The book tells about the famous orders of the world . The study of the history of orders, the circumstances of their occurrence, evolution and frequent death, is a fascinating occupation. Behind any order, a high-level award, are human destinies, the vicissitudes of the relationship of human characters, intrigue, drama and triumphs. Each order is able to tell about the life of its creator, and about the country where it originated. Orders are peculiar #points of reference# perception of history. Of course, within one book it is difficult to tell in detail about all the existing awards. Therefore, this book is devoted only to the most famous orders of the world and primarily to the orders of Europe. The most detailed are the orders of Austria, Great Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Sweden and Japan. Information is given about all orders of Russia, from the time of Peter the Great to the present. Each order in the book is dedicated to its turn or page. The texts tell about the history of the creation of the order, its symbols, the number of degrees and the rules of awarding However, each such essay contains not only information of a reference nature. This is a short story that allows you to look at the history of the country or at a particular person whose life is associated with this award. The book is richly illustrated and is intended for a wide range of readers. The book is presented in two formats: PDF and DJVU. Both files contain recognized text and bookmarks. PDF quality is higher. Specially for www. infanata. org! The bonus is attached to the archive weighing 82 MB, containing a couple of hundred images of different orders of states of the world . literature on the subject: Orders and medals of the countries of the world. Paws C. In . World War II awards 1939-1945. Paws C. In . Orders and Medals of Peace . Yu. Orders and Medals of the USSR . Shishkov S . C. , Muzalevsky M. In . 100 Great Rewards . Ionina N. A . Orders and Medals of Russia and the USSR 1600-1999 . Awards of Russia. Orders . Vilinbachov G . In .