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Orden Lenina

This Order, the highest national Order of the USSR, was established by Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union dated April 6th, 1930. It can be awarded not only to persons, including members of the Soviet Armed Forces for remarkable services and recipients of the titles 'Hero of the Soviet Union' and 'Hero of Socialist Labour' but also to institutions and other social organisations of the Soviet Union as well as to factories, cities and republics. In 1935, Nikita Khrushchev was the 110th person to receive the Order for his supervision during the construction of the Moscow Metro (Underground).
The badge consists of a circular portrait of Lenin with a wreath of ears of rye around it. The left side of the wreath depicts a red star and a hammer and sickle is placed at the bottom of the wreath. Along the right side is the Red Flag with Lenin's name on it.
The ribbon is 0.9" (24 mm) wide and coloured red, at either edge are two vertical yellow stripes, each .05" (1.5 mm) wide and divided by a red stripe of equal width.

Eventually, the decoration was made of silver. This so called Type 1, the "Traktor" was made since 1930. In September 1934 the Red Star and Soviet Flag were added to the decoration. This Type 2 was made of 650 proof Gold. The stamped decoration was fitted with a silver soldered screw-post and plate. Under the screw on the back the serial number was stamped. Early 1935 a new type, Type 3, was introduced made of silver instead of gold. This version was issued until junie 1936.
The first type that was also issued in World War Two was Type 4, stamped out of platinum, with a screwback. This was the last version with a screw on the back and was issued until Juni 1943. From June 1943 the decoration was introduced suspended from a hanger. This Type 5 can be recognised by the markings on the back where originally the screw would have been placed. After World War 2 the plate was changed so that the place of the screw is no longer recognisable.

Abankin, Pavel Sergeyevich* September 5th, 1902
† August 15th, 1965

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Kamozin, Pavel Mikhailovich* July 16th, 1917
† November 24th, 1983

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Kanunnikov, Vasiliy Petrovich* 1916
† April 29th, 1945

Karasov, Vladimir Yakumovich* April 15th, 1900
† 1967

Karbyshev, Dmitry Mikhaylovich* October 14th, 1880
† February 18th, 1945

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Karpenko, Mykola* April 20th, 1914
† April 14th, 1944

Karpinskiy, Frants Filippovich* June 18th, 1906
† May 16th, 1945

Karpov, Aleksandr Terentyevich* October 17th, 1917
† October 20th, 1944

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Kasatkin, Nikolay Yakovlevich* December 23rd, 1924
† March 27th, 1945

Katukov, Mikhail Yefimovich* August 17th, 1900
† June 8th, 1976

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Kazakov, Vasily Ivanovich* July 18th, 1898
† May 25th, 1968

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Kazantsev, Vasiliy Tikhonovich* October 19th, 1920
† May 13th, 1945

Khasanshin, Mansur Rakhipovich* December 12th, 1923
† April 13th, 1975

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Khazov, Vladimir Petrovich* September 9th, 1918
† September 13th, 1942

Khmelev, Pavel Vasilyevich* 1923
† December 13th, 1943

Khokhlov, Pyotr Ilyich* 1910
† March 7th, 1990

Khomyakov, Maxim Ignatievich* July 30th, 1912
† October 24th, 1958

Khrunichev, Mikhail Vasilyevich* April 4th, 1901
† June 2nd, 1961

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Kirponos, Mikhail* January 12th, 1892
† September 20th, 1941

Kiryanov, Nikolay Ivanovich* February 17th, 1921
† March 2nd, 1943

Kiselyov, Sergey Ivanovich* December 27th, 1919
† February 4th, 1945

Kizhevatov, Andrey Mitrofanovich* August 18th, 1907
† June 29th, 1941

Klubov, Aleksandr Fyodorovich* January 18th, 1918
† November 1st, 1944

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Kochergin, Egor Petrovich* September 6th, 1916
† August 28th, 1943

Kokkinaki, Vladimir Konstantinovich* June 25th, 1904
† January 7th, 1985

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Kokorev, Pavel Adreevich* July 13th, 1921
† April 25th, 1986

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Kolbasa, Mikhail Yefremovich* 1908
† April 16th, 1945

Kolbnev, Vasiliy Fodorovich* February 24th, 1906
† February 18th, 1945

Koldunov, Aleksandr Ivanovich* September 20th, 1923
† June 7th, 1992

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Konev, Ivan Stepanovich* December 28th, 1897
† May 21st, 1973

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Koptsov, Vasiliy Alekseyevich* January 1st, 1904
† March 3rd, 1943

Korolev, Sergei Pavlovich* January 12th, 1907
† January 14th, 1966

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Korolov, Gerasim Grigoryevich* March 3rd, 1924
† February 8th, 1945

Korsun, Vladimir Wolf* November 16th, 1923
† March 17th, 1950

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Koshevoi, Pyotr Kirillovich* December 21st, 1904
† August 30th, 1976
Plot: 7 

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Koshevoy, Oleg* June 8th, 1926
† February 9th, 1943

Kosmodemyanskaya, Zoya Anatolyevna* September 13th, 1923
† November 29th, 1941

Kosonogov, Lev Vasilyevich* June 19th, 1904
† November 17th, 1943

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Kostin, Ivan Dmitriyevich* December 25th, 1915
† April 24th, 1945

Kostyuk, Jozef S.* April 14th, 1919
† March 17th, 1981

Kosygin, Alexei Nikolayevich* February 20th, 1904
† December 18th, 1980

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Kot, Vasiliy Andreyevich* February 23rd, 1916
† November 10th, 1998

Kotov, Vladimir Sergeevich* April 9th, 1911
† December 9th, 1965

Kovpak, Sidor Artemyevich* June 7th, 1887
† December 11th, 1967

Kozak, Semyon Antonovich* May 23rd, 1902
† December 24th, 1953

Kozhedub, Ivan Nikolayevich* June 8th, 1920
† August 8th, 1991

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Kozlov, Frol Romanovich* August 18th, 1908
† January 30th, 1965

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Kozlov, Nikolay Andreyevich* October 12th, 1916
† October 10th, 1943

Kozyr, Maxim Jevsejevic* December 5th, 1890
† April 23rd, 1945

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Krasilnikov, Gennadiy Ivanovich* October 6th, 1925
† September 23rd, 1943

Krasovsky, Stepan Akimovich* August 20th, 1897
† April 21st, 1983

Kravchenko, Andrei Grigoryevich* November 30th, 1899
† October 18th, 1963

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Kravchenko, Grigory Panteleyevich* October 12th, 1912
† February 23rd, 1943

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Kravchenko, Ivan Khotovich* July 5th, 1921
† April 26th, 1945

Krayko, Aleksey Ivanovich* May 18th, 1911
† March 5th, 1943

Kretov, Stepan Ivanovich* December 25th, 1919
† January 19th, 1975

Krikunenko, Veniamin Aleksandrovich* 1925
† September 29th, 1943

Krupskiy, Mikhail Aleksandrovich* April 25th, 1902
† September 18th, 1975

Krylov, Nikolai Ivanovich* April 29th, 1903
† February 9th, 1972

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Kucherov, Stepan Grigoryevich* August 1st, 1902
† March 31st, 1973

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Kulakov, Teodor Sergeyevich* March 18th, 1900
† November 16th, 1943

Kulik, Grigory Ivanovich* November 9th, 1890
† August 29th, 1950

Kungurtsev, Yevgeny Maksimovich* October 3rd, 1921
† May 11th, 2000

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Kurchatov, Igor Vasilyevich* January 12th, 1903
† February 7th, 1960

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Kurzenkov, Sergei Georgiyevich* July 7th, 1911
† November 18th, 1981

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Kutakhov, Pavel Stepanovich* August 16th, 1914
† December 3rd, 1984

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Kuzmin, Georgy Pavlovich* April 21st, 1913
† August 18th, 1943

Kuzmin, Matvey* August 3rd, 1858
† February 14th, 1942

Kuzminov, Ivan Gerasimovich* July 1st, 1915
† April 16th, 1945

Kuznetsov, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich* November 7th, 1915
† August 21st, 1942

Kuznetsov, Mikhail Vasilyevich* November 7th, 1913
† December 15th, 1989

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Kuznetsov, Nikolai Ivanovich* April 29th, 1922
† September 11th, 2008

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Kuznetsov, Nikolay Vasil'yevich* December 13th, 1921
† April 14th, 1945

Subonderscheidingen

Orden Lenina (1934-1936)In the database: 2
Issued:unknown
Orden Lenina (1936-1943)In the database: 52
Issued:unknown
Orden Lenina (1943-1991)In the database: 187
Issued:unknown

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