Order of Lenin

highest decoration awarded by the Soviet Union (1930-1991)
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The Order of Lenin was established in the Soviet Union on April 6, 1930 [1]. It was a state decoration awarded within the Soviet Union [1]. The award was conferred for exceptional service to the state [1]. It remained the highest civilian and military honor in the Soviet Union until its dissolution [1].

Order of Lenin

Summary

Order of Lenin is an order[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of order entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (782 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Order of Lenin is in the country of Soviet Union[3].
  • Order of Lenin's image is recorded as Type 1 Order of Lenin replica.jpg[4].
  • Order of Lenin's image is recorded as OrderLenin II.jpg[5].
  • Order of Lenin's image is recorded as Kiselev's Order of Lenin (cropped).png[6].
  • Order of Lenin's image is recorded as Order of Lenin badge with ribbon.png[7].
  • Order of Lenin's instance of is recorded as order[8].
  • Order of Lenin's founder is recorded as Joseph Stalin[9].
  • Vladimir Lenin is named after Order of Lenin[10].
  • Order of Lenin's Commons category is recorded as Order of Lenin[11].
  • +1930-04-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Order of Lenin[12].
  • Order of Lenin was dissolved in +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Order of Lenin was dissolved in +1991-12-21T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Order of Lenin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/022crv[15].
  • Order of Lenin's location of formation is recorded as Moscow[16].
  • Order of Lenin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Order of Lenin[17].
  • Order of Lenin's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+431418'}[18].
  • Order of Lenin's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Order-of-Lenin[19].
  • Order of Lenin's topic has template is recorded as Template:Order of Lenin[20].
  • Order of Lenin's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Орден Ленина'}[21].
  • Order of Lenin's service ribbon image is recorded as SU Order of Lenin ribbon.svg[22].
  • Order of Lenin's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Recipients of the Order of Lenin[23].
  • Order of Lenin's has part is recorded as award winner[24].
  • Order of Lenin's next lower rank is recorded as Order of the October Revolution[25].
  • Order of Lenin's next higher rank is recorded as Order of the October Revolution[26].
  • Order of Lenin's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Leninordenen[27].

Body

Geography

Order of Lenin is in the country of Soviet Union[3].

Designation and Status

Order of Lenin's instance of is recorded as order[8].

History and Context

+1930-04-06T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Order of Lenin[12]. Vladimir Lenin is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Order of Lenin ranks in the top 1% of order entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (782 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Great Russian Encyclopaedia (digital version). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . Great Russian Encyclopaedia (digital version). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Great Russian Encyclopaedia (digital version). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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