Back وسام الصداقة الروسي Arabic "Dostluq" ordeni (Rusiya) Azerbaijani Дуҫлыҡ ордены (Рәсәй) Bashkir Řád přátelství (Rusko) Czech Туслăх орденĕ (Раççей Федерацийĕ) CV Orden der Freundschaft German Τάγμα της Φιλίας Greek Ordeno de Amikeco Esperanto Orden de la Amistad Spanish Sõpruse orden Estonian

Order of Friendship

For other uses, see Order of Friendship (disambiguation).
Order of Friendship
Order of Friendship (obverse)
TypeSingle grade order
Awarded forStrengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples
Presented by Russian Federation
EligibilityRussian nationals and foreign nationals
StatusActive
Established2 March 1994[1]
Ribbon of the Order of Friendship
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Honour
Next (lower)Order of Parental Glory
RelatedOrder of Friendship of Peoples
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge being awarded the Order of Friendship by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on November 22, 2011 at the Moscow Kremlin.
Manfred Schmidt, Head of the Department for Crisis Management of the German Interior Ministry, being decorated with the Order of Friendship by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on October 13, 2010 at the Moscow Kremlin.
Prince Michael of Kent receives the Order of Friendship from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on November 4, 2009 at the Moscow Kremlin. He later returned the honour in the aftermath of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
CEO of ExxonMobil Rex Tillerson receiving the Order of Friendship from Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 21, 2013 during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino after receiving the Order of Friendship from Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 23, 2019 at the Moscow Kremlin.

The Order of Friendship (Russian: Орден Дружбы, Orden Druzhby) is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994[1] to reward Russian and foreign nationals whose work, deeds and efforts have been aimed at the betterment of relations with the Russian Federation and its people. The design of order was created by Alexander Zhuk [ru]. Its statute was later amended by presidential decree 19 of 6 January 1999,[2] presidential decree 1999 of 7 September 2010,[3] presidential decree 1631 of 16 December 2011,[4] and presidential decree 308 of 16 March 2012.[5] The Order of Friendship is the direct successor of the Soviet Order of Friendship of Peoples and like the latter, its insignia was similarly designed by Alexander Zhuk.

  1. ^ a b "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 2 March 1994 No. 442" (in Russian). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. 15 December 1999. Archived from the original on 18 February 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 6 January 1991 No. 19" (in Russian). Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards. 15 December 1999. Archived from the original on 18 February 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 7 September 2010 No. 1099" (in Russian). Russian Gazette. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 16 December 2011 No 1631" (in Russian). Russian Gazette. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 16 March 2012 No. 308" (in Russian). Consultants, legal library of Russia. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
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