The meaning of the awards is clear to everyone. This or that badge of honor is not valuable in itself. He is just a symbol of the recognition of good deeds, the heroic deed of a citizen by a grateful society. And for the person himself, this is a bright memory, a reason for pride in his deeds. Let's figure out what an honorary badge is in general, and let's focus on one of its most significant varieties in Russia as an example. Let's talk about the award to honorary citizens of Moscow.
What is a badge of honor?
The subject of our conversation is primarily related to awards. This is the name of something given to a citizen as an encouragement for merit, special achievements, etc. Another important feature is that a certain social status is assigned along with this symbol.
What can be rewarded:
- badge of honor;
- prize;
- diploma;
- prize;
- a valuable gift;
- certain title: scientific, honorary, cultural, public;
- diploma;
- insignia.
All of the above are awarded by both state and public organizations.
Varieties of these signs
As for the badge of honor, this category usually includes the following:
- A medal is a special symbol that is cast on the occasion of significant events, anniversaries. This is an award for achievements in various fields - science, defense, education, production, culture, etc.
- The insignia is one of the forms of rewarding citizens who have achieved exceptional success in the labor, defense, scientific, and economic spheres.
- Order - state honorary award for special merits.
- Cross - characteristic primarily for Christian states. As part of the award system, it is intermediate in importance between an order and a medal. Somewhere the cross is one of the varieties of the latter.
A citizen wears such an award on his chest not only as an ornament, but also as evidence of his own achievements, valor, noble personal qualities. Do not think that the badge of honor is primarily an object of self-praise. Its main role is to demonstrate a certain social status of the owner.
Badge of honorary citizen of Moscow
The award indicated in the sub title is given to the bearer of the title assigned by the Moscow City Duma. He can be a citizen of both the Russian Federation and another state. The main thing is the presence of special merits to the capital, conducting activities aimed at the prosperity, well-being of the city and other benefits for citizens.
The award was founded in 1866. It was approved by the emperor himself, butat the same time, it did not give the owner any special rights and advantages. It was canceled in 1917. The tradition of awarding the badge of an honorary citizen of the city was revived in the capital in 1995.
Description of the main Moscow award
Let's look at the symbol. This is a ten-pointed star, which is formed by golden rays diverging in beams. In its center is a rather detailed depiction of a rider made of oxidized material, striking a mythical creature with a spear. This is George the Victorious and the dragon (serpent) - the main element of the Moscow coat of arms.
Bottom the image of the rider is framed by the same oxidized ribbon with the text: "Honorary Citizen of the City of Moscow". If you turn the award over, then on its other side we will see the serial number and the manufacturer's mark. Material - silver, including gold-plated (on the rays).
The product also has a special eyelet and a ring. With their help, the award is attached to a purple moire silk ribbon, the width of which is 45 mm. In addition to it, the citizen is given a small copy of the symbol, a letter and a special certificate confirming the new social status.
Who gets the Moscow badge of honor?
Let's see who can win this capital's highest award:
- A person famous for his charitable work, whose fame is long-term and stable.
- A citizen who has done a brave deed for the benefit of the city.
- A person who has gained his authority among the inhabitants of Moscow for a long scientific,cultural, political, social, economic and other activities.
- Foreign citizens can be awarded for a number of other reasons.
Let's list a number of delivery features:
- The badge is not awarded to a person who has an outstanding criminal record.
- A person who is a senior government official (category "A") cannot be presented for the award. In addition, he is not en titled to it for 3 years after leaving the service.
- The badge of an honorary citizen of the city of Moscow is awarded only to those persons who agree to see themselves as candidates for the award.
- Status is for life, cannot be revoked.
- The honorary citizen of Moscow is not endowed with additional rights and obligations.
Let's now look at the people who wear this award and proud title.
Honorary citizens of Moscow
The highest honorary badge of the capital was awarded to the following persons:
- V. I. Long;
- I. D. Kobzon;
- B. A. Sadovnichy;
- L. I. Milgram;
- B. I. Popkov;
- A. N. Pakhmutova;
- Alexy II;
- G. S. Ulanova;
- G. V. Sviridov;
- A. Tom;
- B. M. Golitsyn;
- A. A. Bakhrushin;
- P. M. Tretyakov;
- N. I. Pirogov;
- A. A. Shcherbatov and others.
A badge of honor is evidence of the best human qualities, valor or a host of good deeds committed by a citizen. One of his notable examples would bethe award presented by us to the honorary citizen of Moscow.
