The Order of Nakhimov is a military decoration of the Russian Federation named in honour of Russian admiral Pavel Nakhimov (1802–1855) and bestowed to naval officers for outstanding military leadership. The order was established during World War II by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 3, 1944. Following the 1991 dissolution of the USSR, the Order of Nakhimov was retained unchanged by decision of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation № 2424-1 of March 2, 1992 but it was not awarded in this form. The all encompassing Decree of the President of the Russian Federation № 1099 of September 7, 2010 that modernised and reorganised the entire Russian awards system away from its Soviet past amended the Order of Nakhimov to its present form, a ribbon mounted single class Order.
Admiral Pavel Nakhimov
Admiral Nikolai Amel'ko, a recipient of both classes of the Order of Nakhimov
Admiral Nikolay Mikhaylovich Kharlamov, a recipient of the Order of Nakhimov 1st class
The cruiser «Moskva» («Moscow») was awarded the Order of Nakhimov. Sevastopol, 22 Jul 2016.
Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov was a Russian Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy known for his victory in the Battle of Sinop and his leadership in the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855) during the Crimean War.
Pavel Nakhimov
Nakhimov on a 1952 Soviet stamp
Memorial of where Nakhimov got his lethal wound
Painting of Pavel Nahimov by Georg Wilhelm Timm