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List of awards and honours received by Joseph Stalin

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This is a list of awards and honorary titles received by Joseph Stalin, a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who served as both General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1952) and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union (1941–1953).

Joseph Stalin

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Award or decoration Date Awarded for
 
 Marshal's Star
6 March 1943
 "Promotion to Marshal of the Soviet Armed Forces."[This quote needs a citation]
 
 Hero of the Soviet Union 26 June 1945 "For leading the Red Army in the defense of Soviet Union and its capital Moscow, and for leading the fight against Hitler's Germany."[1]
 
 Hero of Socialist Labour 20 December 1939 "For exceptional services in organizing the Bolshevik Party, building a socialist society in the USSR and strengthening friendship between the peoples of USSR."[2]
 
 Order of Victory 29 July 1944
26 June 1945 		"For exceptional services in organizing and conducting offensive operations of the Red Army, which led to the largest defeat of the German army and to a radical change in the situation on the front of the struggle against the German invaders in favor of the Red Army."[3]

"For exceptional services in the organization of all the armed forces of the Soviet Union and their skillful leadership in the Great Patriotic War, which ended in complete victory over Nazi Germany."[3]

 
 Order of Lenin 20 December 1939
26 June 1945
20 December 1949 		"For exceptional services in organizing the Bolshevik Party, building a socialist society in the USSR and strengthening friendship between the peoples of USSR."[4]

"For leading the Red Army in the defense of Soviet Union and its capital Moscow, and for leading the fight against Hitler's Germany."[4]

"In connection with his 70th birthday and taking into account his exceptional merits in strengthening and developing the USSR, building communism in the country, organizing the defeat of the German fascist invaders and Japanese imperialists, as well as in restoring the national economy in the post-war period."[4]

 
 Order of the Red Banner 27 November 1919
13 February 1930
30 November 1944 		"In commemoration of his services in the defense of Petrograd and selfless work on the Southern Front, during the Russian Civil War."[5]

"For great services on the front of social construction."[5]

"For 20 years of service"[5]

 
 Order of Suvorov, 1st class 6 November 1943 "For the correct leadership of the operations of Red Army in the Patriotic War against the German invaders and the successes achieved."[1]
 
 Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" 20 July 1944 For all the participants of the defence of Moscow.[1]
 
 Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" May 1945 To all civilian and military personnel in the Soviet army, navy and the NKVD.[1]
 
 Medal "For the Victory over Japan" October 1945 To all civilian and military personnel in the Soviet army, navy and the NKVD, who took part in the Soviet–Japanese War.[1]
 
 Jubilee Medal "XX Years of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army" 1938 Awarded to marshals, generals, admirals, officers and servicemen to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Soviet armed forces.[1]
 
 Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" September 1947 Awarded to all citizens who participated in the restoration and reconstruction of Moscow.[1]

Soviet republics

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Award or decoration Date Republic
 
 Order of the Red Star, 1st class 18 August 1922 Bukharan People's Soviet Republic[6]

Foreign

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Award or decoration Country Date
 
 Order of the White Lion, 1st class   Czechoslovakia 1945[note 1][7][8]
 
 Military Order of the White Lion, "For Victory", 1st class   Czechoslovakia 1945[1]
 
 Czechoslovak War Cross   Czechoslovakia 1943[1]
1945[1]
 
 Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic   Mongolia 17 December 1949[1]
 
 Order of Sukhbaatar   Mongolia 1945[1]
17 December 1949[9]
 
 Medal "For the Victory over Japan"   Mongolia 1945[1]
 
 Medal "25 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution"   Mongolia 1946[1]
 
 Order of the Republic   Tuva 1943[1]

Honorary titles

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Title Place Date
Honorary Red Army soldier of the 1st Cavalry Army USSR[10] 1923
Honorary Deputy of the City Council of Yuzovka Ukrainian SSR 9 March 1924[11]
Honorary Miner of Yuzovka Ukrainian SSR 9 March 1924[11]
Honorary Cadet of the Chirchiq Higher Tank Command and Engineering School Uzbek SSR 1925
Honorary Rector of the Communist University of the Toilers of the East Russian SFSR
Honorary Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union Russian SFSR 1939
Honorary Member of the VASKhNIL Russian SFSR 1939

Foreign

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Title Country Date Notes
Honorary Citizen of Varna Bulgaria 1949[12]
Honorary Citizen of České Budějovice Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic) Title revoked on 15 May 2017[13]
Honorary Citizen of Košice Czechoslovakia (present-day Slovakia) Title revoked in 2007[14]
Honorary Citizen of Budapest Hungary 7 November 1947 Title revoked on 29 April 2004[15]
Honorary Citizen of Szczecin Poland 1949[16]
Honorary Citizen of Wrocław Poland 1949[16]
Honorary Distinguished Chieftain of Mohawk nation Kahnawake 1942[17] Chieftain's War bonnet was gifted to Stalin by Native American tribes.
It is now[18] on display in the State museum of modern history of Russia (formerly "Museum of Revolution").

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o N.V. Ufarkin. "Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин". warheroes.ru. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Igor Elkov (December 27, 2018). "Золотые мои". rg.ru. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "К 70-летию учреждения ордена "Победа"". mil.ru. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "О чем рассказали ордена". militera.lib.ru. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Валерий Дуров, Николай Стрекалов". archive.md. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Lilya Palveleva (May 8, 2009). "Невиданная коллекция". Радио Свобода. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Král Jordánska dostal nejvyšší český řád. Následuje Bushe, ale i Kaddáfího". ct24.ceskatelevize.czа. February 11, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  8. ^ KPR-protokol B \(nositelé Řádu Bílého lva\) 1922-1947 rejstřík
  9. ^ Sanders, Alan J. K. (2010). "Orders and medals". Historical Dictionary of Mongolia (Third ed.). Lanham: Scarecrow Press. p. 551. ISBN 978-0-8108-7452-7.
  10. ^ "РЕЧЬ НА ТОРЖЕСТВЕННОМ ЗАСЕДАНИЙ В ВОЕННОЙ АКАДЕМИИ (17 ноября 1923 г.)". 1stalin.ru. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Иосиф Сталин - почетный депутат Донецкого горсовета (документ)". donetskie.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "Почетни диктатори на Варна". starshel.bg. 12 June 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  13. ^ "Czech City Deprives Stalin Of Honorary Citizenship". Radio Free Europe. May 16, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "Stalin a Gottwald sú stále čestnými občanmi Košíc". kosice.korzar.sme.sk. October 22, 2007. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "World Briefing - Europe: Hungary: Stalin Purged". The New York Times. April 3, 2004. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Почетными гражданами польского города все еще являются Гитлер и Сталин". newsru.com. 12 August 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  17. ^ "Stalin Is Named 'Chief' By American Indians". nytimes.com. 16 February 1942.
  18. ^ "Подарок Сталину от конгресса вождей индейских племен США и Канады. Головной убор индейского военного вождя".

Notes

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  1. ^ Although Stalin was awarded the Order of the White Lion, he refused to accept the award.
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