- Time Period: Post-WW2
- Year of Institution: 17 December 1972
- Country: Russia & USSR
The Order of Friendship of Peoples (or Орден Дружбы народов in Russian) was an order of the Soviet Union established on December 17, 1972 and awarded to persons (including non-citizens), organizations, enterprises, military units and administrative subdivisions of the USSR for accomplishments in strengthening of inter-ethnic and international friendship and cooperation, for economical, political, scientific, military, and cultural development of the Soviet Union.
It was established on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Soviet Union and abolished in December 1991.
The Order of Friendship of Peoples Design
The design of order was created by Alexander Zhuk.
