The Medal of Pushkin () is a state decoration of the Russian Federation awarded to its citizens and to foreigners for achievements in the arts and culture, education, humanities and literature. It is named in honour of Russian author and poet Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin.
History The Medal of Pushkin was established on May 9, 1999, by Presidential Decree No. 574, its statute was amended on September 7, 2010, by Presidential Decree No. 1099 which completely revamped the awards and honours system of the Russian Federation.
Award statute The Medal of Pushkin is awarded to citizens of the Russian Federation with at least 20 years in socio-humanitarian activities for achievements in the arts and culture, education, humanities and literature, for great contributions to the study and preservation of the Russian cultural heritage, in the rapprochement and mutual enrichment of cultures of nations and peoples, for the creation of highly artistic images.
The Russian Federation order of precedence dictates the medal is to be worn on the left breast with other medals immediately after the Medal of Nesterov.
Award description The Medal of Pushkin is a circular 32 mm diameter silver medal with raised rims on both the obverse and reverse. The obverse bears a self-portrait (line drawing) of Pushkin's left profile. On the reverse center the horizontal relief signature of Pushkin himself. The signature takes most of the total width of the medal. Under the signature near the lower rim of the medal, the letter "N" in relief and a line reserved for the award serial number.
The medal hangs from a standard Russian pentagonal mount by a ring through the medal suspension loop. The mount is covered by an overlapping 24 mm wide azure silk moiré ribbon, with a 2.5 mm golden stripe situated 5 mm from the ribbon's right edge.
Award recipients Number of awards of the Medal of Pushkin to 2025:Based on information from the site of the President of the Russian Federation and the legal systems' reference web sites of "Consultants", "Garant", and "Codex"
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012201320142015201620172018 2019202020212022202320242025Total 61 76 45 31 26 27 16 53 153 60 34 52 44 79482333323727 218172322881065 Natalia Y. Borodin, director of the Pushkin school in Novomoskovsk, Tula Region, received two Medals of Pushkin – 1999 and 2000. The Medal of Pushkin was also awarded to citizens of the following states: Abkhazia, Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, South Ossetia, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Syria, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Регіонали удостоїлися медалі Пушкіна Regionals were awarded medal Pushkin , TSN.ua (19 February 2013) United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, USA, and Vietnam.Based on information from the site of the President of the Russian Federation Many heads of state were also awarded the Medal of Pushkin.
A medal awarded to Ian Blatchford in 2015, and personally presented by Vladimir Putin, was returned in March 2022, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Another medal of the same name There is also the A.S. Pushkin Medal that is a non-governmental award established in 1977 by the , and its awarding began in 1979. it is an international public award given "for great services in the dissemination of the Russian language".
See also Awards and decorations of the Russian Federation
References
External links The Commission on State Awards to the President of the Russian Federation