St. George's Ribbon - bicolor (two-color) orange and black. It traces its history from the ribbon to the soldier's Order of St. George the Victorious, established on November 26, 1769 by Empress Catherine II. This ribbon, with minor changes, entered the USSR award system as the “Guards Ribbon” - a sign of special distinction for a soldier. The block of the very honorable “soldier’s” Order of Glory is covered with it.
The black color of the ribbon means smoke, and the orange color means flame. St. George ribbons occupy the most honorable place among the numerous collective awards (distinctions) of units of the Russian army.
The Order of George was established in 1769. According to its status, it was given only for specific feats in wartime “to those who... distinguished themselves by a particularly courageous act or gave wise and useful advice for our military service.” This was an exceptional military award. The Order of St. George was divided into four classes. The first degree of the order had three signs: a cross, a star and a ribbon consisting of three black and two orange stripes, which was worn over the right shoulder under the uniform. The second degree of the order also had a star and a large cross, which was worn around the neck on a narrower ribbon. The third degree is a small cross on the neck, the fourth is a small cross in the buttonhole.
The black and orange colors of the St. George Ribbon have become a symbol of military valor and glory in Russia. There are different opinions about the symbolism of the St. George ribbon. For example, Count Litta wrote in 1833: “the immortal legislator who founded this order believed that its ribbon connects the color of gunpowder and the color of fire...”. However, Serge Andolenko, a Russian officer who later became a general in the French army and compiled the most complete collection of drawings and descriptions of regimental badges of the Russian army, does not agree with this explanation: “In fact, the colors of the order have been state colors since the time when the double-headed eagle became the Russian national emblem on a golden background... This is how the Russian coat of arms was described under Catherine II: “A black eagle, on the heads there is a crown, and at the top in the middle there is a large Imperial crown - gold, in the middle of the same eagle is George, on a white horse, defeating a serpent, a cape and a spear are yellow , the crown is yellow, the serpent is black." Thus, the Russian military order, both in its name and in its colors, had deep roots in Russian history."
The St. George ribbon was also assigned to some insignia awarded to military units - St. George's silver trumpets, banners, standards, etc. many military awards were worn on the St. George ribbon, or it formed part of the ribbon.
In 1806, the award St. George banners were introduced into the Russian army. At the top of the banner was placed the St. George's Cross; under the top was tied a black and orange St. George's ribbon with banner tassels 1 inch wide (4.44 cm). In 1855, during the Crimean War, lanyards of St. George's colors appeared on officer's award weapons. Golden weapons as a type of award were no less honorable for a Russian officer than the Order of George.
After the end of the Russian-Turkish War (1877 - 1878), Emperor Alexander II ordered the commander-in-chief of the Danube and Caucasian armies to prepare presentations for awarding the most distinguished units and units. Information from commanders about the feats performed by their units was collected and submitted to the Cavalry Duma of the Order of St. George. The Duma report, in particular, said that the most brilliant feats during the war were performed by the Nizhny Novgorod and Seversky dragoon regiments, which already have all the established awards: St. George's standards, St. George's trumpets, double buttonholes "for military distinction" on the uniforms of headquarters and chief officers , St. George's buttonholes on uniforms of lower ranks, insignia on headdresses. A personal decree on April 11, 1878 established a new insignia, the description of which was announced by order of the Military Department on October 31 of the same year. The decree, in particular, said: “The Sovereign Emperor, bearing in mind that some regiments already have all the insignia established as a reward for military exploits, has deigned to establish a new highest insignia: St. George ribbons on banners and standards with inscriptions of insignia for which the ribbons granted, according to the attached description and drawing. These ribbons, being part of the banners and standards, are under no circumstances removed from them."
Until the end of the existence of the Russian Imperial Army, this award with wide St. George ribbons remained the only one. During the Great Patriotic War, continuing the military traditions of the Russian army, on November 8, 1943, the Order of Glory of three degrees was established. Its statute, as well as the yellow and black coloring of the ribbon, were reminiscent of the St. George Cross. Then the St. George ribbon, confirming the traditional colors of Russian military valor, adorned many soldier and modern Russian award medals and badges.
May 2018 is approaching and the next anniversary of the Victory - a great holiday “with tears in our eyes.” A military parade, the passage of members of the “Immortal Regiment” and the distribution of St. George ribbons. This process, which began in 2005 at the initiative of RIA Novosti, will again be accompanied by a clash of two extremes. On the one hand, there are enthusiastic reports about the distribution of hundreds of thousands, even millions, of ribbons to the citizens of the country. On the other hand, there is malice and condemnation of the ongoing action with elements of another shift in history in a convenient direction.
The army of ribbon opponents is very diverse. From a fiery fighter against privileges in the era of perestroika, A. G. Nevzorov, to irreconcilable supporters of the cause of Lenin and Stalin. From dropouts of the “Pepsi generation” to full-blown nationalists from some former Soviet republics. Surprisingly, sometimes expressing opposite things, they come to the same conclusion that the St. George’s ribbon is evil.
From the history of the symbol of victory
One of the main arguments of opponents of the ribbon is that this is not our symbol, these are not our colors, our grandfathers and fathers did not go into battle with them.
The Order of St. George was established by the Decree of Catherine II of November 26, 1769. The motto of the order “For Service and Bravery” needs no comment.
The ribbon appeared later, but in exactly the same color scheme - three black and two orange (yellow, gold) stripes. This order (it had 4 degrees) was awarded only to officers and generals.
Since the order was for military merit, it personified smoke and flame, of which there was plenty in the war of those times.
The recipient received various benefits and privileges.
In 1807, lower ranks were established. He also had 4 degrees. The number of St. George cavaliers also included officers awarded the “Golden” St. George weapon. In 1805, the St. George Standards appeared in the Russian army, which were awarded to the best units and formations.
The Knight of St. George enjoyed special respect in society.
In the forefront of those awarded, and more than once, are our great commanders - A.V. Suvorov, M.I. Kutuzov, M.B. Barclay de Tolly, I.I. Dibich. Does anyone consider it unworthy to wear a St. George’s ribbon and, at least purely symbolically, join in the greatness of the country?
St. George's Ribbon - an attribute of the White Movement
Unfortunately, the negative assessment of the role of the White movement in the Civil War, cultivated for many years, pushes to the wrong conclusion about the significance of the attributes of the Order of St. George for the country and the army. The rigid formula proposed for officers and generals was wrong: either-or.
Faced with such a choice and remaining faithful to the oath, they did not become worse or better than those who joined the Red Army.
And, of course, they had every right to preserve and use army traditions.
And their attitude towards the USSR is well illustrated by the positions of two tsarist generals, two leaders of the White movement, two Knights of St. George - P.N. Krasnov and A.I. Denikin.
If the first enthusiastically greeted Hitler's attack on the USSR, appealed to Russian emigrants to support the war against Stalin and actively collaborated with the occupiers, the second refused all offers to work with the Germans, called on his compatriots to support Russia, and at his own expense sent a carload of medicines to the Red Army . What, was it possible that a war veteran or his great-grandson was given a St. George’s ribbon from Krasnov’s reserves?
St. George's ribbon and Vlasovites
Amazing situation. Orthodox Stalinists refuse to recognize any symbols of Victory other than the red flag (as if anyone would argue with this). And fighters for liberal values, with their loyal attitude towards the Vlasovites, attribute the St. George ribbon to the symbolism of the ROA.
As a result, both of them misinform people.
Firstly, on the buttonholes, chevrons, shoulder straps, armbands, and flags of Vlasov’s army, the tricolor was used - white-blue-red. No comments. And secondly, on the banners that were handed to the guards units and formations, a bow was attached to the staff, tied with a bow, and very similar to St. George’s. Both in status and color scheme.
Unknown and unpopular...
A common belief among war history revisionists. They are talking about the ribbon and are lying again. What kind of popularity of “attributes of the past government” could we talk about in a country that has abandoned a significant part of its history?
And it’s great that from the first days of the war, state leaders began working, figuratively speaking, to popularize the St. George’s ribbon.
After all, this small piece of fabric symbolizes a whole range of measures of the Soviet government aimed at glorifying the fight against the enemy and increasing the morale of soldiers and officers. Appeal to the great history of a great country, even at the expense of ideology, is one of these directions.
- in September 1941, a decision was made to assign the title to guards units, formations and associations that distinguished themselves in battles with the enemy. Heroism, courage and military skill were mentioned in the regulations on guardsmen;
- During the war years in the USSR, orders were established in the name of prominent Russian military leaders and naval commanders: Suvorov and Kutuzov, Bogdan Khmelnitsky and Alexander Nevsky, Nakhimov and Ushakov. These orders were awarded to officers and generals for success in command and control and for excellent organization and conduct of a military operation.
- The Order of Glory - a soldier's order - established on November 8, 1943, had three degrees. No one will argue about its similarity with the St. George Cross of the Tsarist army. The same black and orange ribbon for both. According to the statute, both orders were intended to be awarded only to privates and sergeants. Only a person who, having shown courage and heroism, personally accomplished a feat could become a holder of the order (cross). The Order of Glory, the only one that was not awarded to any unit or formation.
- On May 9, 1945, on Victory Day, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the medal “For Victory over Germany” was established, which was awarded to more than 15 million Soviet citizens. She also had a ribbon similar to St. George's.
After all, supporters of revising the results of the war are not against the ribbon. In its place there could be anything - a soldier's medallion, which was called a mortal, a cap, a three-ruler cartridge, a red carnation, a ribbon with a star.
The fight against the ribbon is a fight against people’s memory, another attempt to denigrate the best that our country had.
Promotion St. George's Ribbon
St. George's ribbon on the chest of representatives of different generations is great. But the problem of our country is campaignism. She can ruin all good endeavors. Already a few days before the holiday, the media will enthusiastically report that more ribbons have been distributed this year than last year. And logically there should be fewer of them. Where did last year's go?
The Internet is replete with advertisements with the following content: “St. George ribbons wholesale - 0.91 rubles. Delivery in Moscow or pickup." And the distribution of ribbons near metro stations is on par with advertising leaflets. Has anyone ever wondered what the fate of both of them is? Why not organize the sale of ribbons for a nominal fee (1 ruble), for example, at newsstands? And not in bulk, but one at a time.
Those who value the ribbon will go and buy it and won’t throw it in the trash bin. If not, then it’s not necessary. Let not 100...200 thousand, but significantly fewer ribbons be distributed to residents of the city of N-sk. But these will be people who truly preserve the memory of the dead and treat living veterans with respect, and do not follow fashion.
Unwritten rules
In the description of any order there is a rule for wearing it. Of course, the black and orange ribbon is not an order. Accordingly, the rules are unwritten and are advisory in nature:
- you can attach the ribbon in any convenient way - with a pin, some kind of brooch, it can be sewn or tied to a jacket button;
- the placement of the ribbon is limited by common sense and the level of education - if it looks decent on a headdress, on the chest, or, in extreme cases, on the forearm, then attaching it to the back pocket of jeans is disgusting;
- the same applies to bags, handbags, backpacks - if such a need arises, you need to strengthen the ribbon as high as possible, but not near the bottom of the bag;
- For car enthusiasts, it is better to place this piece of fabric inside the passenger compartment, in extreme cases, tie it to the antenna, but certainly not in places where road dirt gets in the first place;
- A ribbon on the collar or leash of even the most thoroughbred dog looks absolutely wild.
National flags are hung on administrative buildings and residential buildings a few days before the holiday and taken down a day or two after. We should treat wearing a ribbon the same way, without waiting for it to turn into a piece of dirty rag.
Simple but tasteful
And finally, a rather difficult question, especially for men, is the question of creating something non-standard, festive from a St. George ribbon.
Creative people, when asked how to tie a St. George ribbon, suggest considering several options under conventional names: flower, tie, star, bow, loop, letter M, butterfly, corner, rose.
In general, the ribbon looks decent and beautiful in any version. And this fact, and the fact that the ribbon is one of the symbols of our victory, and its role in today’s political situation, gives us hope that every normal citizen, having removed the ribbon from his jacket on May 10, will carefully fold it and put it away until next year.
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More precisely, the truth about her. In short, we are clearing up the mess that was created by liars and demagogues.
The other day, a man who considers himself a communist reproached me: “You replaced the symbols of Victory with your ribbon, and now you want your neighbors to swear allegiance to this fake,” it was said about.
And he cited as evidence Nevzorov’s exemplary performance, which can be considered the quintessence of all the lies on this matter. Below is an excerpt from the recording and the text, and you can read and watch the full version:
“The definition of the ribbon that people tie to themselves on May 9 as "Colorado" , based on the color of the Colorado potato beetle, I actually gave once on Channel Five. Naturally, I have nothing against May 9th. But if you take this so seriously, if it is extremely important for you, then you must be extremely neat and serious, including in symbolism .Now let's clear up this nonsense. By the way, we can say “thank you” to Alexander Glebovich for so briefly and sensibly summing up almost all the main distortions, omissions and outright lies about the St. George’s ribbon.St. George's Ribbon, was unknown in the Soviet Army . The Order of Glory was established only in 43, was not particularly popular, did not even enjoy fame at the front , the award must have a certain historical path in order for it to become popular and famous, and just the opposite, General Shkuro, General Vlasov, many The highest ranks of the SS supported the cult of the St. George's ribbon . It was a tape of both the Vlasovites and the highest ranks of the SS.
Understand, no matter how we treat the Soviet state, the color of victory, and we must treat this calmly and courageously, victory color - red . The red color was raised banner over the Reichstag , under the red banners people marched into the Patriotic War, not under any others. And anyone who pays attention and pain to this holiday should probably be precise in observing this symbolism too.”
And I know, of course, that in the Soviet system of awards and badges there was no concept of “St. George’s ribbon.”
But do we every time want to plunge into the jungle of faleristics like: “the ribbon is a silk rep moiré ribbon of golden-orange color with three longitudinal black stripes applied to it with edging 1 mm wide”?
Therefore, for simplicity of presentation, let’s conventionally call it “St. George’s ribbon” - after all, everyone understands what we are talking about? So…
Victory symbol
Question: When did your St. George ribbon become a symbol of Victory?
Medal "For victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945"
It looked like this:
and like this:
Soviet naval guards at the Victory Parade
Guards ribbon on a USSR post stamp ( 1973 !!!)
and, for example, like this:
Guards ribbon on the Guards naval flag of the destroyer "Gremyashchiy"
Order of Glory
A.NEVZOROV:And further:
My friend Minaev, don’t forget about my former profession. I was once a reporter, after all. That is, I must be absolutely shameless and unprincipled.
S. MINAEV:And finally, to dot the i's - one more quote:
Listen, this is amazing, because you are completely cynical in answering questions around which everyone usually starts picking at their fingertips and saying that it was just such a time.A.NEVZOROV:
There was no such time. We were all, to one degree or another, on gold chains from various oligarchs, they boasted about us, they outbid us. We tried to escape, taking with us, if possible, the gold chain.
“That Berendey hut, which was built on the ruins of my homeland, is not a shrine for me.”Therefore, listening to discussions about orders, about glory, about war and exploits, about Colorado beetles and “a serious attitude towards symbolism” - do not forget (just for the sake of objectivity) WHO EXACTLY talks about all this.
"Vlasov ribbon"
Like many inspired liars, Nevzorov, looking for numbers to confirm his speculations, forgot about common sense.
He himself said that the Order of Glory was established in 1943. And the guards ribbon came even earlier, in the summer of ’42. And the so-called “Russian Liberation Army” was only officially established six months later, and operated mainly in 43-44, while officially subordinate to the Third Reich.
Tell me, can you imagine that the official military orders and insignia of the Wehrmacht coincided with the awards of the enemy army? For German generals to create military units and formalize the use of the insignia of the Soviet army in them?
It is reliably known that the “Russian Liberation Army” fought under the tricolor, and used a parody of St. Andrew’s flag as symbolism.
The land fleet in the steppes of Ukraine turned out to be, as you can see, not a joke at all... :)
And it looked like this:
And that is all. They received awards from the German Wehrmacht in accordance with the regulations established by it.
Order of the Patriotic War
During the war this order were awarded 1.276 million people , including about 350 thousand - Order of the 1st degree.
Think about it: also more than a million! It is not surprising that it has become one of the most popular and recognizable symbols of Victory. It was this order, together with the Order of Glory and the medal “For Victory,” that was almost always seen on front-line soldiers returning from the war.
It was with him that orders of various degrees were returned (for the first time during Soviet rule): the Order of the Patriotic War (I and II degrees) and later - the Order of Glory (I, II and III degrees), which has already been discussed.
Order "Victory"
The name is telling. And why it became one of the symbols of victory later, after 1945, is also understandable. One of the three main symbols.
His ribbon combines the colors of 6 other Soviet orders, separated by white spaces half a millimeter wide:
- Orange with black in the middle - Order of Glory (along the edges of the tape; those same colors hated by Nevzorov and some modern “communists”)
- Blue - Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky
- Dark red (Bordeaux) - Order of Alexander Nevsky
- Dark blue - Order of Kutuzov
- Green - Order of Suvorov
- Red (central section), 15 mm wide - Order of Lenin (the highest award in the Soviet Union, if anyone doesn’t remember)
Today, when people like to rewrite history, it would not hurt to remember with what respect these orders awarded to the allies are kept abroad:
- Eisenhower's award is located in the 34th President of the United States Memorial Library in his hometown of Abilene, Kansas;
- Marshal Tito's award is on display at the 25 May Museum in Belgrade (Serbia);
- Field Marshal Montgomery's decoration is on display at the Imperial War Museum in London;
“The Order of Victory, as the highest military order, is awarded to senior command personnel of the Red Army for the successful conduct of such military operations on the scale of several or one front, as a result of which the situation radically changes in favor of the Red Army.”Victory symbols
Now let's draw simple and obvious conclusions.
Tens of millions of soldiers are returning home from the front. There is some percentage of senior officers, a little more of junior officers, but mostly privates and sergeants.
Everyone has the Victory Medal. Many have the Order of Glory, and some also have 2-3 degrees. It is clear that full cavaliers are especially honored, namely their portraits in the press and at meetings, concerts and other public events - there they are, too, with all their orders.
The naval guardsmen also naturally wear their insignia with pride. Like, they're not cut out for it - the guards!
So, pray tell, is it surprising that three symbols become the main, most popular and recognizable: the Order of Victory, the Order of the Patriotic War and the St. George Ribbon?
Who is not happy with the St. George ribbon on today's posters? Well, let's all come here, let's watch the Soviet ones. Let's look at how they "replaced history."
“We’ve arrived!”
One of the most famous posters. Drawn shortly after the Victory. And it already contains the symbolism of this Victory. There was a little background.
In 1944, Leonid Golovanov on his poster “Let's get to Berlin!” portrayed a laughing warrior. The prototype of the smiling hero on the march was a real hero - the sniper Golosov, whose front-line portraits formed the basis of the famous sheet.
And in 1945 the already legendary “Glory to the Red Army!” appeared, in the upper left corner of which the artist’s previous work is quoted:
So, here they are - the true symbols of Victory. On the legendary poster.
On the right side of the Red Army soldier’s chest is the Order of the Patriotic War.
On the left is the Order of Glory (“unpopular,” yeah), the medal “For Victory” (with the same St. George’s ribbon on the block) and the medal “For the Capture of Berlin.”
The whole country knew this poster! He is still recognized today. Perhaps only “The Motherland is Calling!” is more popular than him! Irakli Toidze.
Now someone will say: “It’s not difficult to draw a poster, but in life it wasn’t like that.” Okay, here you go"in life"
Ivanov, Viktor Sergeevich. Photo from 1945.
Here's another poster. How is the star edged?
Okay, this is the end of the 70s, someone will say that it’s not true. Let's take something from the Stalin years:
Well? "Vlasov ribbon", Yes? Under Stalin? Seriously?!!
How did Nevzorov lie? “The ribbon was unknown in the Soviet Army.”
Well, we see how she “wasn’t famous.” Already under Stalin it became both a symbol of the Red Army and a symbol of Victory.
And here is a poster from the Brezhnev era:
What's on the fighter's chest? Only one only “an unpopular and even little-known order,” as far as I can see. And nothing more. By the way, this emphasizes that the fighter is a private. There is no cult of "commanders", this was a feat of the people.
(By the way, most of the posters are clickable).
And here’s another one, for the 25th anniversary of the Victory. The year 1970 is written on the poster:
And the glorious date is written “an unknown ribbon in the Soviet army”, which"is not a symbol of Victory."
Look what's going on! What is our current government like? And it reached 1945, and in the 60s She slipped “fake” ones into the 70s!
And here they are again! “Their” ribbon again:
“USSR postcard for May 9
"May 9 - Victory Day"
Publishing house "Planet". Photo by E. Savalov, 1974
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Order of the Patriotic War, II degree"
And here's another one again:
) and an accessory to the banner and standard, these colors were used on award buttonholes on the collars and cuffs of the uniforms of the lower ranks of distinguished units. Currently used as an element of the combat banners of guards units in the Russian Federation.
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Russian empire
In the 1730s, black (enamel of the eagle), yellow (enamel of the golden field of the state coat of arms), later orange, and white (white was given the silver figure of St. George in a shield on the chest of an eagle) began to be considered the state colors of the Russian Empire.
The St. George Ribbon was established when the Order of St. George was established by Catherine the Second on November 26, 1769 during the Russian-Turkish War of 1768-1774 to encourage loyalty, courage and prudence for the benefit of the Russian Empire, demonstrated in courageous deeds or wise advice. The film received its name from the name of St. George the Victorious. The ribbon was supplemented with the motto: “For service and courage,” as well as a white equilateral cross or a four-pointed gold star. The ribbon was worn depending on the class of the gentleman: either in the buttonhole, or around the neck, or over the right shoulder. The ribbon came with a lifelong salary. After the death of the owner, it was inherited, but due to the commission of a shameful offense it could be confiscated from the owner. The Order Statute of 1769 contained the following description of the ribbon:
“Silk ribbon with three black and two yellow stripes" .
However, as the images show, in practice, not so much yellow as orange was initially used in practice (from a heraldic point of view, both orange and yellow are just variants of displaying gold). The 1913 statute stated:
“A tape about three blacks and two orange stripes, worn over the right shoulder" .
The traditional interpretation of the colors of the St. George's Ribbon states that black means smoke, orange means flame. Chief Chamberlain Count Litta wrote in 1833: “the immortal legislator who founded this order believed that its ribbon connects the color of gunpowder and the color of fire.” However, a prominent specialist in Russian faleristics, Serge Andolenko, points out that black and yellow colors, in fact, only reproduce the colors of the state emblem: a black double-headed eagle on a golden background.
In some cases, the St. George Ribbon was used as an analogue of the corresponding award - the Order of St. George, the Insignia of the Military Order and the Cross of St. George. In those cases when holders of the Insignia of the Military Order could not receive the Insignia itself (for example, during the defense of Sevastopol in 1854-1855), they wore the St. George Ribbon on their uniform. During the First World War, the St. George Knights also wore the St. George Ribbon in winter over the side of their overcoat.
In addition, this is the only time that the St. George Ribbon acquired the status of an independent award. This happened in 1914, when for his services in mobilization, Lieutenant General A. S. Lukomsky was awarded the St. George Ribbon to the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th degree, which he already had (the Order of St. George for mobilization could not be given according to the status ). Thus, he became the owner of a unique award - the Order of St. Vladimir on the St. George Ribbon. The award was jokingly called “Vladimir Georgievich.”
White movement
After the Bolsheviks abolished the old award system, the St. George Ribbon continued to be used in the award systems of the White Armies. In particular, it was used on the honorary award of the Volunteer Army - the badge “For the Ice Campaign” and the award of the Eastern Front, the badge “For the Great Siberian Campaign”. St. George's colors (St. George's bows, chevrons, ribbons on headdresses and banners) were used in various white formations, especially by participants in the Yaroslavl uprising. At the end of 1918, Ataman Annenkov gave “the right to wear the St. George’s ribbon” to veterans of his unit “to distinguish them from newcomers.” During the Second World War, two soldiers of the Russian Corps, who acted against the Yugoslav partisans, were awarded the Cross of St. George.
The ribbon of the Order of St. George was used in the symbolism of Russian emigrant organizations, such as the Russian General Military Union. The symbol of the collaborationist “Union of Struggle against Bolshevism” created in 1944 in Bobruisk was the “St. George Banner with the St. George Cross embroidered in silver in the middle,” the leaders of the organization wore armbands of St. George’s flowers on their sleeves.
USSR
Since the autumn of 1941, units, formations and ships, for the courage and heroism of their personnel that they showed in defending the Fatherland, were awarded the honorary title “Guards”, “Guards”. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 21, 1942, the “Guard” badge was established for guardsmen. Despite the fact that the “Guard” badge was established as a single one, the USSR Navy decided to establish its own guards badge (popular name - “Sea Guard”). Thus, the head of the organizational and combat department of the NK of the Navy, captain 2nd rank B. M. Khomich, proposed using a rectangular (used in the Russian army and navy) plate covered with black and orange tape, and also using the latter on sailors’ visors. The People's Commissar of the Navy, Admiral N.G. Kuznetsov, by his order No. 142 of June 10, 1942, approved these insignia. On May 5, 1943, he also approved the publication of “An Illustrated Description of the Insignia of Personnel of the USSR Navy,” which depicts the Guards Ribbon.
Also, a silk moire ribbon with five longitudinal alternating stripes of equal width - three black and two orange, with edges bordered by narrow orange stripes, was attached to various Soviet awards: the most popular medal “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” .”, to the Order of Glory of all degrees.
05/06/2017 05/08/2017 by Mnogoto4ka
Since 1965, on May 9, Russia has celebrated Great Victory Day. From April 24 to May 12, as part of a campaign called “St. George’s Ribbon,” symbols of Victory—St. George’s ribbons—are distributed free of charge to everyone. The meaning of the action itself is simple: in honor of the holiday, the issued ribbons must be hung on bags, on sleeves, on car windshields... Alas, many do this without understanding the meaning and without knowing the history of the St. George ribbon.
The St. George Ribbon is an attribute of many military awards of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and modern Russia, characterized as a special insignia.
The St. George Ribbon originally appeared with the Imperial Military Order of the Holy Great Martyr and Victorious George, the highest military award of the Russian Empire. This order was established by Empress Catherine II in 1769 to honor officers for their services on the battlefield. He had four degrees of distinction.
It is interesting that the color scheme of the insignia we are considering has given rise to a lot of controversy. According to the RIA Novosti project “OUR VICTORY” (9may.ru), Count Litta wrote in 1833: “the immortal legislator who founded this order believed that its ribbon connects the color of gunpowder and the color of fire...”. According to the same website, Serge Andolenko, a Russian officer, did not agree with this explanation: “In reality, the colors of the order have been the state colors since the time when the double-headed eagle on a golden background became the Russian national emblem...” According to other publicly available information, the black-orange color scheme should be understood as the color of smoke and fire. In any case, the symbol, which appeared in Tsarist Russia, has become firmly entrenched in history and has now become the traditional color of the May 9 holiday.
Two historical anecdotes are associated with the introduction of the Order of St. George: the first case of self-awarding occurred literally immediately after the creation of the insignia. Catherine II awarded herself the Order of the 1st degree for introducing the Order of St. George. Alexander II went even further and awarded himself it on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Order. But if we return to the symbolism, the Order of St. George was given for specific feats on the battlefield or for giving the right advice useful for military service.
In Soviet times, the St. George Ribbon did not fall into oblivion, but took an honorable place among military insignia. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of November 8, 1943, she became part of the Order of Glory of three degrees. It was thanks to this event that it became possible to use it as a sign of respect to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War.
There is an exact list of feats for which the Order of Glory was given. Among others, in the list you can find such items as “In a moment of danger, he saved the banner of his unit from being captured by the enemy”, “Despising danger, he was the first to break into the enemy bunker (pillbox, trench or dugout), and with decisive actions destroyed his garrison”, “Disregarding personal danger, captured the enemy’s banner in battle,” “Risking his life, under enemy fire, he provided assistance to the wounded during a number of battles,” and so on. Of course, heroes who received the Order of Glory were promoted.
The St. George ribbon adorns the blocks of the “Order of Glory” - a military order of the USSR, established by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in 1943.
- The Order of Glory has three degrees, of which the highest I degree is gold, and II and III are silver.
- These orders were issued for personal feat on the battlefield, were issued in strict order - from lowest to highest degree.
The St. George ribbon adorns the medal blocks “For Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945,” established by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on May 9, 1945. The medal was awarded to military personnel who took direct participation on the war fronts.
The St. George Ribbon is part of the “Order of St. George” - the highest military award of the Russian Federation, which awarded to senior and senior officers for conducting combat operations during an attack by an external enemy.
In addition, the St. George Ribbon is also present on other military orders, medals, standards and banners.
The colors of the ribbon - black and orange - mean “smoke and flame” and are a sign of the soldier’s personal valor shown in battle.
“St. George’s Ribbon” is one of the most interesting projects for creating symbols in our country. Having appeared in the year of the sixtieth anniversary of the Victory (2005), it managed to become a tradition in 4 years. The action is recognized as the largest patriotic event in Russia. Well, this is a good result. The St. George Ribbon has a glorious history and deserves to have its colors symbolize the Great Victory.
Today, many people take part in the action, happily attaching ribbons to bags and clothes. Despite the fact that the organizers of the action and government officials approve of the appearance of a new patriotic symbol, many Russian residents, on the contrary, are protesting against the action. Their protest has a logical basis: the Order of St. George is an important award given for heroic actions during hostilities. The participants of the action, most likely, did not perform any feats, and therefore cannot have the right to wear a ribbon. The moral aspect of this dilemma is extremely complex, and each person decides for himself: either the ribbon is a tribute of respect, the personification of our gratitude, or the unlawful use of part of a military award.
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