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|type= Single grade order|eligibility=Russian nationals and foreign nationals|awarded_for= Strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples|campaign=|status=Active|description=|clasps=|established=2 March 1994|firstawarded=|lastawarded=|total_awarded=|total_awarded_posthumously=|total_recipients=|individual=Order of Honour (Russian Federation)>Order of Honour|same=|lower= Order of Parental Glory|related=Order of Friendship of Peoples80px)|caption2=Ribbon of the Order of Friendship}}File:Jacques Rogge and Dmitry Medvedev 22 November 2011.jpg|300px|thumb|right|International Olympic Committee president Jacques RoggeJacques RoggeFile:Manfred Schmidt and Dmitry Medevedev 13 October 2010.jpg|300px|thumb|right|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 13 October 2010 at the Moscow Kremlin.]]File:Dmitry Medvedev and Michael of Kent.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Prince Michael of Kent receives the Order of Friendship from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 4 November 2009 at the Moscow Kremlin. He later returned the honour in the aftermath of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine2022 Russian invasion of UkraineThe Order of Friendship (, ) is a state decoration of the Russian Federation established by Boris Yeltsin by presidential decree 442 of 2 March 1994WEB, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 2 March 1994 No. 442, Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards, 15 December 1999,award.adm.gov.ru/doc/u442.htm,award.adm.gov.ru/doc/u442.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20010218153159award.adm.gov.ru/doc/u442.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20010218153159award.adm.gov.ru/doc/u442.htm, 18 February 2001, ru, 11 February 2012, 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. Its statute was later amended by presidential decree 19 of 6 January 1999,WEB, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 6 January 1991 No. 19, Commission under the President of the Russian Federation on state awards, 15 December 1999,award.adm.gov.ru/doc/u19.htm,award.adm.gov.ru/doc/u19.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20010218150129award.adm.gov.ru/doc/u19.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20010218150129award.adm.gov.ru/doc/u19.htm, 18 February 2001, ru, 11 February 2012, presidential decree 1999 of 7 September 2010,WEB, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 7 September 2010 No. 1099, Russian Gazette, 7 September 2010,www.rg.ru/2010/09/15/nagrady-dok.html, ru, 7 February 2012, presidential decree 1631 of 16 December 2011,WEB, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 16 December 2011 No 1631, Russian Gazette, 16 December 2011,graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1593594,graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1593594," title="web.archive.org/web/20130331004345graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1593594,">web.archive.org/web/20130331004345graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1593594, 31 March 2013, ru, 7 February 2012, and presidential decree 308 of 16 March 2012.WEB, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 16 March 2012 No. 308, Consultants, legal library of Russia, 16 March 2012,base.consultant.ru/cons/cgi/online.cgi?req=doc;base=LAW;n=127347, ru, 11 May 2012, 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.

Award statute

The Order of Friendship is awarded to Russian and foreign nationals for special merit in strengthening peace, friendship, cooperation and understanding between nations, for fruitful work on the convergence and mutual enrichment of cultures of nations and peoples; for the active conservation, development and promotion of the cultural and historical heritage of Russia; for great contribution to the implementation of joint ventures with the Russian Federation, major economic projects and attracting investments into the economy of the Russian Federation; for broad charitable activities.

Award description

The badge of the Order of Friendship is made of gilded silver and enamels. It is a pentagonal star created from diverging golden rays. On the obverse at the center of the star is a terrestrial globe, with the oceans covered in blue enamel. The globe is surrounded by a green enamelled wreath of olive branches. On the reverse is the inscription “Peace and Friendship” () and the etched serial number of the individual award. The distance between opposite tips of the star is 44 mm.The badge of the order is connected by a ring through the suspension loop to a standard Russian pentagonal mount covered with an overlapping 24 mm wide green silk moiré ribbon with 6 mm wide light blue stripes along its edges. When worn in the presence of other Orders and medals of the Russian Federation, the Order of Friendship is located immediately after the Order of Honour.WEB, Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 12 April 2012 No. 433, Russian Presidential Executive Office, 12 April 2012,graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1607255,graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1607255," title="web.archive.org/web/20130805234812graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1607255,">web.archive.org/web/20130805234812graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1607255, 5 August 2013, ru, 19 April 2012,

Notable recipients (partial list)

The following individuals were awarded the Order of Friendship:WEB, Compiled from the site of the President of the Russian Federation, Kremlin News,kremlin.ru/events/councils/by-council/22, ru, 7 February 2012,

• Pedro Duque, First Spanish Astronaut. Awarded for the Cervantes mission in 1998, which was launched from Russia.
• Adelina Sotnikova, a Russian competitive figure skater
• Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
• Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysian 4th and 7th Prime MinisterNEWS,www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2003/08/06/pm-receives-russias-highest-award/, PM receives Russia’s highest award, The Star (Malaysia), The Star, 6 August 2003,
• Adelina Sotnikova, a Russian competitive figure skater
• Evgenia Medvedeva, a Russian competitive figure skaterWEB,www.sports.ru/figure-skating/1060753341.html, Медведева, Загитова, Большунов, Спицов удостоены Ордена Дружбы, sports.ru, 28 February 2018, ru,
• Kamila Valieva, a Russian competitive figure skater
• Sopubek Begaliev, Kyrgyz politician (Kyrgyzstan)
• Lydia T. Black, a historian and anthropologist in the field of Russian AmericaWEB,world.ng.ru/ambass/2001-04-19/7_friendship.html, Vladislav Dunaev, ru:Консульство в Сан-Франциско чествует исследователей - Энтузиасты Русской Америки получают ордена Дружбы, Consulate in San Francisco celebrates researchers - Enthusiasts of Russian America to receive the Order of Friendship, ru, 19 April 2001, Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 12 March 2010, dead,world.ng.ru/ambass/2001-04-19/7_friendship.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20050114192426world.ng.ru/ambass/2001-04-19/7_friendship.html,">web.archive.org/web/20050114192426world.ng.ru/ambass/2001-04-19/7_friendship.html, 14 January 2005, (US)
• George Blake, double agent (UK)
• David Blatt, basketball coach (Israel/US)
• William Craft Brumfield, historian, preservationist and photographer (US)
• The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, PC, OM, CC, KC, former Prime Minister of CanadaWEB,o.canada.com/news/from-russia-with-love-chretien-gets-friendship-award-from-moscow, From Russia with Love: Chretien gets friendship award from Moscow, o.canada.com, Lee, Berthiaume, 5 March 2014,
• Dimitris Christofias, President of Cyprus
• Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada (renounced the Order)
• Ahmad Afandi Abdulaev, Mufti of Dagestan
• Van Cliburn, renowned pianist (US)
• Bernie Ecclestone, British business magnate
• Andrey Elinson, former Deputy CEO Basic ElementNEWS, 26 December 2014, Председатель совета директоров “Базэл Аэро” Андрей Елинсон награжден орденом Дружбы (Chairman of the Board of Directors of Basel Aero Andrey Elinson was awarded the Order of Friendship),www.aviaport.ru/news/320895/, Aviaport.ru News Agency,
• Patricia Cloherty, entrepreneur and businesswoman (US)
• Frank De Winne, ESA astronaut and head of the European Astronaut Centre (Belgium)
• Milorad Dodik, President of the Republika SrpskaWEB, Srna, 2012-01-09, Dodiku uručen Orden Družbe,www.nezavisne.com/novosti/bih/Dodiku-urucen-Orden-Druzbe/122964, 2021-01-29, Nezavisne novine, sr,
• Maurice Druon, writer (France)
• Yuli Gusman, film director (Azerbaijan)
• Nadey Hakim (2021)WEB, 21 November 2021, Bridges between UK and Russia must be rebuilt — Order of Friendship laureate,tass.com/world/1364199, 26 November 2021, TASS, WEB, Путин наградил главу МИД Венгрии Сиярто орденом Дружбы - Газета.Ru {{!, Новости|url=https://www.gazeta.ru/politics/news/2021/11/18/n_16879639.shtml|access-date=26 November 2021|website=Газета.Ru|language=ru}}
• Eero Heinäluoma, Deputy Prime Minister of Finland, threw the award away after the 2022 Russian invasion of UkraineWEB, 20 March 2022, Sdp kääntyy kohti Natoa,www.hs.fi/sunnuntai/art-2000008683626.html, 20 March 2022, Helsingin Sanomat, fi,
• Ignatius IV of Antioch (Hazim), patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Christian ChurchWEB,en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/7711, Meeting with Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch and All The East, Eng.news.kremlin.ru, 11 May 2010, 18 January 2016,
• Prince Dimitri Romanov, claimant to headship of the Imperial House of Russia
• Victor Hochhauser, British music promoterNEWS,www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/jul/17/victor-hochhauser-impresario, Victor Hochhauser: ‘My great stroke of luck came when Stalin died’, Nicholas, Wroe, The Guardian, 16 July 2010, 24 March 2019, www.theguardian.com,
• Gleb Ivashentsov (2003)BOOK, Sumsky, Victor, Hong, Mark, Lugg, Amy, ASEAN-Russia: Foundations and Future Prospects, 2012, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore, 978-981-4379-57-1, xv,books.google.com/books?id=GHAAhN6RBY4C&dq=Order+of+Friendship+russia&pg=PR15, en,
• Hun Sen, Prime Minister of CambodiaWEB,www.khmertimeskh.com/50901837/cambodian-pm-awarded-with-the-order-of-friendship-from-russian-president-putin/, Cambodian PM awarded with the Order of Friendship from Russian President Putin, Khmer Times, 26 July 2021, 27 July 2021,
• Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA.WEB,www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11727231/watch-vladimir-putin-gives-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-a-medal-after-world-cup-praise, WATCH: Vladimir Putin gives FIFA president Gianni Infantino a medal after World Cup praise,
• Daisaku Ikeda, president of Soka Gakkai International (Japan)
• Jayakanthan, Tamil writer (India), 2011NEWS,www.thehindu.com%2Farts%2Frussia-to-present-order-of-friendship-award-to-tamil-writer-d-jayakanthan%2Farticle2607303.ece, Jayakanthan awarded Order of Friendship award, NEWS,www.newindianexpress.com%2Fcities%2Fchennai%2FRussia-Centre-Remembers-Jayakanthan%2F2015%2F04%2F25%2Farticle2782044.ece, Jayakanthan awarded Order of Friendship,
• Akhmad Kadyrov, President of Chechnya
• Moshe Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress
• Anatoly Karpov, chess player, for his great contribution to strengthening peace and friendship between peoples and productive social activities
• Timo Vihavainen, professor at the University of HelsinkiWEB, 2015-06-14, Timo Vihavainen - 375 Humanistia,375humanistia.helsinki.fi/humanistit/timo-vihavainen, 2024-02-28, 375humanistia.helsinki.fi, fi, (Finland)
• Roman Abramovich, former owner of Chelsea F.C
• Prince Michael of Kent, cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and descendant of Tsar Alexander II of Russia; a qualified interpreter of Russian (UK). He returned the honour in the aftermath of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.NEWS, Petit, Stephanie, Queen Elizabeth’s Cousin Prince Michael of Kent Returns Russian Honor Amid Invasion of Ukraine,people.com/royals/prince-michael-kent-returns-russian-honor-amid-ukraine-invasion/, 5 March 2022, People (magazine), People, 4 March 2022,
• Vakhtang Kikabidze, singer and actor (the award was rejected by Kikabidze in August 2008) (Georgia)
• Emir Kusturica, Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician
• André Kuipers, ESA astronaut (Netherlands)
• Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank and former Managing Director of the IMF (France)
• Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor of SingaporeWEB,www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1018440/1/.html,www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1018440/1/.html," title="archive.today/20121206025827www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1018440/1/.html,">archive.today/20121206025827www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1018440/1/.html, dead, 6 December 2012, Russia, S’pore move towards closer ties with new governmental body, Hoe, Yeen Nie, 16 November 2009, Channel NewsAsia, 12 March 2010,
• Valery Leontiev, pop singer
• Yulia Lipnitskaya, figure skater, received award for outstanding performance at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
• Antonio Mennini, Apostolic Nuncio to Russia (2002–2010) for his contribution to the development of Russian-Vatican relationsWEB, 18 February 2010, interfax-religion.com, Former Vatican Ambassador to Russia is decorated with Order of Friendship,www.interfax-religion.com/?act=news&div=8216, (Vatican)
• Ralph Munro (1998)BOOK, The Rotarian, May 1998, Rotary International, 54–55,books.google.com/books?id=5zEEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Order+of+Friendship+russia&pg=PA55, en,
• Aliya Mustafina, Olympic gold medalist in gymnastics
• Riccardo Muti, conductorNEWS, Adam Sweeting,www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/8386177/Riccardo-Muti-a-profile.html, Riccardo Muti: a profile, 16 March 2011, The Telegraph, 23 April 2011, (Italy)
• Oscar Niemeyer, renowned architect (Brazil)
• God Nisanov, billionaire property developerWEB, God Nisanov WJC Vice-President,www.worldjewishcongress.org/ja/biography/160, World Jewish Congress, 9 February 2015, dead,www.worldjewishcongress.org/ja/biography/160," title="web.archive.org/web/20150209135822www.worldjewishcongress.org/ja/biography/160,">web.archive.org/web/20150209135822www.worldjewishcongress.org/ja/biography/160, 9 February 2015,
• Sagadat Nurmagambetov, Defense Minister of Kazakhstan
• Constantine Orbelian, conductor and pianist, 2012 Medal Recipient(:ru:Орбелян, Константин Гарриевич)
• Richard Pierce, a historian of Russian-American studies (US)
• A. Sivathanu Pillai, BrahMos chief (India)NEWS,www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/russia-honours-brahmos-chief-with-order-of-friendship-award-114022601148_1.html, Russia honours BrahMos chief with ‘Order of Friendship’ award, Business-standard.com, Press Trust of India, 26 February 2014, 18 January 2016,
• Marcel Prud’homme, Senator (Canada)
• Grigory Rodchenkov, director of Russia’s national antidoping laboratory who later defected and exposed Russian doping system (awarded prior to the scandal)
• Jacques Rogge, 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (Belgium)
• Buvaisar Saitiev, three-time Olympic gold medal wrestler
• Vladimir Sangi, Nivkh author, publicist, and language activist
• Ekaterina Semenikhin, honorary consul of Russia in MonacoWEB,kremlin.ru/acts/bank/40471, Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 29.01.2016 г. â„– 29, kremlin.ru, 29 January 2016, ru,
• Mrinal Sen, film director (India)
• Dimitris Sioufas, legislator (Greece)
• Dario Salas Sommer, Chilean philosopherWEB,www.kremlin.ru/acts/bank/40044, ru:Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 22.09.2015 г. â„– 469 - О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации иностранных граждан, Presidential Decree of 22.09.2015, the â„– 469 - On conferring state awards of the Russian Federation on foreign citizens, ru, Kremlin.ru, 22 September 2015, 18 January 2016,
• James W. Symington, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and current attorney at Nossaman LLP/O’Connor & Hannan (US)
• Rex Tillerson, U.S. Secretary of State under President Donald Trump, and former CEO of ExxonMobilNEWS, Filipov, David, Analysis: What is the Russian Order of Friendship, and why does Rex Tillerson have one?,go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA473689628&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=01908286&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=anon%7E925500aa, 27 November 2021, The Washington Post, 13 December 2016, English,
• Mari TörÅ‘csik, Hungarian actress
• Andrzej Wajda, film director (Poland)
• Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, recognised for contributions to friendly relations between Russia and the UK, and his love of Russian literatureNEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8563784.stm, Dr Rowan Williams is honoured for work on Russia, 12 March 2010, BBC, 12 March 2010, (UK)
• Tatjana Ždanoka, politician (Latvia)
• Ban Ki-moon, eighth secretary-general of the United Nations
• Xavier Rolet {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KBE}}, CEO London Stock Exchange Group
• Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space
• Alina Zagitova, a Russia competitive figure skater
• Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan
• Mehriban Aliyeva, First Vice-President of AzerbaijanWEB,vestnikkavkaza.net/news/Vladimir-Putin-awards-Order-of-Friendship-to-Mehriban-Aliyeva.html, Vladimir Putin awards Order of Friendship to Mehriban Aliyeva {{!, Vestnik Kavkaza|website=vestnikkavkaza.net|language=en-EN|access-date=2019-08-14}}
• Megawati Sukarnoputri, 5th President of IndonesiaWEB,publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202002140003?index=11&rangeSize=1, Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 10 февраля 2020 года â„– 102 «О награждении государственными наградами Российской Федерации», Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of 10.02.2020 â„– 102 - “On rewarding with state awards of the Russian Federation”, pravo.ru, ru, 14 February 2020,
• Alexander (Ishein), Archbishop of Baku and Azerbaijan from 1999 to 2021WEB, Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 10.04.2017 â„– 160 ∙ Официальное опубликование правовых актов ∙ Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации,publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001201704100002, 2021-06-11, publication.pravo.gov.ru,
• Péter Szijjártó Hungarian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, awarded in December 2021WEB, Illés, Szurovecz, 2021-12-30, “Barátságért” kitüntetést kapott Szijjártó Péter az orosz külügyminisztertÅ‘l,444.hu/2021/12/30/baratsagert-kituntetest-kapott-szijjarto-peter-az-orosz-kulugyminisztertol, 2022-03-12, 444, hu,
• Boris Dobrodeev, screenwriter
• Maria Zakharova, Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
• Vija Artmane, actor
• Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria, Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria for his great contribution to the development of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Arab Republic of Egypt, awarded in September 2009
• Steven Seagal received for his ”major contribution to the development of international cultural and humanitarian cooperation”.WEB,www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230227-putin-decorates-us-actor-seagal-with-friendship-award, Putin decorates US actor Seagal with ‘friendship’ award, 27 February 2023,
• Avtandil Varsimashvili, Georgian theatre and film director

File:Steven Seagal with Vladimir Putin November 2016.jpg|300px|thumb|right|President Vladimir Putin presented US actor Steven SeagalSteven Seagal

See also

• Order of Friendship of Peoples (Soviet Union)
• Awards and decorations of the Russian Federation

References

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External links

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• The Commission on State Awards to the President of the Russian Federation {{in lang|ru}}
• The Russian Gazette {{in lang|ru}}

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