Mother Heroine - Post-Soviet Awards

Post-Soviet Awards

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the award was abolished in most post-Soviet republics.

• In the Russian Federation it was abolished in 1991 but replaced in 2008 with the Order of Parental Glory.
• In Tajikistan it was withdrawn in 1996 to discourage large families.
• In the Ukraine it was cancelled upon independence but restored in 2004.
• In Kazakhstan, mothers of 10 or more children have since 1995 been awarded the Altyn Alka (Алтын алка, "Golden pendant") and mothers of eight or nine children have received the Kumis Alka (Кумiс алка, "Silver pendant").