Ushinsky Medal

The K. D. Ushinsky Medal (Медаль К. Д. Ушинского) is a departmental medal of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, established by Order No. 71 of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia dated December 11, 2018.

The award was originally established by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR of June 25, 1946, for especially distinguished teachers. Under Orders No. 44 of the Ministry of Education of Russia dated January 13, 1999, and No. 84 of the Ministry of Science and Education of Russia dated October 6, 2004, it was a departmental medal of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. On September 26, 2016, it lost its status as the highest departmental award.