Order of Princess Olga

Civil decoration of Ukraine
Award
Order of Princess Olga
Badge of the First Class of the Order of Princess Olga
TypeThree-grades order
Awarded forPersonal merits of women in state, scientific, educational, cultural and other social areas
Presented by Ukraine
StatusActive
Established15 August 1997
First awarded18 August 1997 (3rd Class)
Ribbon bar of the First Class of the Order of Princess Olga
Precedence
Next (higher)Order For Courage
Next (lower)Order of Danylo Halytsky

The Order of Princess Olga (Ukrainian: Орден княгині Ольги) is a Ukrainian civil decoration, featuring Olga of Kiev and bestowed to women for "personal merits in state, production, scientific, educational, cultural, charity and other spheres of social activities, for upbringing children in families".[1] It was established by Presidential Decree № 827/97 of 15 August 1997 and has three grades (classes), the first being the highest. The 1st grade medal is adorned with four rectangular amethysts and features a gilded ornament with silver parts. The two other grades also feature precious stones.

Both Ukrainian citizens and foreigners are eligible for the order.[1] The order can be rescinded by the President of Ukraine if a bearer is convicted of a serious crime.[1]

In 2020, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine established own "Order of Saint Equal-to-Apostle Princess Olga".[2]

Selected recipients

  • Tetiana Andriienko (1938–2016), Ukrainian botanist, conservationist, and professor.[3][4]
  • Anne Applebaum (1964–), Polish-American historian and journalist
  • Marieluise Beck (1952–), member of the Alliance '90/The Greens group in the Bundestag
  • Myroslava Gongadze (1972–), Ukrainian journalist living in the United States
  • Rebecca Harms (1956–), German Member of the European Parliament
  • Hanna Havrylets (1958–2022), Ukrainian composer
  • Agnieszka Holland (1948–), Polish filmmaker
  • Olena Kostevych (1985–), Ukrainian pistol shooter
  • Larysa Krushelnytska (1928-2017), Ukrainian archaeologist
  • Raisa Kyrychenko (1943–2005), Ukrainian singer[5]
  • Roberta Metsola (1979–), President of the European Parliament[6]
  • Mariya Orlyk (1930–), Ukrainian teacher and politician.[7]
  • Atena Pashko (1931–2012), Ukrainian chemical engineer, poet, social activist
  • Nancy Pelosi (1940–), 52nd Speaker of the US House of Representatives[8]
  • Vera Rich (1936–2009), British poet
  • Olha Saladukha (1983–), Ukrainian triple jumper
  • Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963–), American astronaut
  • Khrystyna Stuy (1988–), Ukrainian sprint athlete
  • Melanne Verveer (1944–), United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues
  • Oksana Zabuzhko (1960–), Ukrainian novelist
  • Jana Černochová (1973–), Czech Minister of Defence[9]
  • Oksana Markarova (1976–), Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States[10]
  • Catherine Colonna (1956–), French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs[11]
  • Olha Kharlan, four-time world champion sabre fencer.

Medals and ribbons

First Class Second Class Third Class
Ribbon

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Decorations". Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  2. ^ Орден святої рівноапостольної княгині Ольги. www.pomisna.info
  3. ^ "АНДРІЄ́НКО Тетяна Леонідівна" [ANDRIENKO Tetyana Leonidivna]. Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України (Institute of Encyclopedic Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine). 2017. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Тетяна Леонідівна Андрієнко (до 70-річчя вченого)" [Tetyana Leonidivna Andrienko (to the 70th anniversary of the scientist)] (PDF). Український ботанічний журнал (Ukrainian Botanical Journal). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 27, 2017.
  5. ^ "Законодавство України". zakon3.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 2001-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  6. ^ "Zelenskyy bestows Ukrainian award on Roberta Metsola". Times of Malta. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  7. ^ Savchenko, I. V. (2022). "Орлик Марія Андріївна" [Orlyk Maria Andriivna]. Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Vol. 24. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  8. ^ Hassan, Jennifer. "Zelensky awards Pelosi the Order of Princess Olga, a Ukrainian civil honor". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Zelenskyj vyznamenal Černochovou s Lipavským. Čeho si Ukrajina na české pomoci váží?".
  10. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №899/2022". www.president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  11. ^ "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №902/2022". www.president.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
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