Medal "Za spasenie" (Rossiyskaya Imperiya)

Not to be confused with other medals of the Russian Empire: “For the Rescue of Fellow Citizens” («За спасение сограждан»), “For the Rescue of the Perishing” («За спасение погибавших»), “For the Rescue of Humanity” («За спасение человечества»), “For the Rescue of One’s Neighbors at Sea” («За спасение ближних на море»), “For the Rescue of the Drowning” («За спасение утопавших»), and “For the Rescue of the Perishing at Sea” («За спасение погибавших на море»).

The Medal “For Salvation” (Медаль «За спасение») was a state award of the Russian Empire, instituted in connection with A. K. Solovyov’s assassination attempt on Alexander II, which took place on 2 April 1879.