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The USSR State Prize (Russian: Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР) was the Soviet Union's state honour. It was established on September 9, 1966. After the breakup of the Soviet Union the prize was followed up by the State Prize of the Russian Federation.
The State Stalin Prize (Государственная Сталинская премия), usually called the Stalin Prize, existed from 1941 to 1954 - some sources give an incorrect termination date of 1952. It essentially played the same role, therefore upon the establishment of the USSR State Prize the diplomas and badges of the recipients of Stalin Prize were changed to that of USSR State Prize.
USSR State Prize of 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees was awarded annually to individuals in the fields of science, mathematics, literature, arts, and architecture to honour the most prominent achievements which either advanced the Soviet Union or the cause of socialism. Often the prize was awarded to specific works rather than to individuals.
Each constituent Soviet republic (SSR) and autonomous republic (ASSR) also had a State Prize (resp. Stalin Prize).
The Stalin Prize was a different honour than the Stalin Peace Prize which was created in 21 December 1949 and was usually awarded to foreign recipients rather than to Soviet citizens.
It should also not to be confused with the Lenin Prize.
Recipients of the State Stalin Prize in science and engineering by year
1941
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1954
- Andrei Sakharov: 1st degree, physics
- Strela computer: 1st degree, ( V. Alexandrov, Yu. Bazilevsky, D. Zhuchkov, I. Lygin, G. Markov, B. Melnikov, G. Prokudayev, B. Rameyev, N. Trubnikov, A. Tsygankin, Yu. Shcherbakov, L. Larionova (Александров В. В., Базилевский Ю. Я., Жучков Д. А., Лыгин И. Ф., Марков Г. Я., Мельников Б. Ф., Прокудаев Г. М., Рамеев Б. И., Трубников Н. Б., Цыганкин А. П., Щербаков Ю. Ф., Ларионова Л.А.))
- Igor Tamm: physics
- Igor Kurchatov: physics
Recipients of the State Stalin Prize in arts by year
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
- Alexander Fadeyev: literature, for The Young Guard (1st edition, 1945)
- Samuil Feinberg: Piano Concerto No. 2
- Emil Gilels: pianist
- Reinhold Glière: Concerto for voice and orchestra
- Dmitri Kabalevsky: String Quartet No. 2
- Gara Garayev: The Motherland, opera
- Jovdat Hajiyev: The Motherland, opera
- Veniamin Kaverin: literature, for The Two Captains
- Aram Khachaturian: Symphony No. 2
- Tikhon Khrennikov: At 6 p.m. after the War, music from the film
- Boris Liatoshinsky: Ukrainian Quintet
- Samuil Marshak: literature, for the play Twelve Months
- Peretz Markish: literature
- Sulamith Messerer: ballet choreography
- Nikolai Miaskovsky: String Quartet No. 9 - Cello Concerto
- Vano Muradeli: Symphony No. 2
- Vera Panova: literature, for Sputniki
- Gavriil Nikolayevich Popov: Symphony No. 2
- Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 - Piano Sonata No. 8 - Cinderella Ballet
- Yuri Shaporin: Story of the Battle for the Russian Land
- Andrei Shtogarenko: My Ukraine, symphony
- Georgi Sviridov: Piano Trio
- Aleksey Shchusev, architecture
- Yevgeny Vuchetich, sculpture
- Stepan Malkhasyants, philologist, for writing Armenian Explanatory Dictionary
1947
1948
1949
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1951
1952
Recipients of the USSR State Prize in science and engineering by year
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Recipients of the USSR State Prize in literature and arts by year
