The book details the symbols and regalia and state awards of our Motherland. And these are not just collectibles or an object of research for a narrow circle of specialists. All of them bear the seal of their time, they reflect the "social face" of the era, the features of a particular historical time. Therefore, knowledge of the reasons for their appearance and the stages of their evolution allows us to more fully comprehensively present both the historical process itself and the social psychology of certain layers of society, their mentality.