Order of Lenin

highest decoration awarded by the Soviet Union (1930-1991)
Intangible order Q185493
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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].

Key Facts

  • Country: Soviet Union[3]
  • Founder: Joseph Stalin[4]
  • Named after: Vladimir Lenin[5]
  • Commons category: Order of Lenin[6]
  • Inception: April 6, 1930[7]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1991[8], December 21, 1991[9]
  • Location of formation: Moscow[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Order of Lenin[11]
  • Quantity: 431,418[12]
  • Topic has template: Template:Order of Lenin[13]
  • Native label: Орден Ленина[14]
  • Category for recipients of this award: Category:Recipients of the Order of Lenin[15]
  • Has part(s) of the class: award winner[16]
  • Next lower rank: Order of the October Revolution[17]
  • Next higher rank: Order of the October Revolution[18]
  • Award rationale: Ciutadans de la Unió Soviètica, estrangers, institucions, empreses i col·lectivitats per: serveis destacats rendits a l'Estat; servei exemplar a les Forces Armades; promoure l'amistat i la cooperacions entre els pobles i en reforç de la pau; serveis meritoris a l'estat soviètic i a la societat[19], Sobietar Batasuneko herritarrak, atzerritarrak, erakundeak, enpresak eta komunitateak: Estatuari eskainitako zerbitzu bikainak; zerbitzu eredugarria Indar Armatuetan; herrien arteko adiskidetasuna eta lankidetza sustatzea eta bakea indartzeko; merituzko zerbitzuak estatu sobietarrari eta gizarteari[20]
  • Related category: Q7898541[21], Category:Order of Lenin forfeitures[22]

Why It Matters

Order of Lenin has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Great Russian Encyclopaedia (digital version). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Great Russian Encyclopaedia (digital version). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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