 The Order of the October Revolution was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was awarded to individuals or groups for services furthering communism or the state, or in enhancing the defences of the Soviet Union. It ranked second amongst the Soviet orders, after the Order of Lenin. Order of the October Revolution ribbon File links The following pages link to this file: Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union Ribbons of Soviet Union Decorations Categories: User-created public domain images ...
October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ...
1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was the second phase of the Russian Revolution, the first having been instigated by the events around the February Revolution. ...
This article is about communism as a form of society built around a gift economy, as an ideology that advocates that form of society, and as a popular movement. ...
An Order is a decoration, awarded by a government to an individual, usually for distinguished service to a nation or to humanity. ...
The Order of Lenin (in Russian, the Orden Lenina (О́рден Ле́нина)), named after the leader of the Russian Revolution, was the highest national order of the Soviet Union. ...
The order consisted of a badge, which was a red star with golden rays between the arms; at the centre was a pentagon bearing the image of the Cruiser Aurora participating in the October Revolution. Above it was a red flag bearing the words 'October Revolution' in Russian. a Hammer and Sickle emblem was placed at the bottom. The badge was worn on the left chest with a red ribbon bearing five blue stripes at the centre. Red star on the Soviet flag The five-pointed red star is a symbol of Communism and represents the five fingers of the workers hand, as well as the five (inhabited) continents. ...
The Aurora (Russian: Авро́ра; English transliteration: Avrora) is a Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in St. ...
The October Revolution, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was the second phase of the Russian Revolution, the first having been instigated by the events around the February Revolution. ...
The red flag is a socialist emblem associated in particular with the revolutionary left as well as with social democratic and labour traditions having been a banner used by parties such as Labour in Britain, the Socialist Party in France and other social democratic and democratic socialist groups throughout the...
The hammer and sickle as it appeared on the Soviet flag The hammer and sickle is a symbol used to represent communism and communist political parties. ...
The Cruiser Aurora was itself awarded with the Order of the October Revolution, the only ship ever to have received the award. The Aurora (Russian: Авро́ра; English transliteration: Avrora) is a Russian protected cruiser, currently preserved as a museum ship in St. ...
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