Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation

Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (Герой Труда Российской Федерации) is a state award of Russia. The title is awarded to citizens of Russia for special services in labour to the state and its people associated with the achievement of outstanding results in public, social and economic activities aimed at ensuring the welfare and prosperity of Russia.

The award was established by Russian President Vladimir Putin by Presidential Decree №294 of March 29, 2013, "On establishing the Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation". This award is seen as the successor of Soviet Union's Hero of Socialist Labour.

Politicians
Mintimer Shaimiev, Sergey Lavrov, Nikolay Kharitonov, Valentina Matviyenko, Gennady Zyuganov

Artists
Valery Gergiev, Joseph Kobzon, Nikita Mikhalkov, Galina Volchek, Mark Zakharov, Yury Solomin, Eduard Artemyev, Yuri Bashmet, Alexandr Shilov

Scientists
Herbert Yefremov, Evgeny Velikhov, Georgy Rykovanov, Yury Osipov, Viktor Sadovnichiy

Others
Irina Viner-Usmanova, Vladimir Bogdanov, Arkady Rotenberg, Leonid Roshal, Alexey Miller, Alisa Aksyonova