State Prizes of the Soviet Republics
The State Prizes of the Soviet Republics were each republic counterpart to the USSR State Prize. Each republic granted several different prizes, generally named after writers or artists from the republic, as well as a blanket Komsomol prize for young artists.
Republics
Russian SFSR
Maxim Gorky (literature)
Konstantin Stanislavski (theatre)
Mikhail Glinka (music)
Vasili Bazhenov (architecture)- Ilya Repin
Brothers Vasilyev (cinema)- Nadezhda Krupskaya
Ukrainian SSR- Taras Shevchenko
- Pavlo Tychyna
- Maksym Rylsky
- Lesya Ukrainka
- Nikolai Ostrovsky
Belarusian SSR
Yanka Kupala (literature)- Yakub Kolas
- Panteleymon Lepeshinsky
Uzbek SSR- Alisher Navoiy
Kazakh SSR
Abay Qunanbayuli (literature)
Kurmangazy (music)- Kulyash Baiseitova
Georgian SSR- Shota Rustaveli
Azerbaijan SSR:
Mirza Akhundov (literature)
Uzeyir Hajibeyov (music)
Lithuanian SSR
Žemaitė (literature)- Pranas Zibertas
Moldavian SSR- Boris Glavan
Latvian SSR
Eduards Veidenbaums (literature)- Mirdza Ķempe
Kyrgyz SSR- Toktogul Satylganov
Tajik SSR- Rudaki
Armenian SSR
Aram Khatchaturian (music)- A. Danielyan
Turkmen SSR- Makhtumkuli
Estonian SSR
Juhan Smuul (literature)
ASSRs
The Autonomous Republics (ASSRs) also had their state prizes; a sample:
Abkhaz ASSR- Darmit Gulia
Bashkir ASSR- Salawat Yulayev
Chuvash ASSR- Konstantin Ivanov
Dagestan ASSR- Suleiman Stalsky
Kalmyk ASSR- Oka Gorodovikov
Karakalpak ASSR- Berdakh
Karelian ASSR- Arhippa Perttunen
Komi ASSR- Ivan Kuratov
- Viktor Savin
Mari ASSR- Sergei Chavain
Tatar ASSR- Ğabdulla Tuqay
Yakut ASSR- Platon Oyunsky
See also
- Awards and decorations of the Soviet Union