What is Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Soviet Union)?
The '''Order of Bohdan Khmelnitsky''' ({{Lang-ru|Орден Богдана Хмельницкого}}, {{Lang-uk|Орден Богдана Хмельницького}}) was a award given in [[Soviet Union]]. It was named after Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Hetman (or leader) of the Ukrainian Cossack Hetmanate. The award was first established on October 10, 1943 during [[World War II]]. It was the only Red Army award to be written in the Ukrainian language. The order was discontinued after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. A similar award, the Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky, was begun on May 3, 1995, by Ukrainian president [[Leonid Kuchma]] to remember the 50th anniversary of victory in the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|German-Soviet War]]. == Other websites == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070404020341/http://www.soviethonors.com/Order-of-Bogdan-Khmelnitsky.htm Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky] * [http://www.president.gov.ua/content/10407.html president.gov.ua] - Order of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogdan Khmelnitsky}} [[Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of the Soviet Union]] [[Category:Ukrainian culture]]