Order of Lenin Medal (right).
The Order of Lenin was among the highest of awards within the Soviet Union. Named after Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin, the medal is given to individuals, organizations, and even cities for outstanding achievements in warfare, science, the industry, the arts, and various other fields. Because of this, it was considered the highest honor the Communist Bloc is able to give.
The Soviet researcher Aleksandr Leonovitch Granin was awarded with the Order of Lenin, alongside the Hero of Socialism and two medals of the USSR State Prize for his contributions and devotion to the Soviet Union, of which many of his inventions drove out the Nazi Germans from the Eastern Front.