Awards of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation
The Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation is the main domestic security agency of the Russian Federation and the main successor agency of the Soviet KGB. Its main responsibilities are counter-intelligence, internal and border security, counter-terrorism, and surveillance. Along with other federal ministries and agencies, the FSB created its own departmental awards subordinate to the state awards. This is a detailed list of these awards.
Federal Security Service
Medals
The medals in the section below are placed in their correct order of precedence in accordance with the latest Order of the head of the FSB.[1][2]
Decorations
Border Guard Service of the FSB
On March 11, 2003 Russian president Vladimir Putin changed the status of the Border Guard Service from an independent service into a branch of the Federal Security Service.
^"Order of the FSB of Russia of August 27, 2010 № 413" (in Russian). Garant.ru. 2010-08-27. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
^"Order of the FSB of Russia of July 21, 2014 № 415" (in Russian). Garant.ru. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
^"Order of the FSB of Russia of October 4, 2001 № 524" (in Russian). SAMMLER.RU. 2001. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
^"Order of the FSB of Russia of October 4, 2001 № 522" (in Russian). SAMMLER.RU. 2001. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
^"Order of the FSB of Russia of October 10, 2001 № 521" (in Russian). SAMMLER.RU. 2001. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
^ a b c"Order of the FSB of Russia of June 16, 1997 № 269" (in Russian). SAMMLER.RU. 1997. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
^"Order of the FSB of Russia of May 16, 2001 № 277" (in Russian). SAMMLER.RU. 2001. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
^"Order of the FSB of Russia of December 7, 2001 № 642" (in Russian). SAMMLER.RU. 2001. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
^"Order of the FSB of Russia of February 7, 2006" (in Russian). FSB of Russia. 2006. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
Other sources
Border Guard Service of the FSB Official site in Russian
Internet Portal Russian Symbols In Russian
Russian Legal Library - Decrees and Regulations Consultant Plus In Russian
Ilia Kuzmichev & Alexander Triphon (2004). Award System of Uniformed Departments of the Russian Federation. Moscow: Bratishka.
GARANT Legal Information Portal Latest Ministerial Orders - In Russian
External links
Official website of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (in Russian)
Awards page of the Border Service Historical site In Russian