If an order has fallen into your hands, and you would like to know who it belongs to, you can do this by referring to the archival records. There are several ways to find out who has received a high award.
Instructions
Step 1
If you find this order at home, first find out from your relatives to whom it could belong. Look at old family documents and letters. It is possible that you will find the order book or the mention of receiving the award in the available correspondence. If you find out who owns it, contact the Public Electronic Bank of Documents (https://www.podvignaroda.ru), established by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. There you can find out what exactly this order was received by your relative.
Step 2
Refer to the site https://onagradah.ru, where there is the most complete catalog of Russian and Soviet orders. See if there is a similar order in the catalog. If so, determine the awards of which department it belongs. Send a request to the appropriate archive, indicating the order number, and get the information you are interested in. However, before you find out who owns the order issued by the Ministry of Defense of the USSR or the Russian Federation, you will have to contact the military registration and enlistment office with a written statement. Without the permission of the military registration and enlistment office, you will not be allowed to access the information stored in the archives of these departments.
Step 3
If this order does not belong to either Soviet or Russian, go to the website https://faleristika.info and look at the constantly updated catalog in which state could have awarded such awards. Chat on the forum of this site if there is no such order in the catalog yet. Take a photo of it and create a subject to find out its origin. Find out how you can access the archives of other countries. It is possible that such a service will not be free, but in any case, do not transfer money to anyone without being sure that the information you received is genuine.
Step 4
Be prepared for the fact that you will not receive the archival information that interests you. This can happen for two reasons: either the documents about the order are still classified, or have been lost.
