Honorary Title "Hero Of The Russian Federation".

[Simon]

Surely there are other benefits besides more annual vacation time? Does the government still give housing preferences/privileges to certain people in the larger cities?

I found a reference to the law governing benefits for HSU, full Glory cavaliers, and HR:
Закон РФ от 15.01.1993 N 4301-1 (ред. от 28.04.2009) "О статусе Героев Советского Союза, Героев Российской Федерации и полных кавалеров ордена Славы"
There is a lot of lawyer language. Here is what I managed to figure out. A hero of retirement age is entitled to a monthly pension equivalent to 10 minimum pensions. A hero gets tax breaks, medical and sanatorium benefits, free prescriptions and, if approved by the doctor, free home delivery of medicines, free apartment rent, home phone, electricity, reimbursement of home alarm service, additional 20 sq m of apartment space, two-way rail ticket twice a year. Here is my favorite: when staff at the place of employment is laid off, heroes have a right to preferential treatment. The list of benefits goes on...

I believe at his age and prominence, no one is going to tell him anything about how he wears his awards.;) It may also be that he feels his "greatest moments" in life were recognized by the Soviets and therefore his pride and memories supersede current regulations (or nobody told him).:chuckle

Nobody will tell him, "Drop down and give me 20." Still, it is fun to observe how he wears his decorations.

And during the Soviet period, that was a huge sum, which together with his other "benefits" would have allowed him to have and do just about anything he wanted. But greed is just like any other addiction, after the first taste of real money, people want and then need more and more to stay happy.

Just thoughts,
Phillip

:cheers

[ericlida]

Lebed, Anatoliy Vyacheslavovich

[Pobeda45]

This man does not mess around!

[ericlida]

This man does not mess around!

I agree :)
Look at few more pictures of Lebed :cool:

[CtahhR]

Is it just me or do these look a little "staged"? He certainly has the physique of a VDV man. Same build and what have you as a friend of mine who was a VDV starshina/instructor in Perm.

[RedBanner1920]

Every country needs there hero. I notice a service to the mother land 3rd cl. and 3 red stars. Did he serve in Afghanistan in the late 80's and then have action in Chechnya in the 90's?

[Pobeda45]

Every country needs there hero. I notice a service to the mother land 3rd cl. and 3 red stars. Did he serve in Afghanistan in the late 80's and then have action in Chechnya in the 90's?

Good observation. And yep, that's been exactly his war experience. :thumbsup
He had part of his foot blown off, and now walks with a foot prosthetic. Well, I am not sure how much action he sees anymore these days. I love those new Courage awards, my favorite awards of modern Russia.

George

[Bob]

What did he get his hero star for?

[medals73]

What did he get his hero star for?

Killing Chechens?

[CtahhR]

"for courage and heroism in the performance of military duty in the North Caucasus region"