People's Teacher of the USSR () was an honorary title granted to teachers of the

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; it was established on 30 December 1977. Following the

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(1990) the title was modified to ''

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''. The title was conferred, to teachers of Soviet secondary or

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and also to civil servants employed by educational institutions, for worthwhile contributions to the national education system and mainly in teaching

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to children and young people. It was bestowed owing proposals addressed by the USSR Education Department or by the National Education Committee; together with the medal a diploma of the

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's presidency was given to the awarded people.

Design

The medal has a

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shape and its

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is 30 mm. The central part of the front side is occupied by an open book and a torch encircled by the inscription "Народный учитель СССР" (''People's Teacher of the USSR'') and, above, two

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branches and the

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symbol. On the

verso ''Recto'' is the "right" or "front" side and ''verso'' is the "left" or "back" side when text is written or printed on a leaf of paper () in a bound item such as a codex, book, broadsheet, or pamphlet. In double-sided printing, each leaf h ...

appears the inscription ''Народный учитель СССР — гордость советского общества (People's Teacher of the USSR – Pride of Soviet society).'' Symbols and inscriptions are embossed, with convex letters. The medal was suspended to a single red silk fringe (18 mm x 21 mm) which was attached to the suit by a needle.

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:People's Teacher Of The USSR Honorary titles of the Soviet Union Civil awards and decorations of the Soviet Union Awards established in 1977 Education awards 1977 establishments in the Soviet Union Education in the Soviet Union

Design

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