"Mother Heroine" is an honorary title,which is awarded to mothers of many children; this was also the name of the order that was awarded to women in the USSR. And the establishment of this order and title by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR took place on July 8, 1944. As follows from the "Regulations on the title "Mother Heroine"," it is awarded and accompanied by the awarding of the said order to those mothers who have given birth to and raised ten or more children. In this case, the youngest child must reach the age of one year at this time, and all other children of this woman must be alive. At the same time as the "Mother Heroine" order, the "Maternal Glory" order and the "Motherhood Medal" appeared. When awarding the title "Mother Heroine" to a woman, the presence of children who were legally adopted by her, as well as those of her children who died or went missing in the performance of their military duty, while protecting law and order or socialist property, while saving human lives, were taken into account. The woman’s children who died as a result of an occupational disease or work-related injury were also taken into account.
History of the Order
The highest degree of distinction for Soviet womenwas established to recognize the merits of mothers in giving birth and, most importantly, in raising children. Incidentally, there was a very interesting coincidence: the day the order was established (July 8, 1944) fell on Orthodox Family Day. Such an award for women-mothers was introduced for the first time in Russian history. It is symbolic that this title began to be awarded during the Great Patriotic War, which took the lives of millions of our compatriots. Most of the men who died or were maimed at the front were very young or middle-aged. The country's population significantly decreased during the war and after it. Therefore, the established status of Mother Heroine and the new Order of the same name "Mother Heroine" awarded to women particularly emphasized how acutely the country needed a new generation of youth at that time. The first assignment of this honorary title by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR was made on October 27, 1944. In total, fourteen women were awarded the title of "Mother Heroine", and Order No. 1, together with the Certificate of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR No. 1, was awarded to a resident of Russia, Anna Savelyevna Aleksakhina, who lived in the village of Mamontovka in the Moscow Region and raised twelve children. She was presented with the award in the Kremlin in early November 1944. Eight sons of Anna Savelyevna Aleksakhina fought at the front, four of them died. Now the order awarded to her is kept in the funds of the numismatics department of the State Historical Museum. Forty years ago, the Order of "Mother Heroine" No. 1 was given to the museum by Anna Savelyevna's children. Aleksakhina's youngest son, Yevgeny Fyodorovich, is still alive, he is 79 years old, and he still lives in Mamontovka near Moscow. He is the only child of the first mother-heroine who has lived to this day. During the Soviet Union, there were other awards for mothers with many children. Women were awarded the medal "Maternal Valor", the order "Maternal Glory" of three degrees - depending on how many children the woman gave birth to and raised. The last time in the history of the USSR the title "Mother Heroine" was awarded was on November 14, 1991, by decree of the President of the Soviet Union. In total, during the Soviet era, approximately 431 thousand women with more than ten children were awarded the order. After the collapse of the USSR, women with many children were awarded the Order of Friendship, or they were awarded the medal of the Order "For Services to the Fatherland".
Awards and benefits for modern mothers with many children
And how are things in modern Russia?recognition of the merits of women with many children? In the very first days after taking office as President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev established the Order of Parental Glory, which is awarded to parents with many children. On January 13, 2009, the first award ceremony took place, and the award was received from the hands of the President of Russia by the heads of seven large families. How does the new award differ from the previous Order of Mother Heroine? How many children must one now raise to receive the Order of Parental Glory, and are large families living in Russia entitled to any benefits or allowances? Now the order is awarded to both parents or adoptive parents raising more than four children. In addition, the Russian government decided that parents with four or more children will receive an honorary certificate and an award in the amount of fifty thousand rubles (one-time). Each parent of seven or more children will also receive the Order's badge, as well as a miniature copy of it, which can be worn on special occasions. The badge looks like a blue cross with the Russian coat of arms in the middle on a red background. For mothers, the design option is provided in the form of a bow made of silk ribbon, and for fathers - in the form of a pentagonal block. Of course, the Order, which was established in 1944, gave the heroine mother certain benefits. The main privilege was receiving separate apartments and payment of good benefits for children. There is nothing like this in Russia now. True, in some regions of the country, large families are provided with benefits when paying for utilities, a place in a kindergarten is allocated without waiting, and even parents or children are offered trips to resorts. A bill is currently being considered that provides for benefits for large families. These include benefit payments - one subsistence minimum for those awarded a third-degree medal, and seven times the minimum for heroine mothers, — and benefits for children entering universities, and a reduction in utility bills. In addition, the law stipulates the provision of minibuses, land plots, and assistance in obtaining loans for the purchase of housing to large families. At the same time, a large family has the right to any of the benefits only if the youngest child is already one year old, and the parents and each of the children are citizens of Russia. Elizaveta Sidorovna Setina, a mother of many children, who raised five children and received an award from the state back in the days of the Soviet Union, said in one of her interviews that all large families will react positively to such a law. It is very important that raising children - no matter how many there are - is perceived by society as the work of both parents - joyful, inspired and sometimes difficult. The appearance of each new baby in the family is great happiness, and motherhood is a completely natural state for every woman. And I would really like for the joy of birth and raising children not to be overshadowed by everyday difficulties. We recommend reading:
