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Who was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun. Japanese authorities awarded five Russians the Order of the Rising Sun

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Japan's first national order, Kyokujitsusho, was established by the State Council by decree of April 10, 1875. It is a military and civil order in eight classes (or six classes and two medals), it is used as a reward for merit and is widely awarded to both Japanese and foreign citizens. About 4 million awards were made, of which more than three million were awarded to the lower two classes of the Order of Military Merit. The class of the award corresponded to the rank of the person being awarded, from Class VIII for privates to Class I for generals, and civil officials were awarded in accordance with the position they held.

The badge of the order has a red glass cabochon in the center, symbolizing the sun on the national flag, surrounded by 32 narrow double rays of white enamel, forming an eight-pointed star. The badge is suspended from an imperial paulownia comb of green enamel leaves and lilac enamel flowers. The imperial crest has 5, 7 and 5 paulownia flowers for signs of classes I-IV, and 3, 5 and 3 flowers for classes V-VIII (this is the coat of arms of the imperial princes). The reverse of the sign is identical to the obverse, except that on the reverse of the pendant there are four hieroglyphs of the inscription “award of the Order of Merit”.

The order's ribbon is white with 6 mm red stripes along the edges. The official width of the tape is 30 mm. Early badges had a 36 mm wide ribbon, not moire, slightly grayish with crimson stripes along the edges. Modern ribbons are moiré, snow-white with bright red stripes along the edges.

The early badges of the order, made by Hirata around 1875, are easily distinguished by the more prominent groove between the arms and the slightly yellowish white enamel. Later, the signs began to have a very thin groove between the rays and soft white enamel. The pendant is always attached with two lugs and one screw, in the manner of a door hinge, to the upper beam of the sign. On some examples you can find a small “M” stamp on it on the left side of the lug.

A large number of copies of the order's insignia were made in Europe, mainly for decorated Europeans and, probably, for collectors. All of these copies can be easily recognized by various inaccuracies in the suspension mounting, as well as by the incorrect design of the suspension itself. The rays of the sign may be spaced apart, and the cabochon may have a wide or very narrow surrounding metal ring. Some French-made copies are made of solid gold. Foreign-made ribbons are also usually the wrong size or color. Japanese firms are now also trying to sell copies of the orders for collectors, which can be easily identified by the flat bronze reverse.

The Badge of the Great Ribbon of the Order of the Rising Sun measures 76 mm x 115 mm and is made of gilded silver. The sling tape officially has a width of 121 mm, but in practice it is only 106 mm. The ribbon is white with 18mm red stripes along the edges. Early sling ribbons were made of non-maroon silk with crimson stripes along the edges and without a rosette; later they were made of heavy moiré silk, creamy white in color, with dark red edges and a rosette. Modern ribbons are made of less dense silk, have a pure white color and bright red stripes along the edges. Foreign-made sling lets may differ in the design of the rosette.

The breast star is 91 mm in diameter, convex and represents the gilt badge of the order superimposed on an eight-pointed star of 24 double silver rays with polished sides and a grained surface. On the reverse there are four heads of fastening screws and four hieroglyphs of the inscription “award of the Order of Merit”.

European copies of breast stars sometimes have white enameled outer arms.

The II Class insignia of the Order of the Rising Sun includes the same breast star worn on the right side of the chest. Imperial Edict No. 76 of November 17, 1888 prescribed the wearing of the neck badge, and the directive of the Imperial Awards Committee determined that this badge should be identical to the badge of the III class of the order.

The III class badge measures 55 mm x 88 mm and is made of gilded silver, worn on a neck ribbon 36 mm wide. The elongated pendant ring is gold plated. In early badges made by Hirata around 1875, the imperial crest was rigidly connected to the badge.

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Order of the Rising Sun (Japanese: 旭日章 kyokujitsusho:) - Japanese order. Established by decree of the State Council of April 10, 1875. The Order of the Rising Sun was awarded only to men - for both military and civil merits. In 2003, the order was reformed: now it can also be awarded to women, and the senior type of the highest 1st degree - the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia flowers - is allocated as a separate award. The third in seniority after the Order of the Chrysanthemum and the Order of the Paulownia Flowers (before the allocation of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers as a separate award - the second in seniority).

One of the first Europeans and the first Russian to be awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in 1881 was I. I. Zarubin (1822-1902), a mechanic on the frigate Pallada.

Description

The badge of the order has a red glass cabochon in the center, symbolizing the rising sun, surrounded by 32 narrow double rays of white enamel, in the shape of an eight-pointed star. The badge is suspended from an imperial paulownia comb of leaves and flowers, green and purple enamel, respectively. The imperial crest has 5, 7 and 5 paulownia flowers for signs of classes I-IV, and 3, 5 and 3 flowers for classes V-VIII. The reverse of the sign is identical to the obverse, except that on the reverse of the pendant there are four hieroglyphs of the inscription “award of the Order of Merit”.

The Badge of the Great Ribbon of the Order of the Rising Sun is made of gilded silver.

The breast star is a gilt badge of the order superimposed on an eight-pointed star of 24 double argent rays with polished edges and a grained surface. On the reverse there are four heads of fastening screws and four hieroglyphs of the inscription “award of the Order of Merit”.

Degrees

The order has eight degrees. In 2003, the Order of the Rising Sun underwent a reorganization; the two lower (7th and 8th) degrees of the order were abolished. The first degree was originally divided into two classes - the "Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers" as the highest degree of the order and the "Order of the Rising Sun on the Great Ribbon". Currently, the “Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers” is a separate award, occupying the second position in the Japanese award system after the “Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum”.

Degrees of the Order of the Rising Sun:

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Order on a ribbon

Breast star

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Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class

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Order of the Rising Sun, VIII class

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Literature

Peterson, James W., Barry C. Weaver and Michael A. Quigley. (2001). Orders and Medals of Japan and Associated States. San Ramon, California: Orders and Medals Society of America. ISBN 1-890974-09-9

Links

(Japanese) . 内閣府 Cabinet Office, Government of Japan. Retrieved November 15, 2013. with a description of the first six degrees of the order
(inaccessible link - story , copy) with a description of the eight degrees of the order



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It was so light that he saw the plaques and eyes of the horses glinting in the monthly light, looking back in fear at the riders rustling under the dark awning of the entrance.
Natasha, Sonya, m me Schoss and two girls got into Nikolai’s sleigh. Dimmler and his wife and Petya sat in the old count’s sleigh; Dressed up servants sat in the rest.
- Go ahead, Zakhar! - Nikolai shouted to his father’s coachman in order to have a chance to overtake him on the road.
The old count's troika, in which Dimmler and the other mummers sat, squealing with their runners, as if frozen to the snow, and clinking a thick bell, moved forward. The attached ones pressed against the shafts and got stuck, turning out the strong and shiny snow like sugar.
Nikolai set off after the first three; The others made noise and screamed from behind. At first we rode at a small trot along a narrow road. While we were driving past the garden, shadows from bare trees often lay across the road and hid the bright light of the moon, but as soon as we left the fence, a diamond-shiny snowy plain with a bluish sheen, all bathed in a monthly glow and motionless, opened up on all sides. Once, once, a bump hit the front sleigh; in the same way, the next sleigh and the next were pushed and, boldly breaking the chained silence, one after another the sleighs began to stretch out.
- A hare's trail, a lot of tracks! – Natasha’s voice sounded in the frozen, frozen air.
– Apparently, Nicolas! - said Sonya's voice. – Nikolai looked back at Sonya and bent down to take a closer look at her face. Some completely new, sweet face, with black eyebrows and mustaches, looked out from the sables in the moonlight, close and far.
“It was Sonya before,” thought Nikolai. He looked at her closer and smiled.
- What are you, Nicholas?
“Nothing,” he said and turned back to the horses.
Having arrived on a rough, large road, oiled with runners and all covered with traces of thorns, visible in the light of the moon, the horses themselves began to tighten the reins and speed up. The left one, bending its head, twitched its lines in jumps. The root swayed, moving its ears, as if asking: “should we start or is it too early?” – Ahead, already far away and ringing like a thick bell receding, Zakhar’s black troika was clearly visible on the white snow. Shouting and laughter and the voices of those dressed up were heard from his sleigh.
“Well, you dear ones,” Nikolai shouted, tugging on the reins on one side and withdrawing his hand with the whip. And only by the wind that had become stronger, as if to meet it, and by the twitching of the fasteners, which were tightening and increasing their speed, was it noticeable how fast the troika flew. Nikolai looked back. Screaming and screaming, waving whips and forcing the indigenous people to jump, the other troikas kept pace. The root steadfastly swayed under the arc, not thinking of knocking down and promising to push again and again when necessary.
Nikolai caught up with the top three. They drove down some mountain and onto a widely traveled road through a meadow near a river.
“Where are we going?” thought Nikolai. - “It should be along a slanting meadow. But no, this is something new that I have never seen. This is not a slanting meadow or Demkina Mountain, but God knows what it is! This is something new and magical. Well, whatever it is!” And he, shouting at the horses, began to go around the first three.
Zakhar reined in the horses and turned around his face, which was already frozen to the eyebrows.
Nikolai started his horses; Zakhar, stretching his arms forward, smacked his lips and let his people go.
“Well, hold on, master,” he said. “The troikas flew even faster nearby, and the legs of the galloping horses quickly changed. Nikolai began to take the lead. Zakhar, without changing the position of his outstretched arms, raised one hand with the reins.
“You’re lying, master,” he shouted to Nikolai. Nikolai galloped all the horses and overtook Zakhar. The horses covered the faces of their riders with fine, dry snow, and near them there was the sound of frequent rumblings and the tangling of fast-moving legs and the shadows of the overtaking troika. The whistling of runners through the snow and women's squeals were heard from different directions.
Stopping the horses again, Nikolai looked around him. All around was the same magical plain soaked through with moonlight with stars scattered across it.
“Zakhar shouts for me to take a left; why go left? thought Nikolai. Are we going to the Melyukovs, is this Melyukovka? God knows where we are going, and God knows what is happening to us - and it is very strange and good what is happening to us.” He looked back at the sleigh.
“Look, he has a mustache and eyelashes, everything is white,” said one of the strange, pretty and alien people with a thin mustache and eyebrows.
“This one, it seems, was Natasha,” thought Nikolai, and this one is m me Schoss; or maybe not, but I don’t know who this Circassian with the mustache is, but I love her.”
-Aren't you cold? he asked. They did not answer and laughed. Dimmler shouted something from the back sleigh, probably funny, but it was impossible to hear what he was shouting.
“Yes, yes,” the voices answered laughing.
- However, here is some kind of magical forest with shimmering black shadows and sparkles of diamonds and with some kind of enfilade of marble steps, and some silver roofs of magical buildings, and the piercing screeching of some animals. “And if this really is Melyukovka, then it’s even stranger that we were traveling God knows where, and came to Melyukovka,” thought Nikolai.

In 1875, it was decided to establish the Order of the Rising Sun, in 1877 - the Order of the Chrysanthemum on the Great Ribbon, 1888 - the Order of the Chrysanthemum with a chain and the Order of the Rising Sun with paulownia flowers on the Great Ribbon, as well as the Order of the Precious Crown and the Sacred Treasure were established. the Japanese order is

Order of the Chrysanthemum with chain

The award is reserved only for princes of the imperial family, the highest aristocracy, national heroes and heads of foreign states.

The chain of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum has a diameter of 290 mm, and consists of 12 golden flowers. Each link is an openwork image of the characters “mei” and “ji” executed in the ancient style, meaning the Meiji era. The links are interspersed with gold chains and thirteen medallions with gold chrysanthemums surrounded by green enamel leaves. The badge of the Order of the Chrysanthemum with chain is made of gold and has a diameter of 60 mm. In the center of the sign is a carbochon made of Japanese enamel (sippo) of red ruby color. From the carbonochon diverge 32 double beams of varying lengths coated with white enamel, forming a straight cross. The cross is framed by leaves made in green enamel and four symmetrically arranged chrysanthemum flowers covered with yellow enamel. The badge of the order is attached to the central medallion of the chain using a pendant in the shape of a chrysanthemum, covered with yellow enamel.

Order of the Chrysanthemum on the Grand Cordon

The Grand Cordon badge of the Order of the Chrysanthemum has the same appearance as the Order of the Chrysanthemum badge with chain, but measures 76 mm by 106 mm. The badge of the order is made of gilded silver

Order of the Rising Sun with paulownia flowers on the Grand Ribbon

The Order of the Rising Sun with paulownia flowers on the Great Ribbon was established by Imperial Edict No. 1 of January 4, 1888. The badge of the order, measuring 76 mm by 112 mm, is externally similar to the Order of the Rising Sun, but additionally has symbols of the imperial coat of arms - paulownia flowers. It is made of gilded silver, but for presentation to foreigners, if necessary, it is made of gold.

Order of the Rising Sun on the Grand Cordon

(order of the first degree)

The Order of the Rising Sun was established by decree of the State Council on April 10, 1875. Intended for awarding both military and civilians. Has 8 degrees (6 degrees of the order and 2 degrees of the medal of the order). It is one of the main orders awarded for merit. Awarded to both Japanese and foreigners. The Grand Cordon Badge of the Order of the Rising Sun measures 76 mm by 115 mm, is made of gilt silver and has a red enamel cabochon in the center, symbolizing the sun depicted on the national flag of Japan. The cabochon is surrounded by 32 narrow double rays coated with white enamel and forming an eight-pointed star.

(order of the second degree)

(order of the third degree)

made of gilt silver, suspended with a pendant in the form of a paulownia coat of arms with green leaves and purple flowers on three stems: five, seven and five flowers

Order of the Sacred Treasure, First Class

The badge of the order is decorated with symbols of a mirror and precious stones, which is why it is sometimes called Order of the Secret Treasure or Order of the Mirror and Precious Stones. Knights of the order can be both civilians and military personnel. The possibility of awarding it to women was additionally provided for by Imperial Edict No. 232 of May 22, 1919. A symbolic mirror is depicted on the sign of the order. It is made of polished silver and is attached to a dark blue enamel surface with a beaded design and a double outer ring of a convex shape, which is surrounded by an applied necklace of red "gems" interconnected by red rays. The entire composition is located on the cross. Each of its four ends consists of five rays, which are covered with white enamel

Order of the Sacred Treasure, second class

Order of the Precious Crown, first class, on the Grand Cordon

The order was established by Imperial Edict No. 1 of January 4, 1888. It has eight degrees and is intended to reward “noble ladies who have rendered exceptional services to the state.” In rank it is considered equal to the Order of the Rising Sun. The Order of the Precious Crown is unique in that it is awarded only to women. In the highest degrees, it is a court order, which is awarded to members of the imperial or royal families, or representatives of the highest aristocracy.

In accordance with the regulations of the Imperial House, orders of the first degree are awarded to imperial princesses at the age of 15. Empresses and crown princesses receive them upon engagement, and the wives of other princes receive them upon marriage. Orders were also awarded to the wives of some heads of other states who visited the Land of the Rising Sun.

This order is distinguished not only by its exceptional beauty, but also by the high cost of production. In the center of the order's sign, on a blue enamel surface in the shape of a medallion, there is a golden headdress, similar to the ancient headdresses worn by empresses during the spring festivities. Above it is an image of the mythological bird Hoo, which is found in ancient Japanese legends. The medallion is surrounded by an oval ring and a double row of pearls. The medallion is framed by green bamboo leaves on a red enamel surface and on four sides by clusters of white and pink sakura flowers and green leaves. The badge of the Order of the first degree measures 51 mm by 79 mm, made of gold. The medallion is framed by a double ring of 108 pearls. The pendant is an image of purple flowers and green paulownia leaves. Shoulder ribbon - 88 mm wide, made of moire silk, yellow with 8 mm red stripes, 10 mm from each edge. The ribbon has a bow at hip level.

The order of the second degree, measuring 46 mm by 78 mm, is made of gold, the pendant is made in the form of a wreath of green leaves with white peony flowers.

Order of Culture

The order was established by Imperial Edict No. 9 of February 11, 1937. Designed to reward representatives of various fields of culture who have made an exceptional contribution to the development of culture, whose activities have lasting, eternal significance. The order is based on a stylized image of a Japanese tangerine flower, symbolizing eternity. The five petals of the tangerine on the order are covered in raised white enamel, and the stamens of the flower are reproduced as gold dots on a ring of blue enamel that surrounds the red medallion. On the medallion there are three white enamel drop-shaped figures (in the shape of commas) that represent jewels from among the imperial treasures. On the back are four Japanese characters meaning "Order of Merit". The pendant is made in the form of two branches of a Japanese tangerine - a combination of green leaves and pale green fruits. The badge is 66mm in diameter, suspended on a light purple bow (with rosette) made from a 37mm wide moire silk ribbon. The Order has no degrees. The Order is worn on a ribbon around the neck by both men and women. Today it is one of the most revered awards.

Five Russian citizens, by decision of the Japanese authorities, were awarded one of the country's highest awards - the Order of the Rising Sun. The Order of the Rising Sun is second in seniority only to the Order of the Chrysanthemum, which is awarded only to members of the imperial family and crowned heads from other countries and heads of state, and the Order of the Paulownia Flower. The holders of the order were: the rector of St. Petersburg University Nikolai Kropachev, the deputy chairman of the artistic council of the Bolshoi Theater ballet troupe Boris Akimov, the former State Duma deputy Boris Reznik, the People's Artist of the USSR, ballet dancer and choreographer Vladimir Vladimir Vasiliev and the president of the International Sambo Federation Vasily Shestakov. The list was published in the Japanese newspaper Mainichi.
In total, 927 people were awarded these orders, and the next most important Order of the Sacred Treasure was awarded to 3 thousand 127 people. One person was awarded the Order of Paulownia Flowers. In total, 4 thousand 55 people were awarded, including 96 foreigners from 48 countries. They, according to Tokyo, made the greatest contribution to world culture, science and the sports movement, as well as to the development of relations between their countries and Japan. The Order of the Rising Sun was established in 1875 and has eight degrees. Since the second half of the last century, it has been awarded to about 50 citizens of the USSR and Russia - mainly scientists and artists, orientalists, and Japanese researchers. One of the first Europeans and the first Russian to be awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in 1881 was I. I. Zarubin (1822-1902), a mechanic on the frigate Pallada.
The order has eight degrees. In 2003, the Order of the Rising Sun underwent a reorganization; the two lower (7th and 8th) degrees of the order were abolished. The first degree was originally divided into two classes - the "Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers" as the highest degree of the order and the "Order of the Rising Sun on the Great Ribbon". Currently, the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers is a separate award, occupying second position in the Japanese award system after the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum.
The badge of the order has a red glass cabochon in the center, symbolizing the rising sun, surrounded by 32 narrow double rays of white enamel, in the shape of an eight-pointed star. The badge is suspended from an imperial paulownia comb of leaves and flowers, green and purple enamel, respectively. The imperial crest has 5, 7 and 5 paulownia flowers for signs of classes I-IV, and 3, 5 and 3 flowers for classes V-VIII. The reverse of the sign is identical to the obverse, except that on the reverse of the pendant there are four hieroglyphs of the inscription “award of the Order of Merit”.

The Badge of the Great Ribbon of the Order of the Rising Sun is made of gilded silver. The breast star is a gilt badge of the order superimposed on an eight-pointed star of 24 double argent rays with polished edges and a grained surface. On the reverse there are four heads of fastening screws and four hieroglyphs of the inscription “award of the Order of Merit”.

Beginning in 1877, all recipients of the Order of the Rising Sun were awarded an annual lifetime pension: from 840 yen for holders of the first class of the order to 40 yen for holders of the eighth class. Subsequently, with inflation, the size of pensions increased. In 1967, these payments were canceled (the persons receiving them were given a one-time compensation of 30 thousand yen). In 2003, changes were made to the award procedure: now it was possible to award women, and the senior type of the highest 1st degree - the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia flowers - was singled out as a separate award.
Reasons for awarding:
Intended for awards to both military and civilians. It is one of the main orders awarded for merit. It is awarded not only to the Japanese, but also to representatives of other countries. These are mainly awards for military personnel in the two lowest degrees of the order. Awards were made in accordance with the rank of the serviceman, starting from the eighth degree of the order for privates and ending with the first degree for generals. These orders were awarded to civil officials based on their position.

P.S.
In 1907, the Japanese Emperor Mutsuhito, in recognition of the heroism of the Russian sailors of the cruiser Varyag, sent Vsevolod Rudnev the Order of the Rising Sun, II degree.
The admiral, although he accepted the order, never wore it. The Japanese have a completely different mentality and therefore they were able to rise above conventions, awarded their former enemy with a military order, and gave the highest assessment of his personal feat. According to the Bushido samurai code of honor, the highest valor for a warrior is selfless courage, skillful use of weapons, impeccable adherence to duty and contempt for death. It was these qualities that the Japanese saw in the character of Vsevolod Rudnev. And the fact that he was their enemy changed little for them, the main thing was that in his spirit he turned out to be the same samurai as themselves, and the Japanese respected such opponents and admired their courage.

Cruiser "Varyag"

The Order of the Rising Sun with paulownia flowers on the Grand Ribbon was established by Imperial Edict No. 1 of January 4, 1888, according to this edict, the order is one step higher than the Order of the Rising Sun on the Grand Ribbon. This order is awarded for exceptional merit. It is one of the highest awards in Japan. It is awarded only to those who already possess the Order of the Rising Sun on the Great Ribbon. These awards are not worn at the same time.

The badge of the order, measuring 76 mm by 112 mm, is similar in appearance to the Order of the Rising Sun, but additionally has the symbols of the imperial coat of arms - paulownia flowers. It is made of gilded silver, but for presentation to foreigners, if necessary, it is made of gold. The reverse of the sign is identical to the obverse, only it has 4 hieroglyphs - “Order of Merit”. The star of the order, with a diameter of 91 mm, is convex, in material and appearance, including hieroglyphs on the reverse, similar to the sign of the order, but does not have a pendant.

Shoulder strap 106 mm wide, made of red moire silk with white stripes 15 mm wide, 3 mm from each edge. Has a regular outlet.

According to the regulations of the imperial house, this order is awarded to princes - members of the Japanese imperial family at the age of 15. This order was also awarded to representatives of foreign imperial and royal families and the highest aristocracy.

Order of the Rising Sun

Order of the Rising Sun on the Grand Cordon

(order of the first degree)

The Grand Cordon Badge of the Order of the Rising Sun measures 76 mm by 115 mm, is made of gilt silver and has a red enamel cabochon in the center, symbolizing the sun depicted on the national flag of Japan. The cabochon is surrounded by 32 narrow double rays covered with white enamel and forming an eight-pointed star. The reverse of the sign is identical to the obverse. The sign is attached to the ribbon using a pendant in the shape of a paulownia coat of arms with green leaves and purple flowers on three stems: five, seven and five flowers, respectively. The reverse of the pendant repeats the obverse, but only the leaves have no veins and there is an inscription of four hieroglyphs - “Reward for Merit.” The ribbon of the Order of the First Class is white moire, 106 mm wide, with 18 mm red edges. The star of the order of the first degree is convex, with a diameter of 91 mm. The gilt and enamel sun sign is superimposed on an eight-pointed star consisting of 24 double silver rays with polished edges. The reverse of the star of the order is silver with raised four hieroglyphs - “Reward for Merit”.

The Order of the Rising Sun with golden rays and a ribbon around the neck was awarded to the Russian naval commander, Admiral Ivan Alekseevich Shestakov (?).

(order of the second degree)

The Order of the Rising Sun, second degree, with double rays, originally had only the star of the order, which was worn on the right side of the chest. Imperial Edict No. 76 of November 17, 1888 established that the badge of the order should also be worn around the neck. The star of the order of the second degree is identical to the star of the order of the first degree, the badge of the order has a size of 55 mm and repeats the badge of the order of the first degree. The neck ribbon of the badge of the order of the second degree is white moire, 36 mm wide, with red edges.

The Order of the Rising Sun, second degree with double rays, was awarded to: Rear Admiral of the Russian Imperial Navy, commander of the famous cruiser "Varyag" Vsevolod Fedorovich Rudnev (in 1907); Chairman of the USSR-Japan Society, member of the Academy of Sciences Nikolai Iosifovich Konrad (in 1969); outstanding Russian cellist, conductor Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (in 2003); honorary president of the Russia-Japan Society Viktor Nikitovich Zabelin (in 2005); orientalist scientist Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky (in 2007); Russian mathematician, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Viktor Antonovich Sadovnichy (in 2008).

(order of the third degree)

The badge of the order measures 55 mm by 88 mm, made of gilded silver, suspended by a pendant in the form of a paulownia coat of arms with green leaves and violet flowers on three stems: five, seven and five flowers respectively, from a ribbon 36 mm wide. Worn around the neck. The reverse is identical to the obverse, only there are no veins on the leaves of the pendant and there is an inscription of four hieroglyphs - “Reward for Merit”.

The Order of the Rising Sun with golden rays and a ribbon around the neck were awarded to: Russian general Yakov Fedorovich Barabash (at the end of the 19th century), Russian naval officer, Rear Admiral Dmitry Gustavovich von Felkersam (in 1891), Russian conductor and musical and public figure Gennady Nikolaevich Rozhdestvensky (in 2002), MGIMO professor Boris Pavlovich Lavrentyev (in 2004), leading expert in the field of Japanese economics Vadim Borisovich Ramses (in 2005), RAS academician Pavel Aleksandrovich Minakir (in 2006), Russian conductor Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (in 2006); Russian politician and scientist Viktor Vasilyevich Gorchakov (in 2011); People's Artist of the USSR Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya (in 2012); artistic director of the State Academic Maly Theater Yuri Methodievich Solomin (in 2012).

Order of the Rising Sun with golden rays, with rosette on ribbon

(order of the fourth degree)

The badge of the order measures 46 mm by 74 mm, is made of gilded silver and, like the higher degrees, has a pendant in the form of the imperial coat of arms of paulownia, above the green leaves, respectively, five, seven and five flowers on three stems; as well as a block covered with a white moire silk ribbon with red edges. The reverse is identical to the obverse, but on the leaves of the pendant, instead of veins, there is an inscription of four hieroglyphs - “Reward for Merit”. According to the decree of the Imperial Council for Awards dated October 25, 1886, in order to better distinguish it from the order of the fifth degree, a rosette of the colors of the order ribbon was placed on the ribbon of the order of the fourth class.

The Order of the Rising Sun with golden rays, with a rosette on a ribbon was awarded to: Associate Professor of the Institute of Asian and African Countries at Moscow State University, consultant of the Union of Writers of the USSR Irina Lvovna Ioffe (in 1988), Chairman of the St. Petersburg branch of the Russia-Japan Society Vladislav Nikanorovich Goreglyad (in 1997 year), literary critic, translator, Doctor of Philology Vladimir Sergeevich Grivnin (in 1997), animator director Yuri Borisovich Norshtein (in 2004), Japanese language teacher Leon Abramovich Strizhak (in 2005), theater director Yuri Petrovich Lyubimov (in 2007), professor of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of NSU Olga Pavlovna Frolova (in 2007), Russian orientalist, translator Tatyana Lvovna Sokolova-Delyusina (in 2008); writer, translator, Japanese scholar Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili (in 2009); director Alexander Nikolaevich Sokurov (2012).

Order of the Rising Sun with gold and silver rays

(order of the fifth degree)

The badge of the order measures 46 mm by 71 mm, made of gilded silver, but the rays, which are located diagonally, are not gilded. The paulownia crest-shaped pendant has three, five and three flowers on three stems respectively. The reverse is identical to the obverse, but on the leaves of the pendant, instead of veins, there is an inscription of four hieroglyphs - “Reward for Merit”.

Order of the Rising Sun with silver rays

(order of the sixth degree)

The badge of the Order of the Rising Sun, sixth degree, is the same size and appearance as the order of the fifth degree, made of silver, but without gilding.

Order of the Rising Sun, green paulownia medal

(order of the seventh degree)

The order of the seventh degree with green paulownia leaves, measures 31 mm by 33 mm, is made of silver and covered with enamel on both sides and repeats the shape of the pendant of the orders of the 5th and 6th degrees. On the back, on a smooth enamel surface, there are four hieroglyphs.