakov, framed around the circumference by convex dots. Above the image is the inscription “Admiral Ushakov”. Below, under the image, there are laurel branches fastened with a crisscrossing ribbon. On the reverse side there is an anchor, the height of which is 49 mm. Here, to the right of the anchor, is the award number. Through a ring located in the anchor bracket, the medal is connected to the pentagonal block. The block is covered with silk moire ribbon. The ribbon is blue, with two stripes along the edges - white and blue. The width of the tape is 24 mm, the width of the white strip is 2 mm, the blue strip is 1.5 mm. On top of the tape on the block there is a V-shaped, silver, miniature anchor chain. Two ends of the chain are attached to rings in the upper corners of the block, and one is attached to an eyelet intended for fastening at the bottom of the block.

The rules of wearing include placing the medal on the left side of the chest. If the recipient has other state awards, then it should be located after the honey. Zhukov (according to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 7, 2010). For wearing on clothing, the use of a strap is specified, the height of which is 8 millimeters and the width is 24 millimeters.

For everyday wear and on special occasions, it is possible to use a miniature copy of the medal measuring 16 mm. During the period from 1992 to 1994, about one and a half thousand people were awarded this medal. The first recipients were 996 veterans of the Solovetsky School of Young Men of the USSR Navy. The award ceremony took place in July 1992.

The Orders of Ushakov and Nakhimov were supplemented by medals of the same name, which were intended to award junior ranks of the Soviet Navy. The eldest was the Ushakov medal, which was established by the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces of March 3, 1944, simultaneously with the above-mentioned orders. The initiator of the establishment of new military awards that could be awarded to officers and sailors of the Soviet fleet was the People's Commissar of the USSR Navy, Admiral N. G. Kuznetsov.

The final decision to introduce a new medal was made by members of a special commission, headed by the head of the GPU of the Red Army A.S. Shcherbakov. The Ushakov medal project belonged to a group of artists headed by the head of the organizational and mobilization department of the People's Commissariat of the Soviet Navy, Captain 1st Rank B. M. Khomich. The artist A.L. Diodorov is considered to be the direct author of the design of the medal. During the Great Patriotic War, the right to award the Ushakov medal was transferred from the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces to the highest and senior command staff of the fleet. The right to award the Ushakov medal was given to commanders of fleets and flotillas, naval air forces, ship squadrons, coastal defense areas, as well as commanders of ship brigades, commanders of artillery and aviation brigades, marine brigades and individual regiments. This provision on the right to award the medal lasted until February 26, 1947.

The Ushakov medal could be awarded to soldiers and sailors, sergeants and foremen, warrant officers and midshipmen of the Navy, as well as naval units of the USSR border troops for personal courage and courage that they showed during combat operations. At the same time, isolated cases were known of awarding the Ushakov medal to junior naval officers; usually such awards were carried out at the request of sailor groups.

The Ushakov Medal was intended to reward privates, sergeants-seniors of the fleet and midshipmen for their courage and courage: in battles with the enemies of the Soviet Union in naval theaters of operations; when protecting the state maritime border of the country; when performing combat missions by units and ships of the Navy and border troops; when performing military duty in conditions that were associated with a risk to the lives of military personnel.

The Ushakov medal is a regular circle with a diameter of 36 mm; in the middle of the circle there is a chest-length image of Admiral Ushakov, it is made in relief. The image is framed around the circumference by convex dots (their total number is 84). At the top along the circumference of the medal there is a convex inscription “ADMIRAL USHAKOV” (all letters are capitalized), between the words of the inscription there is a five-pointed star. At the bottom of the medal, under the relief image of the admiral, there are two laurel branches, which are connected by a crossing ribbon. A convex edge runs along the circumference of the front side of the award. The medal circle was placed on an anchor, which has a height of 48.5-49 mm (including the ring at the top). The medal was made of 925 sterling silver. The silver content in the medal is 31.747 g, the total weight of the award is 34.65 ± 1.0 g.

Using a ring and an eyelet, the medal was attached to a standard pentagonal block, which was covered with a silk moire ribbon. On top of the block there was a silver anchor chain, which went from the upper corners of the block and was attached to the eye of the medal. The tape was blue, with white and blue stripes along its edges (the thickness of white was 2 mm, the thickness of blue was 1.5 mm), the total width of the tape was 24 mm.

The Ushakov medal was an analogue of the well-known military medal “For Courage” and was intended for privates and sergeant majors of the navy, as well as midshipmen. This award was worn on the left side of the chest and, in the presence of other Soviet awards, was located immediately after the medal “For Courage”. The Ushakov medal differed from all other military awards of the USSR in that a miniature anchor chain was placed on top of the front side of the medal block, which was attached to the upper corners of the block and to the ear of the medal.

The first Ushakov medals were awarded in April 1944. The presentation of the first awards in the Black Sea Fleet took place on April 20, 1944, Ushakov medals were received by midshipmen S.V. Gorokhov and V.P. Stepanenko, as well as petty officer 1st article V.I. Shchevbunov. In the Northern Fleet, the first medal was awarded on May 26, 1944, and its owner was Petty Officer 2nd Class N.V. Fadeev. In the Baltic Fleet, the first awards were presented on June 26, 1944, their winners were senior Red Navy man A.K. Afanasyev, foremen of the 1st article N.V. Belyaev and E.A. Bychinsky and others. On July 17, 1945, the Ushakov medal was awarded to foreign sailors for the first time; the medal was awarded to 5 servicemen of the American Navy.

In the Soviet Union, there are known cases when the Ushakov medal was awarded again. For example, D. Eremenko, foreman of the 2nd article, was twice a holder of the Ushakov medal. In addition to him, Alexander Pavlovich Fedorenko, Vasily Pavlovich Borisov, Evgeniy Kutyshev, Pavel Kuzmich Kladiev were awarded two Ushakov medals. Also, during the Great Patriotic War, many Soviet sailors were awarded two naval medals at once - Ushakov and Nakhimov. For example, the owner of two naval medals was Hero of the Soviet Union, Petty Officer 1st Article G. M. Davidenko, who served in the Baltic Fleet, where he commanded a boat minesweeper from the 7th division of boat minesweepers. A. M. Portnov, who fought on the submarines M-74 and M-102, also had both naval medals. Later, Portnov was part of the crew of the underwater minelayer L-3, which managed to sink the German transport Goya, which was carrying more than 6 thousand Nazis.

During the Great Patriotic War, the Ushakov medal was issued more than 14 thousand times. On March 28, 1980, a change was made to the statute of the medal, which allowed the medal to be awarded in both war and peacetime. Between 1980 and 1991, approximately 1,000 awards were made. As of January 1, 1995, the Ushakov medal was awarded 16,080 times. It is worth noting that after the collapse of the USSR, the medal was retained in the Russian award system. After being preserved in the award system of the Russian Federation, the appearance of the medal did not undergo major changes.

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Ushakov Medal

Changes were made by Decrees of 02/26/47, 12/16/47 and 03/28/80.

Permitted to use for awarding in the Russian Federation by the Decree of the PVS of the Russian Federation dated March 2, 1992

2. Author of the medal- artist Diodorov D.L., and head of the organizational and mobilization Directorate of the People's Commissariat of the USSR Navy during the Second World War, captain 1st rank B.M. Khomich; anchor-chains - captain 1st rank S.F. Yuryev.

3. The medal was established to reward for courage and bravery shown in defending the Fatherland in naval theaters, both in war and in peacetime.

The medal is awarded military personnel of the Navy and naval units of the Border Troops of the Russian Federation for personal courage and bravery shown:

When protecting the state maritime border of the Russian Federation;

When performing combat missions by ships and units of the Navy and Border Troops of the Russian Federation;

During combat service and combat duty, and during exercises and maneuvers;

When performing military duty in conditions involving risk to life.

4. Description of the medal.

The Ushakov medal is made of silver, has the shape of a circle with a diameter of 36 mm with a rim, in the middle of which there is a relief breast image of F.F. Ushakov, framed around the circumference with convex dots.

At the top along the circumference in raised letters is the inscription: “Admiral Ushakov,” and between the words of the inscription there is a five-pointed star.

Below, under the relief image of Ushakov, there are two laurel branches connected by a crossing ribbon.

The circle of the medal is superimposed on the anchor.

This medal differs from the medal of the USSR period in the absence of a number and in the fact that it is solidly stamped.

Using an eyelet and a ring, the medal is connected to a pentagonal block covered with a blue silk moire ribbon with white and blue stripes running along the edges along it. The width of the tape is 24 mm, the width of each white stripe is 2 mm, the width of each blue stripe is 1.5 mm. A silver anchor chain is attached over the ribbon from the upper corners of the block to the eye of the medal.

5. The Ushakov medal is worn on the left side of the chest and in the presence of other medals, it is located after the medal “For Courage”.

6. For the “transition period” the medal was awarded 1432 person. For the first time, it was received by 996 participants of the Second World War according to Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 751 of July 7, 1992 “On awarding the Ushakov medal to veterans of the Solovetsky school of young boys of the Navy.”

The Ushakov Medal is one of several awards that have been transferred to the Russian award system without design changes. The PVS Decree, leaving the medal in the new award system and allowing it to be used to reward citizens of the Russian Federation, was signed on 03/02/1992. Presidential Decree No. 442 on the new establishment of the award was approved exactly 2 years later, on 03/02/1994.

Who was the medal for?

The Ushakov Medal is awarded to military personnel of the Navy and Coast Guard who demonstrated courage and valor in defending the homeland and state interests of the country.

It should be worn on the left. The place of the Ushakov medal in the hierarchical list of awards is after the Suvorov medal. Therefore, it is attached to clothing after it (if available). The set includes a miniature copy of the sign.

There is no provision for posthumous awarding of the medal. Secondary awards are also not made.

Medal design

The drawing of the Ushakov medal was developed by the famous architect M. Shepilevsky. It is minted from silver. Made in the form of a circle. Its cross section is 3.6 centimeters. There is a shoulder on the obverse. In the middle is a portrait of the great naval commander V. Ushakov. It is placed in a circle made up of small raised dots.

The upper semicircle contains the words: “Admiral Ushakov.” Below the portrait of Ushakov are two laurel branches intertwined with a ribbon. Behind the medal is a sea anchor. The turnover is smooth. The medal number is engraved on the right.

The medallion is connected to a pentagonal block covered with a light blue ribbon. Along the edges there are 1.5 mm cornflower blue and two mm white stripes. An anchor chain stretches from the top of the ribbon from the upper corners of the block to the eye of the sign.

Related medals

In the system of state awards of our country, there are several signs bearing the names of famous people, in particular:

• . Approved in 1994. Military personnel in the Air Force are encouraged.
• Medal of Zhukov. Approved in 1994. Dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the famous commander. Awarded to individuals for their services in the fight against the Nazis.
• . Approved in 1994. Awarded to military personnel who demonstrated courage in defending their homeland.

Who was awarded

The first award in the Russian Federation took place on July 7, 1992. Then 996 veterans were awarded at the same time. These were cadets from the USSR Navy junior school, located on Solovki. The first award ceremony, which took place after the new establishment of the badge, took place on 04/11/1994. The medal was awarded to 23 WWII veterans.

One of the last awards was made on January 14, 2014. The medal was received by M. Zherbinko. Maxim is a captain of the 2nd rank. He commands the large landing ship "Alexander Shabalin", which is part of the Baltic Fleet. Zherbinko received the medal for a successful military campaign that lasted over a year. More precisely - 392 days.

In total, over 3.5 thousand copies of the Ushakov medal were issued. Most of the recipients are WWII veterans, as well as persons who took part in special operations and military campaigns.

Over the more than 20-year history of the medal, relatively few people have become its owners. The reason is that the country's Navy did not conduct military operations at that time.

N.P. Patrushev

Year of birth - 1951. Nikolai Platonovich's father is a military sailor, a participant in the Second World War. At the age of 23, he graduated from the shipbuilding institute in Leningrad and was assigned to work in the institute's design bureau. In 1974 he became a student of the higher courses of the State Security Committee under the Council of Ministers.

In 1975 he began working for the KGB. He was engaged in counterintelligence. He held several positions. From the summer of 1992, for 2 years he served as head of the Ministry of Security of Karelia and headed the FSK department for Karelia. Then he headed the FSB Internal Security Directorate.

On May 31, 1998, he headed the State Civil Institution of the President of the Russian Federation. He replaced V. Putin himself in this position. He held several major events, one of the latest was an inspection of Rosvooruzhenie. Its implementation was initiated by Yeltsin. As a result, large financial abuses were discovered. The main accused is the former head of the company A. Kotelkin.

In the fall of 1998, he became deputy director of the FSB. In August 1999 I was there. O. director of the FSB, soon became director of the FSB of Russia. He held this post until 2008, that is, for 9 years. In the fall of 2003, he became a member of the Maritime Board under the Russian government. In May 2008, he became Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Doctor of Law. Hero of the Russian Federation. Army General. In the winter of 2007, together with A. Chilingarov and some other people, he made a trip to Antarctica. Flew by helicopter to the South Pole. In 2006, some people considered Patrushev as a candidate for the presidential post.

Since 2004, he headed the All-Russian Volleyball Federation for 5 years.

Yu.N. Kolyagin

Year of birth: 1950. At the age of 22, he graduated from the Higher Combined Arms College in Moscow. A few years later he continued his studies at the Academy. Frunze. For several years after graduating from college, he served in the Chelyabinsk, then Sverdlovsk region.

After graduating from the academy in 1981, he was sent to the Far East. He held several positions - commanded a regiment, then a division. In 1993 he was sent to Syria as a military adviser. He took part in both Chechen wars. He was deputy commander of the 42nd Army Corps of the North Caucasus Military District for combat training. Major General.

In 1997 he was appointed to the post of military commissar of Adygea. In 2012 he retired. He began working as an inspector in the group of inspectors of the Southern Military District of the country's Ministry of Defense. Lives in Maykop.

A.I. Lipinsky

Year of birth - 1959. In 1981, Anatoly Ivanovich became a graduate of the Caspian Higher Military School named after. Kirov. Served in the Northern Fleet. During this time he held various positions. In 1985 he commanded a small anti-submarine ship. After this, he decided to continue his education and entered the Naval Academy. Kuznetsova.

After graduation, he served in the Kamchatka flotilla of the TF. He commanded several ships, in particular the missile cruiser Varyag. In 1996 he became a privateer. In 1997, the Varyag, commanded by Lipinsky, won the prize of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy. She was named the best guided missile cruiser in the fleet.

Since 2006, he commanded the Leningrad naval base of the Baltic Fleet. Since 2009, he commanded the Novorossiysk naval base of the Black Sea Fleet. In accordance with the Presidential Decree, he was relieved of this position. Resigned from military service.

In 2010, he graduated from the correspondence department of the Law Academy in St. Petersburg.

G.N. Matyushin

Year of birth - 1927. Took part in the Second World War. After the war ended, he went to study at the Pedagogical Institute in Ufa. He graduated from it in '52. After that, he worked as a teacher in several Ufa schools. In 1961, Gerald Nikolaevich went to work at the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. His interests mainly extended to questions of anthropogenesis. In addition, he studied the Stone Age of the Southern Urals.

In 1964 he became a candidate of sciences. In 1987 he defended his doctoral dissertation. I found several sites of primitive people in the Urals. He is the author of over 300 scientific papers. In 1992 he became a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. He was a leading researcher at the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Sciences. He headed the archaeological college of the Russian Academy of Education. He was a member of the American Archaeological Society. Died 2000

F.G. Arzhanov

The year of birth of the outstanding organizer of the oil and gas industry is 1927. His father died in the Second World War. He entered the school of cabin boys, which was located on the Solovetsky Islands. After graduating from school in 1943, he served in the Northern Fleet as a radio operator. After the end of the Second World War, he worked on minesweepers, clearing minefields. He carried out this work until the year 50. After this he was demobilized.

After this, in 1956 he graduated from the Technical State University in Samara, after which Arzhanov was awarded a diploma as a petroleum engineer. For 10 years he worked at Kuibyshevneft. Then he left for the Tyumen region, where oil fields began to be developed there. He was the chief engineer of Yuganskneft, developed the Ust-Balyk deposits, and built Nefteyugansk.

In 1977 he became the head of Glavtyumenneftegaz. After 3 years he was removed from this position. He was immediately offered the post of chief engineer of Soyuztermneft in Krasnodar. Almost immediately I left for Vietnam. There he was the general director of the joint company Vietsovpetro. There he quickly established the operation of the enterprise.

Returning from Vietnam, he worked in Krasnodar. He was the general director of Soyuztermneft. He died in the summer of 1994.