WThe Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of the Russian Federation. The order's status was modified on 6 January 1999 by Presidential Decree 19 and again on 7 September 2010 by Presidential Decree 1099.
WAlexei Gennadyevich Dyumin is a Russian politician, serving as Governor of Tula Oblast since 2016. Previously he served as President Vladimir Putin's chief security guard and assistant before being promoted to lead the Russian military’s Special Operations Forces, where he oversaw the annexation of Crimea in 2014. The following year, he became Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation. He holds the rank of lieutenant general and is a recipient of the Hero of the Russian Federation title.
WRawil Gaynutdin born on August 25, 1959 in the village of Shali of Pestrechinsky District of the Tatar ASSR, Soviet Union to a Volga Tatar family. He has served as the Grand Mufti of Russia since July 1, 1996. He is one of the signatories of A Common Word Between Us and You, an open letter by Islamic scholars to Christian leaders, calling for peace and understanding.
WDonald Heathfield and his wife Tracey Foley are former sleeper KGB agents. It is unknown if the couple's two children knew their parents were embedded KGB spies living under false identities. He served as both a KGB and SVR operative until his disclosure in the United States in 2010.
WDmitry Yuryevich Mironov — Russian politician. Governor of the Yaroslavl Oblast from September 10, 2017. Head of the working group on youth policy of the State Council of the Russian Federation (2018–present). Former employee of state security bodies and internal affairs bodies. Police lieutenant general.
WRustam Usmanovich Muradov is a Russian military officer, serving as the lieutenant general in the Russian Armed Forces. He is the Deputy Commander of the Southern Military District since December 2018. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation in 2017.
WAleksey Konstantinovich Pushkov is a Soviet and Russian politician who has been Senator from Perm Krai since 29 September 2016. He is also a former Deputy of the State Duma and former head of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament. As a member of the United Russia political party in the federation council, he is the chairman of the Commission on Information Policy. He has been on the list of personal sanctions imposed by the US, Canada, Australia, and Ukraine.