Order of Alexander Nevsky

Order of Alexander Nevsky is the only award that existed (with certain modifications) in the award systems of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation

In the Russian Empire from 1725 to 1917 there was the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, and in the USSR from 1942 to 1991 there was the Order of Alexander Nevsky.

The Order of St. Alexander Nevsky was established by Catherine I in 1725 and was intended for awarding as a military, and civilians. In 1917 it was abolished along with other tsarist orders.

July 29, 1942 in the Soviet Union was established a new order of St. Alexander Nevsky as the military order for the awarding of the Red Army command staff.