There are countless awards on their chests. On the awards of the leaders of the police of St. Petersburg - the capital of the Russian Empire - (1718 - 1917)
The questions about the awards of the heads of the police of the capital of the Russian Empire - St. Petersburg (June 1718 - February 1917) are considered. This is the first of three publications that contains a short, and certainly not a complete analysis of the many types of rewards that the leaders of the police-militia have received over more than 300 years of its existence. The authors focused mainly on Russian state awards, as one of the types of moral encouragement, as well as on orders of foreign states. It was also taken into account that the leaders were often awarded with non-state awards, which over time became more and more. These are government, departmental, public, confessional and other awards that were awarded to them for success in performing their duties, for length of service, on the occasion of anniversaries, often for personal loyalty, deservedly and undeservedly. There were also cases of deprivation of awards. Addressing this topic, the authors set themselves the task of showing as a reward, being one of the types of encouragement, has moral and material significance, encourages the awarded to better work and service, distinguishes them from the general mass, is an example to follow, and most importantly, it serves for the good of the Fatherland.