This is a list of People's Artists of the USSR , a honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union between 1936 and 1991. The list covers both the award for performance arts (Russian : Народный артист СССР , romanized : Narodny artist SSSR ) and a separate award for visual arts (Народный художник, Narodny khudozhnik ).
The list is sorted in chronological order.
During this time, 1006 people were given this honor.[1]
1936
Konstantin Stanislavski , the first People's Artist of the USSR
Ivan Moskvin
Konstantin Stanislavski (1863—1938), theatre practitioner[2]
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858—1943), theatre director, writer and playwright[3] [4]
Vasily Kachalov (1875—1948), actor of screen and stage[5]
Ivan Moskvin (1874—1946), actor of screen and stage[4]
Ekaterina Korchagina-Alexandrovskaya (1874—1951), theater actress[6]
Maria Blumenthal-Tamarina (1859—1938), movie and theatre actress[7]
Antonina Nezhdanova (1873—1950), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano )[4]
Boris Shchukin (1894—1939), movie and theatre actor[8]
Maria Litvinenko-Volgemut (1892—1966), opera singer (lyric dramatic soprano )[9] [10]
Panas Saksagansky (1859—1940), actor, theater director, playwright[11]
Akaki Vasadze (1899—1978), actor, theater and teacher[12] [13]
Akaki Khorava (1895—1972), movie and theatre actor[14]
Kulyash Baiseitova (1912—1957) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR ), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano )[15] [16]
Leonid Leonidov (1873—1941), actor and stage director[10]
1937
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
Nadezhda Obukhova
Alexander Ostuzhev
Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883—1946) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR ), composer and conductor, founder of the Alexandrov Ensemble [15] [17]
Alla Tarasova (1898—1973) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR ), movie and theatre actress
Nikolai Khmelyov (1901—1945), stage actor
Mikhail Tarkhanov (1877—1948), movie and theatre actor
Halima Nosirova (1913—2003[18] ), singer (soprano)[4]
Valeria Barsova (1892—1967), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano )[19]
Ksenia Derzhinskaya (1889—1951), opera singer (dramatic soprano )[20]
Nadezhda Obukhova (1886—1961), singer (mezzo soprano )[3] [21]
Alexander Pirogov (1899—1964) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR ), opera singer (bass )[22]
Mark Reizen (1895—1992) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR ), opera singer (bass )[23]
Samuil Samosud (1884—1964), conductor[23]
Elena Stepanova (1891—1978), opera singer (lyric coloratura soprano )[24]
Lev Steinberg (1870—1945), conductor and composer
Boris Dobronravov (1896—1949) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR ), stage and film actor
Mikhail Klimov (1880—1942), stage and film actor[25]
Olga Knipper (1868—1959), theater actress
Alexander Ostuzhev (1874—1953), theater actor[3]
Vera Pashennaya (1887—1962), theater and film actress[3]
Varvara Ryzhova (1871—1963), actress of theater and cinema
Prov Sadovsky, jr. (1874—1947), theater actor and director[11]
Aleksandra Yablochkina (1866—1964), theater actress
1939
Yuri Yuriev (1872—1948), stage actor[28]
Pavel Zakharovich Andreev (1874—1950), opera singer (bass baritone ), soloist of the Kirov Theatre [17]
Vera Michurina-Samoilova (1866—1948), actress of the Alexandrinsky Theatre
Solomon Mikhoels (1890—1948), actor and the artistic director of the Moscow State Jewish Theater [29]
Abdylas Maldybaev (1906—1978) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Kirghiz SSR ), composer, operatic tenor singer, soloist of the Kyrgyz Opera and Ballet Theater
Haykanoush Danielyan (1893—1958) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Armenian SSR ), singer (lyric coloratura soprano ), soloist of the Yerevan Opera Theatre
1940
Hnat Yura
Hnat Yura (1888—1966), director, actor of theatre and film, founder of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater [30]
Ariy Pazovsky (1887—1953), conductor, chief conductor of the Kirov Theater [31]
Larisa Alexandrovskaya (1904—1980), opera singer (soprano), soloist of the National Opera and Ballet of Belarus [17]
Ivan Kozlovsky (1900—1993) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR ), opera singer (lyric tenor ), soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre
Maxim Mikhailov (1893—1971) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR ), opera singer (bass ), soloist of the Bolshoi Theatre
Gombozhap Tsydynzhapov (1905—1980), actor, stage director, playwright, art director of the Buryat Drama Theater
1943
Evdokia Turchaninova (1870—1963), actress of the Maly Theatre
1944
Amvrosy Buchma (1891—1957), theater and movie actor, chies director of the Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater [12]
Vasily Vasilko (1893—1972), theater actor , director, art director of the Odessa Academic Ukrainian Music and Drama Theater
Zoia Gaidai (1902—1965), opera soprano, soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine [15] [33]
Andrey Alekseevich Ivanov (1900—1970), opera singer, soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine [34]
Alexander Kramov (1885—1951), theater actor and director, artistic director of the Kharkov Academic Russian Drama Theater [6]
Maryan Krushelnitsky (1897—1963), theater actor and director, movie actor, artistic director of the Kharkiv Ukrainian Drama Theatre
Ivan Maryanenko (1878—1962), theater actor
Ivan Patorzhinsky (1896—1960), opera singer (bass )[3]
Levko Revutsky (1889—1977), composer
Boris Romanitsky (1891—1988), actor , theater director[35]
Nikolai Smolich (1888—1968), theater director
Natalia Uzhviy (1898—1986), theater and movie actress
Konstantin Khokhlov (1885—1956), actor and theater director[36]
Yuri Shumsky (1887—1954), actor and theater director
Vladimir Grigoryevich Zakharov (1901—1956), composer
Nikolai Yakovlev (1869—1950), theater director
1948
Grigori Aleksandrov (1903—1983), film director[17]
Ivan Bersenev (1889—1951), theater actor and director, movie actor
Sergei Vasilyev (1900—1959), film director
Gleb Glebov (1899—1967), theater and movie actor[39]
Nikolai Golovanov (1891—1953), conductor, pianist and composer[32] [40]
Borisas Dauguvietis (1885—1949), theater actor, director and playwright
Yuri Zavadsky (1894—1977), theater actor and director[41]
Mikhail Kedrov (1894—1972), theater actor and director, movie actor
Ants Lauter (1894—1973), theater actor and director, movie actor
Nikolay Okhlopkov (1900—1967), theater and movie actor and director[3]
Aleksey Dmitrievich Popov (1892—1961), theater director and pedagogyst[42]
Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893—1953), film director[43]
Ivan Pyryev (1901—1968), film director
Natan Rakhlin (1906—1979), conductor and pedagogyst[44]
Eduards Smiļģis (1886—1966), theater actor and director
Mikheil Chiaureli (1894—1974), movie director
Fridrikh Ermler (1898—1967), movie director
Olga Androvskaya (1898—1975), theater and film actress
Alexey Gribov (1902—1977), theater and film actor[32] [45]
Klavdiya Yelanskaya (1898—1972), theater actress[41]
Vladimir Yershov (1896—1964), theater and movie actor
Boris Livanov (1904—1972), theater and movie actor
Viktor Stanitsyn (1897—1976), theater actor and director, movie actor
Vasili Toporkov (1889—1970), theater and movie actor, theatre pedagogyst
Faina Shevchenko (1893—1971), theater actress
Sergei Gerasimov (1906—1985), film director and actor, screenwriter, pedagogyst
Pavel Molchanov (1902—1977), theatre actor
Barys Platonaw (1903—1967), theater and movie actor[46]
1949
Vasili Vanin (1898—1951), theater actor and director, movie actor
Vera Maretskaya (1906—1978), theater and movie actress
Nikolay Mordvinov (1901—1966), theater and movie actor[47]
Mirzaagha Aliyev (1883—1954), theater and movie actor[48]
Marziyya Davudova (1901—1962), theater and movie actress
Sidgi Ruhulla (1886—1959), theater and movie actor
Yelena Gogoleva (1900—1993), theater and movie actress[32]
Aleksei Dikiy (1889—1955), theater actor and director, movie actor
Mikhail Zharov (1900—1981), theater and movie actor
Aleksandr Zrazhevsky (1886—1950), theater and movie actor[41]
Konstantin Zubov (1888—1956), actor and director, pedagogyst[41]
Igor Ilyinsky (1901—1987), theater and movie actor, director
Mikhail Tsaryov (1903—1987), theater and movie actor and director, pedagogyst[14]
Aman Kul'mamedov (1908—1977), theater and movie actor
1950
Lyubov Orlova
Mikheil Gelovani (1893—1956), theater and movie actor[49]
Marina Ladynina (1908—2003), theater and movie actress[10]
Tamara Makarova (1907—1997), movie actress
Lyubov Orlova (1902—1975), theater and movie actress[3]
Vladimir Petrov (1896—1966), film director
Mikhail Romm (1901—1971), film director
Nikolay Simonov (1901—1973), film and stage actor[3]
Boris Chirkov (1901—1982), film and stage actor
Sergei Lemeshev (1902—1977), opera singer (lyric tenor)[10]
Kipras Petrauskas (1885—1968), opera singer (lyric dramatic tenor), pedagogyst[3] [50]
Mykhaĭlo Hryshko (1901—1973), opera singer (dramatic baritone)[32] [40]
Petr Amiranashvili (1907—1976), opera singer (baritone)[17]
David Andguladze (1895—1973), opera singer (dramatic tenor)[17]
Veriko Anjaparidze (1900—1987), theater and movie actress[17]
Aleksandr Inashvili (1887—1958), opera singer (baritone)[51]
Vakhtang Chabukiani (1910—1992), ballet dancer[52]
1951
Galina Ulanova
Aleksandr Borisov (1905—1982), theater and movie actor[53]
Alexey Petrovich Ivanov (1904—1982), opera singer (baritone)[34]
Olga Lepeshinskaya (1916—2008), ballet dancer[52]
Alexander Melik-Pashayev (1905—1964), conductor[54]
Georgii Nelepp (1904—1957), opera singer (dramatic tenor)[3]
Galina Ulanova (1910—1998), ballet dancer[52]
Yuri Fayer (1890—1971), conductor[55]
Nikandr Khanayev (1890—1974), opera singer (dramatic tenor)[14] [56]
Boris Gmyrya (1903—1969) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR ), opera singer (bass)[15] [32]
Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov (1896—1963), theater actor and director, movie actor[11]
Aleksandr Serdyuk (1900—1988), theater and movie actor[57]
Mukhtar Ashrafi (1912—1975), composer and conductor
Sara Ishanturaeva (1911—1998), theater actress[5] [32]
1952
Sergei Bondarchuk (1920—1994) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), movie director and actor
Yelizaveta Chavdar (1925—1989) (bypassing all titles), opera singer (coloratura soprano )
1953
Igor Moiseyev
David Oistrakh
David Oistrakh (1908—1974), violinist and conductor
Alfred Amtman-Bredit (1885—1966), theater actor and director
Igor Moiseyev (1906—2007), choreographer[52]
Alexander Kontantinovich Ilyinsy (1903—1967), theater and movie actor
Konstantin Skorobogatov (1887—1969), theater and movie actor[3]
1954
Sergey Obraztsov
Aram Khachaturian
Dmitri Shostakovich
Maria Babanova (1900—1983), theater and movie actress[37]
Lev Sverdlin (1901—1969), theater and movie actor
Tiit Kuusik (1911—1990), opera singer (baritone)
Balys Dvarionas (1904—1972), composer, conductor, pianist and pedagogyst
Juozas Siparis (1894—1970), theater and movie actor
Jonas Švedas (1908—1971), composer and conductor[58]
Leonid Sergeevich Vivian (1887—1966), actor, director, theater teacher[39] [59]
Emil Gilels (1916—1985), pianist [60]
Yevgeny Mravinsky (1903—1988) (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the RSFSR), conductor[61]
Aram Khachaturian (1903—1978), composer
Yuri Shaporin (1887—1966), composer
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906—1975), composer
Sergey Obraztsov (1901—1992), theatrical figure, actor and director of the puppet theater[3]
Vagharsh Vagharshian (1894—1959), theater actor, director, playwright
Daniil Antonovich (1889—1975), theater and movie actor
Petr Belinnik (1906—1998), opera singer (lyric tenor)
Aleksandra Voronovich (1898—1985), theater actress[62]
Konstantyn Dankevych (1905—1984), composer, pianist, teacher[40]
Vasyl Yaremenko (1895—1976), actor
1955
Nikolay Yakushenko (1897—1971), actor
Vladimir Vladomirskiy (1893—1971), theater actor
Lidiya Ivanovna Rzhetskaya (1899—1977), theater and movie actress
Jewgeni Karlowitsch Tikoski (1893—1970), composer
Ryhor Ramanavich Shyrma (1892—1978), choir conductor, folklorist
Mikhail Yanshin (1902—1976), theater and movie actor
Arslan Muboryakov (1908—1977), theater and film actor, theater director
Zaytuna Nasretdinova (1923—2009), ballet dancer
Mikhail Astangov (1900—1965), theater and film actor[37]
Sofia Preobrazhenskaya (1904—1966), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)[63]
Alty Karliev (1909—1973), theater actor and director, film actor, film director
Maya Kuliyeva (1920—2018), opera singer (lyric soprano)
Sona Muradova (1914—1997), theater actress[64]
Sofya Giatsintova (1895—1982), theater actress and director, film actress
1956
Alexander Svechnikov
Lilita Berzina (1903—1983), theater and film actress
Janis Osis (1895—1973), theater and movie actor[3]
Yuri Yurovsky (1894—1959), theater actor and director, film actor[65]
Nikolay Vorvulev (1917—1967), opera singer
Yuri Tolubeyev (1906—1979), theater and movie actor
Tamara Khanum (1906—1991), dancer, founder of the Uzbek ballet[66]
Gohar Gasparyan (1924—2007), opera singer (soprano)[67]
Hrachia Nersisyan (1895—1961), theater and film actor[3]
Vahram Papazian (1888—1968), theater actor[3]
Tatevik Sazandaryan (1916—1999), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Mikael Tabrizyan (1907—1957), conductor[28]
Grigori Belov (1895—1965), theater and movie actor
Pavel Lisitsian (1911—2004), opera singer (baritone)
Aleksandr Larikov (1890—1960), theater actor
Vasiliy Yakovlevich Sofronov (1884—1960), theater and movie actor[68]
Boris Ilyin (1901—1979), theater actor[69]
Aleksandr Bryantsev (1883—1961), theater director
Alexander Svechnikov (1890—1980), choral conductor
Aleksei Krivchenya (1910—1974),opera singer (bass)[70]
Eugen Kapp (1908—1996), composer
Kaarel Karm (1906—1979), theater and movie actor
Gustav Ernesaks (1908—1993), composer and choir conductor
1957
Anastasia Zuyeva (1896—1986), theater and film actress
Gulomkhaydar Gulomaliev (1904—1961), choreographer[32]
Lutfi Zohidova (1925—1995), ballet dancer
Tuhfa Fozilova (1917—1985), opera singer (soprano)[71]
Xälil Äbcälilef (1896—1963), theater and movie actor[17] [39]
Näcip Cihanov (1911—1988), composer
Elena Zhilina (1890—1963), theater actress
Natalia Dudinskaya (1912—2003), ballet dancer[52]
Konstantin Laptev (1904—1990), opera singer
Vitali Politseymako (1906—1967), theater and movie actor[72]
Konstantin Sergeyev (1910—1992), ballet dancer, choreographer[52]
Georgy Tovstonogov (1915—1989), theater director
1958
Vasiliy Mestnikov (1908—1958), theater actor and director
Dmitriy Khodulov (1912—1977), theater actor and director
Boris Alexandrovich Alexandrov (1905—1994), composer, conductor[17]
Konstantin Ivanov (1907—1984), conductor[34]
Vaso Godziashvili (1905—1976), theater and movie actor[32] [40]
Odysseas Dimitriadis (1908—2005), conductor
Sergo Zakariadze (1909—1971), theater and movie actor[73]
Aleksi Machavariani (1913—1995), composer
Iliko Sukhishvili (1907—1985), ballet dancer
Bubusara Beyshenalieva (1926—1973), ballet dancer[74]
Sayra Kiizbaeva (1917—1988), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
Muratbek Ryskulov (1909—1974), theater and movie actor
Sergei Ivanovich Papov (1904—1970) theater and movie actor[3]
1959
Maya Plisetskaya
Shaken Ajmanov (1914—1970), actor and film director
Roza Jamanova (1928—2013), opera singer (soprano)[51]
Kalibek Kuanyshpaev (1893—1968), theater and movie actor
Ermek Serkebayev (1926—2013), opera singer (lyric baritone)[75]
Mukan Tulebaev (1913—1960), composer
Valentina Kharlamova (1911—1999), theater actress
Shukur Burkhanov (1910—1987), theater and film actor[39]
Saodat Kabulova (1925—2007), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)[76]
Mukarram Turgunbaeva (1913—1978), ballet dancer[77]
Olim Xoʻjayev (1910—1977), theater and film actor
Kamil Yarmatov (1903—1978), actor, film director, screenwriter[78]
Nikolay Pokrovskiy (1896—1961), theater actor and director
Gamar Almaszadeh (1915—2006), ballet dancer[48]
Rashid Behbudov (1915—1989), pop and opera singer (lyric tenor)
Adil Isgandarov (1912—1978), theater actor and director
Gara Garayev (1918—1982), composer[5]
Niyazi (1912—1984), conductor, composer[3]
Ivan Ivanovich Petrov (1920—2003), opera singer (bass)
Maya Plisetskaya (1925—2015), ballet dancer[43] [52]
Raisa Struchkova (1925—2005), ballet dancer[52] [79]
Liisa Tomberg (1909—1988), stage actress
Lkhasaran Linkhovoin (1924—1980), opera singer (bass)
1960
Nikolay Akimov (1901—1968), painter, theater artist, director and teacher[17]
Nikolay Annenkov (1899—1999), theater and film actor[37]
Vasily Orlov (1896—1974), theater actor, director, theater teacher[3]
Angelina Stepanova (1905—2000), theater and film actress
Bariyat Muradova (1914—2001), stage actress
Nina Masalskaya (1901—1989), actress
Tamara Ceban (1914—1990), opera singer (soprano)[8]
Chiril Știrbu (1915—1997), stage actor
Vladimir Chestnokov (1904—1968), theater and film actor, theater teacher[8]
Georg Ots (1920—1975), opera singer (baritone)[3]
Vladimir Tkhapsaev (1910—1981), theater and film actor
Vasili Merkuryev (1904—1978), theater and film actor, teacher
Evgeniy Bondarenko (1905—1977), theater and film actor[80] [81]
Pavlo Virsky (1905—1975), ballet dancer, choreographer[59]
Dmytro Hnatyuk (1925—2016), opera singer (baritone)[32] (bypassing the title of People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR)[82]
Volodymyr Dalsky (1912—1998), stage actor
Viktor Dobrovolsky (1906—1984), theater and film actor[83]
Pavlo Karmaliuk (1908—1986), opera singer (baritone)
Polina Kumanchenko (1910—1992), theater and film actress
Yuri Lavrov (1905—1980), theater and film actor
Vladimir Magar (1900—1965), theater actor and director[84]
Heorhiy Maiboroda (1913—1992), composer
Dmitri Milyutenko (1899—1966), theater and film actor
Oleksandr Minkivskyi (1900—1979), choral conductor[85]
Yevhen Ponomarenko (1909—1994), theater and film actor
Bela Rudenko (1933—2021), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
Larisa Rudenko (1918—1981), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Lidiya Myasnikova (1911—2005), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
1962
Iosif Tolchanov (1891—1981), theater and film actor, director[86] [87]
Sergei Yutkevich (1904—1985), theater and film director
Galiya Izmaylova (1923—2010), ballet dancer
Boris Andreyev (1915—1982), theater and film actor[17] [88]
Avet Avetisyan (1897—1971), theater and film actor[88]
Pavel Serebryakov (1909—1977), pianist, teacher
Artūrs Frinbergs (1916—1984), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
Vakhtang Vronsky (1905—1988), choreographer
Konstantin Simeonov (1910—1987), conductor, teacher
1963
Sergei Blinnikov (1901—1969), theater and film actor, theater director
Anatoly Ktorov (1898—1980), theater and film actor
Pavel Massalsky (1904—1979), theater and film actor
Boris Petker (1902—1983), theater and film actor[3]
Boris Aleksandrovich Smirnov (1908—1982), theater and film actor
Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904—1987), composer[5]
Tikhon Khrennikov (1913—2007), composer[89]
Boris Babochkin (1904—1975), theater and film actor, theater teacher[37]
Nino Ramishvili (1910—2000), dancer, choreographer
Larisa Sakhyanova (1930—2001), ballet dancer
1964
Bukeyeva Khadisha Bukeyevna (1917—2011), stage actress
Yuli Raizman (1903—1994), film director
Grigori Kozintsev (1905—1973), film and theater director, screenwriter
Nikolai Gritsenko (1912—1979), theater and film actor[40]
Lev Oborin (1907—1974), pianist[90]
Tamara Nizhnikova (1925—2018), opera singer[3]
Ninel' Tkachenko (1928—2007),opera singer (soprano)
Aleksandr Ivanov (1898—1984), film director[34]
Iosif Kheifits (1905—1995), film director
Genovaitė Sabaliauskaitė (1923—2020), ballet dancer
Jonas Stasiūnas (1919—1987), opera singer (baritone)[2]
Nar Ovanisyan (1913—1995), opera singer (bass)[3]
Iosif Tumanishvili (1909—1981), theater director
Nabi Rakhimov (1911—1994), theater and film artist[91]
Ants Eskola (1908—1989), theater and film actor[92]
Firs Shishigin (1908—1985), theater director
1965
Hokuma Gurbanova
Nikolay Krjuchkov (1911—1994), film actor
Aleksandr Ognivtsev (1920—1981), opera singer (bass)[3]
Fikret Amirov (1922—1984), composer, pianist[17]
Hokuma Gurbanova (1913—1988), stage actress[85]
Vladimir Belokurov (1904—1973), theater and film actor[93]
Tatul Altunyan (1901—1973), choirmaster [17] [85]
Bazar Amanov (1908—1981), stage actor, playwright
Annagul Annakuliyeva (1924—2009), opera singer (soprano)
Veli Mukhatov (1916—2005), composer
Leonid Utyosov (1895—1982), entertainer, singer, conductor, film actor
Leonid Lavrovsky (1905—1967), choreographer[52]
Asli Burkhanov (1915—1997), theater actor and director, film actor
Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya (1908—1980), theater and film actress
Andrei Popov (1918—1983), theater and film artist, theater director, teacher[46]
Evgeniya Miroshnichenko (1931—2009), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
Mikhail Bolduman (1898—1983), theater and film actor
Olena Katulska (1888—1966), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
Velta Vilciņa (1928—1995), ballet dancer[59]
Jānis Ivanovs (1906—1983), composer[34]
Nikolay Svetlovidov (1889—1970), stage actor
Vardan Ajemian (1905—1977), theater director[17]
Irina Kolpakova (b. 1933), ballet dancer[52] [94]
Siko Dolidze (1903—1983), film director
Maksim Shtraukh (1900—1974), theater and film actor
1966
Galina Vishnevskaya
Mstislav Rostropovich
Aino Talvi (1909—1992), stage actress
Sesilia Takaishvili (1906—1984), theater and film actress[28]
Boris Shtokolov (1930—2005),opera singer (bass)
Pyotr Konstantinov (1899—1973), theater and film actor
Zurab Anjaparidze (1928—1997), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)[17] [85]
Irina Arkhipova (1925—2010), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)[15] [37] [85]
Galina Vishnevskaya (1926—2012), opera singer (soprano)[59]
Nadezhda Nadezhdina (1908—1979), ballet dancer and choreographer
Yakov Zak (1913—1976), pianist, teacher
Leonid Kogan (1924—1982), violinist[51]
Klavdiy Ptitsa (1911—1983), choral conductor[85]
Mstislav Rostropovich (1927—2007), cellist
Vladislav Gennadievich Sokolov (1908—1993), choral conductor
Yakov Flier (1912—1977), pianist
Xenia Erdeli (1878—1971), harpist
Leanid Rakhlenka (1907—1986), theater actor and director, film actor
Nikolai Plotnikov (1897—1979),actor, director, theater teacher[43]
Roman Karmen (1906—1978), cinematographer, film director
Mark Donskoy (1901—1981), film director and playwright
1967
Georgi Assatijani (1914—1977), documentary film director and cinematographer
Lyutfi Sarymsakova (1896—1991), theater and film actress[11]
Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi (1907—1979), composer
Grigoriy Roshal (1898—1983), film director[95]
Rakhim Pirmukhamedov (1897—1972), theater and film actor
Rishat Abdullin (1916—1988), opera singer (baritone)[48]
Roza Baglanova (1922—2011), opera and pop singer (soprano)
Vladimir Durov (1909—1972), circus performer (tamer)
Bibigul Tulegenova (b. 1929), opera singer (coloratura soprano)
Lidia Chernysheva (1912—1975), ballet dancer, choreographer
Vladimir Vladislavsky (1891—1970), theater and film actor
Malik Kayumov (1912—2010), cinematographer, film director
Darkul Kuyukova (1919—1997), theater and film actress[5]
Artyk Myrzabaev (1930—2005), opera singer (baritone)
Olga Kusenko (1919—1997), theater and film actress
Yevhen Chervoniuk (1924—1982), opera singer (bass)
Boris Zakhava (1896—1976), theater actor and director
Timofeĭ Ivanovich Gurtovoĭ (1919—1981), conductor[40]
Eugeniu Ureche (1917—2005), theater and film actor, singer
Heino Eller (1887—1970), composer, teacher
Gurgen Janibekyan (1897—1978), theater and film actor
Franghiz Ahmadova (1928—2011), opera singer (soprano)[85]
Leyla Vakilova (1927—1999), ballet dancer
Evgeny Belyaev (1926—1994), singer (lyric tenor)
Alexey Sergeev (1919—1998), singer (bass)
1968
Yevgeny Svetlanov
Yevgeni Lebedev (1917—1997), theater and film actor[96]
Antonina Samarina (1892—1971), stage actress[97] [98] [99]
Yuri Gulyayev (1930—1986), opera singer (lyric baritone)[100]
Valentyna Kalynovska (b. 1938), ballet dancer
Andria Balanchivadze (1906—1992), composer
Ilya Kopalin (1900—1976), documentary filmmaker[101]
Archil Chkhartishvili (1905—1980), theater director
Elena Mitrofanovna Shatrova-Kazankova (1892—1976), stage actress
Andrei Abrikosov (1906—1973), theater and film actor[17]
Hanifa Mavlianova (1924—2010), opera singer (soprano)
Arkady Raikin (1911—1987), theater and film actor
Oyimxon Shomurotova (1917—1993), stage actress
Jazep Žynovič (1907—1974), composer and conductor
Vano Muradeli (1908—1970), composer[102]
Zdzislaw Stoma (1907—1992), theater and film actor
Gennady Ivanovich Tsitovich (1910—1986), choir conductor, musicologist
Yevgeny Svetlanov (1928—2002), conductor
Anastasiya Georgiyevskaya (1914—1990), theater and film actress[103]
Boris Ravenskikh (1914—1980), theatre director[43] [104]
Aleksey Zhiltsov (1895—1972), stage actor
Iosif Raevskiy (1901—1972), actor, director, teacher[43]
1969
Aleksandr Zarkhi
Oleg Popov
Razak Khamrayev (1910—1981), theater and film actor and director[14] [105]
Vija Artmane (1929—2008), theater and film actress[37]
Žermēna Heine-Vāgnere (1923—2017), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
Nina Timofeeva (1935—2014), ballet dancer[52] [106]
Boris Alekseyev (1911—1973), stage actor
Yuliya Borisova (1925—2023), theater and film actress
Yefim Dzigan (1898—1981), film director
Oleg Zhakov (1905—1988), film actor[41]
Aleksandr Zarkhi (1908—1997), film director
Alexander Zguridi (1904—1998), film director, TV presenter
Mikhail Kalatozov (1903—1973), film director
Vladimir Korsh (1900—1974), film director[6]
Aleksandr Ptushko (1900—1973), film director
Vsevolod Sanayev (1912—1996), theater and film actor
Mikhail Ulyanov (1927—2007), theater and film actor
Irina Bugrimova (1910—2001), circus performer (lion trainer)[107]
Eugene Milaev (1910—1983), circus performer, equilibrist
Oleg Popov (1930—2016), circus clown
Karandash (Mikhail Nikolayevich Rumyantsev; 1901—1983), circus clown[107]
Valentin Filatov (1920—1979), circus performer (tamer)
Aleksandra Klimova (1921—2005), stage actress
Evgeniy Polosin (1912—1982), theater and film actor[108]
Galina Zagurskaya (1905—1978), stage actress
Stanyslav Lyudkevych (1879—1979), composer
Rostislav Zakharov (1907—1984), choreographer, director[52]
1970
Anatoly Novikov (1896—1984), composer
Juozas Lingys (1919—1984), ballet dancer, choreographer
Kaarel Ird (1909—1986), theater actor and director
Olena Potapova (b. 1930), ballet dancer
Abbos Bakirov (1910—1974), theater actor and director
Maria Bieșu (1934—2012), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
Lidiya Freimane (1920—1992), stage actress
Baken Kydykeyeva (1923—1993), theater and film actress
Ivan Lyubeznov (1909—1988), theater and film actor
Violetta Bovt (1927—1995), ballet dancer[52]
Stepan Kevorkov (1903—1991), film director
Klavdia Kudriashova (1925—2012), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Virgilijus Noreika (1935—2018), opera singer (tenor)
Georgy Sviridov (1915—1998), composer
Aleksey Yermolayev (1910—1975), ballet dancer, choreographer, teacher[41] [52]
Lidiya Knyazeva (1925—1987), theater and film actress
Valentina Sperantova (1904—1978), theater and film actress
Evgeniy Diordiev (1912—1985), theater actor and director, film actor
Sabira Maykanova (1914—1994), stage actress
Vladimir Burmeister (1904—1971), choreographer[12] [52] [53]
Alexander Arutiunian (1920—2012), composer[37]
Marģeris Zariņš (1910—1993), composer
Vladimir Kandelaki (1908—1994), opera singer (bass-baritone) and director
1971
Arno Babajanian
Lidia Krupenina (1928—2016), ballet dancer[52]
Yury Durov (1910—1971), circus performer, trainer
Dodo Antadze (1900—1978), theater actor and director
Uladzimir Dziadziuška (1905—1973), theater and film actor
Ata Durdyev (1910—1981), theater and film actor
Arkadiy Hashynsky (1920—1991), stage actor
Hrachya Ghaplanyan (1923—1988), theater director
Mikhail Kuznetsov (1913—1995), theater and film actor
Klavdiya Shulzhenko (1906—1984), pop singer
Arno Babajanian (1921—1983), composer[37]
Akhmad Babakulov (1931—1990), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
Alexander Rybnov (1906—1992), choral conductor
Mikhail Kirillov (1900—1971), theater actor and director
Nikolai Ryzhov (1900—1986), actor
Anatoly Alexandrov (1888—1982), composer, pianist, teacher[17]
Maria Maksakova Sr. (1902—1974), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Erasmus Alexandrovich Karamyan (1912—1985), film director
Aleksandr Kasyanov (1891—1982), composer, teacher[5]
Yelizaveta Alekseyeva (1901—1972), stage actress
Tsetsilia Mansurova (1896—1976), theater and film actress[109]
1972
Kirill Kondrashin
Timofiy Levchuk (1912—1998), film director
Natalya Burmistrova (1918—2008), stage actress
Tatyana Pelttser (1904—1992), theater and film actress
Kirill Kondrashin (1914—1981), conductor[110]
Boris Khaikin (1904—1978), conductor
Igor Gorbachyov (1927—2003), theater actor and director, film actor
Kirill Lavrov (1925—2007), theater and film actor
Leonid Tarabarinov (1928—2008), theater and film actor
Nadezhda Dotsenko (1914—1994), stage actress
Arus Asryan (1904—1987), stage actress
Babken Nersisyan (1917—1986), theater and film actor[111]
Andriy Shtoharenko (1902—1992), composer, teacher
1973
Vladimir Vasiliev
Raisa Sergienko (1925—1987), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)
Aleksandr Khanov (1904—1983), stage actor[14]
Lyudmila Zykina (1929—2009), singer
Yury Grigorovich (b. 1927), ballet dancer, choreographer[45] [52]
Bernara Karieva (b. 1936), ballet dancer
Zaituna Bikbulatova (1908—1992), stage actress
Alfrēds Jaunušans (1919—2008), theater actor and director
Soltan Hajibeyov (1919—1974), composer[112]
Tamara Milashkina (1934—2024), opera singer (soprano)
Yefim Kopelyan (1912—1975), theater and film actor
Juozas Miltinis (1907—1994), theater director[113]
Vladimir Vasiliev (b. 1940), ballet dancer and choreographer[12] [53]
Ekaterina Maximova (1939—2009), ballet dancer[52] [114]
Anatoli Papanov (1922—1987), theater and film actor
Viktor Khokhryakov (1913—1986), theater and film actor
Andrey Prisyazhnyuk (1912—1982), stage actor
Velta Līne (1923—2012), theater and film actress
Nina Ivanovna Menovshchikova (1934—2022), ballet dancer[52]
Muslim Magomayev (1942—2008), opera and pop singer (baritone), soloist of the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater [9] [115]
Sofia Golovkina (1915—2004), ballet dancer and teacher[52] [116]
Yuri Nikulin (1921—1997), circus performer, film actor[107]
Yuri Soloviev (1940—1977), ballet dancer[52]
1974
Malika Sobirova (1942—1982), ballet dancer
Yevgeny Matveyev (1922—2003), theater and film actor, film director
Nonna Mordyukova (1925—2008), film actress[47]
Domnika Dariyenko (1919—2010), stage actress[117]
David Malyan (1904—1976), theater and film actor
Vladislav Strzhelchik (1921—1995), theater and film actor
Lidiya Smirnova (1913—2007), theater and film actress
Galina Vladimirovna Kovaleva (1932—1995), opera singer (coloratura soprano)[51]
Ismayil Daghistanli (1907—1980), stage actor
Ismayil Osmanli (1902—1978), theater and film actor[118]
Makhmud Esambayev (1924—2000), dancer
Mehdi Mammadov (1918—1985), theater director
Stanislav Rostotsky (1922—2001), film director
Otar Taktakishvili (1924—1989), composer
Vyacheslav Tikhonov (1928—2009), film actor
Georgi Menglet (1912—2001), theater and film actor
Karlis Sebris (1914—2009), theater and film actor
Valentin Pluchek (1909—2002), theater director, actor[43]
Yevgeny Samoylov (1912—2006), theater and film actor
Innokenty Smoktunovsky (1925—1994), theater and film actor
Ninel Kurgapkina (1929—2009), ballet dancer[52]
Nikolay Volchkov (1910—2003?), theater artist
Yury Kiselyov (1914—1996), theater actor and director
Bruno Freindlich (1909—2002), theater and film actor[119]
Donatas Banionis (1924—2014), theater and film actor
1975
Marina Semyonova (1908—2010), ballet dancer[120]
Anatoliy Solovianenko (1932—1999), opera singer, tenor
Vladimir Zeldin (1915—2016), theater and film actor
Lyudmila Kasatkina (1925—2012), theater and film actress
Ivan Marin (1905—1983), theater and film actor
Ivan Pereverzev (1914—1978), theater and film actor
Diana Petrynenko (1930—2018), singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
Fyodor Ivanovych Shmakov (1917—2009), theater and film actor
Dmitry Pokrass (1899—1978), composer
Evgeniĭ Simonov (1925—1994), theater director
Matvey Blanter (1903—1990), composer
Medeniyet Shahberdiyeva (1930—2018), opera singer (coloratura soprano)
Konstantin Iraklievich Massalitinov (1905—1979), composer, choir conductor
Natalya Sats (1903—1993), theater director
Michail Alekseevitsj Koelikovskiy (1906—1996), theater actor and director
Jurij Silantiev (1919—1983), conductor, composer
Fuat Xalitef (1909—1981), stage actor
Valeriy Nel'skiy (1906—1990), stage actor
Jüri Järvet (1919—1995), theater and film actor
1976
Lamara Chkonia
Elza Radziņa (1917—2005), theater and film actress
Aleksey Urgalkin (1910—1981), stage actor
Dmitriy Aleksidze (1910—1984), theater director
Isidor Zak (1909—1998), conductor
Vladimir Atlantov (b. 1939), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)[37]
Natalia Bessmertnova (1941—2008), ballet dancer[52] [121]
Alexander Vedernikov (1927—2018), opera singer (bass)[122]
Vera Dulova (1909—2000), harpist
Marina Kondratyeva (1934—2024), ballet dancer[52]
Mikhail Lavrovsky (b. 1941), артист балета, балетмейстер[52]
Māris Liepa (1936—1989), ballet dancer[52]
Juri Mazurok (1931—2006), opera singer (baritone)
Asaf Messerer (1903—1992), ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer[52]
Yevgeny Nesterenko (1938—2021), opera singer (bass)
Elena Obraztsova (1939—2015), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Gennady Rozhdestvensky (1931—2018), conductor[123]
Nikolai Fadeyechev (1933—2020), ballet dancer, teacher[124]
Arthur Eisen (1927—2008), opera singer (bass)
Peter Loboda (1907—1979), stage actor
Gafar Valamat-Zade (1916—1993), ballet dancer, choreographer
Ivan Avramov (1915—1985), theater actor and director
Arvīds Jansons (1914—1984), conductor
Mikhail Vodyanoy (1924—1987), operetta artist, film actor
Serghei Lunchevici (1934—1995), conductor, violinist, composer
Oleg Yefremov (1927—2000), theater and film actor and director
Yury Yakovlev (1928—2013), theater and film actor
Tamara Alioșina-Alexandrova (1928—1996), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Nikolay Manoylo (1927—1998), opera singer (baritone)
Anatoliy Mokrenko (1933—2020), opera singer (baritone)
Nonna Andriivna Surzhina (b. 1937), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Aleksey Batalov (1928—2017), theater and film actor
Irina Bogacheva (1939—2019), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Sergey Vikulov (b. 1937), ballet dancer, choreographer[52]
Asankhan Dzhumakhmatov (1923—2008), composer[125]
Lev Kulidzhanov (1924—2002), film director
Bulat Minzhilkiev (1940—1997), opera singer (bass)
Alexander Murin (1917—1992), choral conductor
Mariya Stepanova (1916—1983), theater and film actress
Yefim Yulyevich Uchitel (1913—1988), documentary film director and cinematographer
Lyudmila Erofeeva (1937—2003), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
Kārlis Zariņš (1930—2015), singer (dramatic tenor)
Medea Amiranashvili (1930—2023), opera singer (lyric soprano)[17]
Azerbaijan Mambetov (1932—2009), theater director
Lamara Chkonia (1930—2024), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
1977
Nijolė Ambrazaitytė (1939—2016), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Svyatlana Danilyuk (1939—2003), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Lutfi Kabirova (1932—2013), opera singer (soprano)[126]
Tiiu Randviir (b. 1938), ballet dancer
Yuri Ozerov (1921—2001), film director
Lutfiyar Imanov (1928—2008), opera singer (dramatic tenor)
Migran Erkat (1921—1986), opera singer (baritone)
Nina Sazonova (1917—2004), theater and film actress
Oleksandr Hai (1914—2000), theater and film actor
Mikhail Godenko (1919—1991), ballet dancer, choreographer
Zakir Mukhamedzhanov (1921—2012), theater and film actor[127]
Grigor Yeghiazaryan (1908—1988), composer
Vera Ershova (1917—2006), stage actress
Azat Abbasov (1925—2006), opera singer (lyric tenor)
Khydyr Allanurov (1922—1993), conductor
Veronika Dudarova (1916—2009), conductor
Lyudmila Makarova (1921—2014), stage actress
Voldemar Panso (1920—1977), theater actor and director, film actor
Fedir Vereshchahin (1910—1996), theater director
Andrey Goncharov (1918—2001), theater director, theater teacher[45]
Şäwkät Biktimeref (1928—2012), stage actor
Arkadi Iwanowitsch Arkadjew (1907—1993), theater actor and director, film actor
Aleksandr Stolper (1907—1979), film director, screenwriter
Konstantin Stepankov (1928—2004), theater and film actor
Erast Garin (1902—1980), theater actor and director, film actor[128] [129]
Stefan Turchak (1938—1988), conductor
Daniil Shafran (1923—1997), cellist
Dilbar Abdurahmonova (1936—2018), conductor
1978
Elina Bystritskaya
Yevgeny Leonov (1926—1994), theater and film actor
Yelena Fadeyeva (1914—1999), theater and film actress
Tatyana Shmyga (1928—2011), operetta artist, film actress
Vladimir Kurochkin (1922—2002), actor and director of operettas
Igor Vladimirov (1919—1999), actor and director
Valery Kovtun (1944—2005), ballet dancer
Rostislav Yankovsky (1930—2016), theater and film actor
Olga Bardina (1932—2001), opera singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)[130]
Yury Popov (1929—2013), opera singer (dramatic baritone)[131]
Tankho Israilov (1918—1981), ballet dancer, choreographer
Helmer-Rainer Sinisalo (1920—1989), composer[132]
Elina Bystritskaya (1928—2019), theater and film actress[12] [53]
Rufina Nifontova (1931—1994), theater and film actress
Henrikas Vancevičius (1924—2014), theater director
Rauf Hajiyev (1922—1995), composer
Suren Babloev (1918—1979), choral conductor
Ada Rogovtseva (b. 1937), theater and film actress[133]
Mykola Kondratyuk (1931—2006), opera and pop singer (baritone)[20]
Oleg Borisov (1929—1994), theater and film actor[53]
Hovhannes Chekijyan (b. 1929), choral conductor
Mikhail Mansurov (1916—1993), stage actor
1979
Pavel Kadochnikov (1915—1988), theater and film actor and director
Jurabek Murodov (b. 1942), pop singer (tenor), rubab performer
Margarita Voites (1936—2024), opera singer (coloratura soprano)
Dmitriy Zhuravlev (1900—1991), entertainer and performer
Konstantin Orbelyan (1928—2014), composer and conductor
Platon Maiboroda (1918—1989), composer
Aleksandr Medvedkin (1900—1989), film director and screenwriter
Dmitry Mikhailovich Tsyganov (1903—1992), violinist
Ramazan Bapov (1947—2014), ballet dancer
Sergei Plotnikov (1909—1990), theater and film actor
Tsisana Tatishvili (1937—2017), opera singer (soprano)
Aleksandra Prokoshina (1918—2005[134] ), singer (soprano)
Edvardas Kaniava (b. 1937), opera singer (baritone)
Vladimir Volzhansky (1917—1983), circus performer (acrobat, equilibrist)
Yoldosh Azamov (1909—1985), film director
Kalyj Moldobasanov (1929—2006), composer and conductor
Gunārs Cilinskis (1931—1992), theater actor and director, film actor, film director
Ādolfs Skulte (1909—2000), composer
Giga Lortkipanidze (1927—2013), theater and film director
Dmytro Smolych (1919—1987), theater director[24]
Lev Venediktov (1924—2017), choral conductor
Yaroslav Antonovich Voshchak (1921—1989), conductor
Zurab Sotkilava (1937—2017), opera singer (tenor)
Volodymyr Hrypych (1923—2005), theater director
Otar Megvinetukhutsesi (1932—2013), theater and film actor[135]
1980
Rezo Chkheidze
Yuri Levitan
Eduardas Balsys (1919—1984), composer
Hendrik Krumm (1934—1989), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)
Tatyana Alekseevna Tayakina (1951—2023), ballet dancer
Hakim Zaripov (1924–2023), circus performer (rider), film actor
Nikolay Olkhovikov (1922—1987), circus performer (rider and juggler)
Vladimir Oskal-Ool (1920—1999), circus performer (juggler and equilibrist)
Vasiliy Tretyak (1926—1989), opera singer (tenor)
Halyna Tuftina (1933—2007), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Georgiy Zhzhonov (1915—2005), theater and film actor
Ivan Dmitriev (1915—2003), theater and film actor
Mukhamed Cherkezov (1911—1993), theater and film actor
Asanali Ashimov (b. 1937), theater and film actor
Farida Sharipova (1936—2010), actress
Lidiya Mosolova (1918—1996), stage actress
Pyotr Monastyrsky (1915—2013), theater director
Galina Makarova (1919—1993), stage actress
Ğabdulla Şamukof (1909—1981), actor
Vera Kuzmina (1923—2021), stage actress
Nina Meshko (1917—2008), choral conductor
Zeynab Khanlarova (b. 1936), opera singer (soprano), mugham performer
Vyacheslav Hrinchenko (1938—1998), opera singer (bass)[136]
Saulius Sondeckis (1928—2016), conductor
Vsevolod Yakut (1912—1991), theater and film actor
Tengiz Abuladze (1924—1994), film director[17] [88]
Ivan Solovyov (1910—1982), theater and film actor
Rezo Chkheidze (1926—2015), film director
Glaphira Sidorova (1922—2019), stage actress
Andrey Petrov (1930—2006), composer
Khoren Abrahamyan (1930—2004), theater and film actor, theater director[88]
Kayyrgül Sartbaeva (b. 1936), opera singer (lyric soprano)
Vladimir Fedoseyev (b. 1932), conductor
Olga Vysotskaya (1906—2000), All-Union Radio announcer
Yuri Levitan (1914—1983), All-Union Radio announcer
1981
Metaksia Simonyan (1926—1987), stage actress
Zoya Spirina (1926—1986), actress
Shuhrat Abbosov (1931—2018), film director and screenwriter
Nina Isakova (b. 1928), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Alisa Freindlich (b. 1934), theater and film actress
Yuri Simonov (b. 1941), conductor
Gaziza Zhubanova (1927—1993), composer
Erkegali Rakhmadiyev (1932—2013), composer
Kim Bazarsadaev (1937—2002), opera singer (bass)[37]
Edvard Mirzoyan (1921—2012), composer
Grigory Chukhray (1921—2001), film director, screenwriter[137]
Vladimir Morozov (1933—2002), opera singer (bass)
Yuri Temirkanov (1938—2023), conductor[138]
Rihards Glāzups (1920—1993), conductor
Nikolai Slichenko (1934—2021), actor and director[139]
Suimenkul Chokmorov (1939—1992), theater and film actor
Maria Mordasova (1915—1997), singer, folk music performer
Leo Golovanov (1926—2015), dancer[140]
Rodion Shchedrin (b. 1932), composer
Andrei Eshpai (1925—2015), composer
Yuri Mazhuga (1931—2022), theater and film actor
Vladimir Curbet (1930—2017), choreographer
Yuliya Solntseva (1901—1989), film actress, film director
Murad Kajlayev (1931—2023), composer, conductor
Aysulu Tokombayeva (b. 1947), ballet dancer
Boris Tenin (1905—1990), theater and film actor
Sabira Ataeva (1917—1993), theater and film actress
Anu Kaal (b. 1940), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
Valentina Yermakova (1924—2003), theater and film actress, theater teacher[141]
Sergey Tikhonov (1921—1992), actor
Mikheil Tumanishvili (1921—1996), theater director
Tatiana Doronina (b. 1933), theater actress and director, film actress[142]
Ramaz Chkhikvadze (1928—2011), theater and film actor
Pyotr Glebov (1915—2000), theater and film actor
Lyudmila Chursina (b. 1941), theater and film actress
1982
Viktor Tarasov (1934—2006), actor
Sharah Abzagovich Pachalia (1914—2000), theater director, actor, playwright
Mikhail Chubinidze (1910—2006), theater and film actor
Sholpan Zhandarbekova (1922—2005), stage actress
Aleksandrs Lembergs (1921—1985), choreographer
Idris Nogajbayev (1931—1989), stage actor
Nikolay Levitsky (1911—1982), popular science film director
Arutyun Akopyan (1918—2005), stage artist, illusionist [17] [88]
Valentina Leontyeva (1923—2007), TV presenter, television announcer
Tamara Sinyavskaya (b. 1943), singer (mezzo-soprano)
Cholponbek Bazarbaev (1949—2002), ballet dancer
Ivan Lapikov (1922—1993), theater and film actor
Zagir Ismagilov (1917—2003), composer
Henrik Malyan (1925—1988), film director, screenwriter
Yevgeny Raikov (1937—2010), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)
Vladimir Kenigson (1907—1986), theater and film actor
Nina Mamayeva (1923—2001), stage actress[143]
Irakly Andronikov (1908—1990), writer, spoken word artist [17] [88]
Vladimir Andrianov (1906—1985), stage actor
Robert Sturua (b. 1938), theater director
Rem Lebedev (1928—1988), theater and film artist
1983
Aleksandr Alov (1923—1983), film director, screenwriter[17] [88]
Vladimir Naumov (1927—2021), film director
Ruben Agamirzian (1922—1991), theater director[88]
Anatoly Avdievsky (1933—2016), choral conductor
Yevgeny Yevstigneyev (1926—1992), theater and film actor
Tatiana Nikolayeva (1924—1993), pianist, composer
Arvīds Žilinskis (1905—1993), composer
Frunze Dovlatyan (1927—1997), film director, film actor
Vladislav Piavko (1941—2020), opera singer (tenor)
Nikita Bogoslovsky (1913—2004), composer
Anatoly Kotcherga (b. 1947), opera singer (bass)
Baudordzhi Yampilov (1916—1989), composer
Gabriela Komleva (р. 1938), ballet dancer and choreographer[52]
Askold Makarov (1925—2000), ballet dancer and choreographer[52]
Olga Moiseyeva (1928—2021), ballet dancer and choreographer[52]
Nikolay Okhotnikov [ ru ] (1937—2017), singer (bass)
Vladilen Semionov (b. 1932), ballet dancer and choreographer[52]
Alla Sizova (1939—2014), ballet dancer[52]
Ludmila Filatova (b. 1935), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)
Oleg Vinogradov (b. 1937), choreographer[52]
Lyudmila Gurchenko (1935—2011), theater and film actress, pop singer
Vladimir Basov (1923—1987), film director, actor[88]
Nani Bregvadze (b. 1938), pop singer[144]
Mikhail Gluzsky (1918—2001), theater and film actor
Valery Egudin (1937—2007), opera singer (tenor)
1984
Mihai Volontir
Malika Kalontarova (b. 1950), ballet dancer
Frunzik Mkrtchyan (1930—1993), theater and film actor[145]
Evgeniy Glebov (1929—2000), composer[146]
Nurgisa Tlendiyev (1925—1998), conductor, composer
Mihai Volontir (1934—2015), theater and film artist
Viktor Korshunov (1929—2015), theater and film actor[147] [148]
Aleksandra Pakhmutova (b. 1929), composer
Serafim Tulikov (1914—2004), composer
Eldar Ryazanov (1927—2015), film director
Vladimir Etush (1922—2019), theater and film actor, theater teacher
Marsil Sälimcanof (1934—2002), theater director
Vladimir Samoilov (1924—1999), theater and film actor
Kunduz Mirkarimova (1925—2019), ballet director-choreographer
Alexander Kholminov (1925—2015), composer[149]
Tatyana Lioznova (1924—2011), film director
Ioakim Sharoev (1930—2000), theater director and teacher
Aleksey Chyrgal-ool (1924—1989), composer
Nikolay Salamov (1922—2003), actor
Svetlana Adyrkhaeva (1938—2023), ballet dancer[88]
Oleg Basilashvili (b. 1934), theater and film actor[88]
Vyacheslav Gordeyev (b. 1948), ballet dancer, choreographer[52]
Dmitri Kitayenko (b. 1940), conductor
Nadezhda Pavlova (b. 1956), ballet dancer[52]
Khuseyn Mukhtarov (1938—2001), opera singer (bass)
Toktonali Seytaliev (1937—2021), opera singer (lyric tenor)
1985
Raimonds Pauls
Shamgon Sagaddinovich Kazhigaliyev (1927—2015), conductor
Nikolai Mikheyev (1923—1993), stage actor
Raimonds Pauls (b. 1936), composer
Leonid Markov (1927—1991), theater and film actor
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (1935—2020), theater and film actor[150]
Yuri Bogatikov (1932—2002), pop singer (baritone)
Baba Annanov (1934—1991), theater director, actor
Mikhail Bushnov (1923—2014), theater actor[151]
Valentin Elizariev (b. 1947), choreographer
Arkadij Sawczenko (1936—2004), opera singer (baritone)
Konstantin Adashevsky (1897—1987), theater and film actor[152]
Aleksandr Ivanovich Shchegolev (1913—1988), stage actor
Sos Sargsyan (1929—2013), theater and film actor
Regimantas Adomaitis (1937—2022), theater and film actor[148]
Maria Stefiuk (b. 1948), opera singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)
Valentin Levashov (1915—1994), composer, choir conductor
Yuri Ivanovich Kazakov (1924—2019), accordionist
Inna Makarova (1926—2020), film actress
Jansug Kakhidze (1936—2002), conductor
Tolomush Okeyev (1935—2001), film director
Ivan Ivanov-Vano (1900—1987), animation director
Davletbay Khodzhabayev (1931—2019), circus performer, horse rider
Boris Tchaikovsky (1925—1996), composer
Vladimir Andreyev (1930—2020), theater and film actor[17]
Klara Luchko (1925—2005), theater and film actress
Igor Shapovalov (b. 1945), ballet dancer, choreographer[52]
Mark Fradkin (1914—1990), composer
Vasily Lanovoy (1934—2021), theater and film actor
1986
Imants Kokars (1921—2011), choral conductor[94]
Dugarzhap Dashiev (1939—2003), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)[23]
Marlen Khutsiev (1925—2019), film director
Georgy Pantyukov (1922—1994), choral conductor[23]
Vera Vasilyeva (1925—2023), theater and film actress[12] [53]
Georgy Ansimov (1922—2015), director of operas and operettas[23] [37]
Vyacheslav Nevinny (1934—2009), theater and film actor
Eri Klas (1939—2016), conductor[23] [153]
Edgar Hovhannisyan (1930—1998), composer[23]
Viktor Turov (1936—1996), film director
Mihai Muntean (b. 1943), opera singer (lyric-dramatic tenor)[23]
Röstäm Yaxin (1921—1993), composer, pianist[23]
Alibek Dnishev (b. 1951), opera singer (lyric tenor)[23]
Margarita Drozdova (b. 1948), ballet dancer[52]
Ludmila Semenyaka (b. 1952), ballet dancer and teacher
Vaclovas Daunoras (1937—2020), opera singer (bass)[23]
Makvala Kasrashvili (b. 1942), singer (lyric-dramatic soprano)[23]
Juozas Domarkas (b. 1936), conductor[23]
Arif Məlikov (1933—2019), composer[23]
Nikolai Kutuzov (1926—2011), composer, conductor[23]
Lyudmila Sakharova (1926—2012), ballet dancer, teacher[52]
Zebo Aminzoda (b. 1948), choreographer
Vera Baeva (b. 1936), singer (lyric-coloratura soprano)[23]
1987
Joseph Kobzon
Anna Pokidchenko (1926—2014), actress
Quddus Khojamyarov (1918—1994), composer[23]
Eugen Doga (b. 1937), composer
Veljo Tormis (1930—2017), composer[23]
Veronica Garștea (1927—2012), choral conductor[23]
Fyodor Khitruk (1917—2012), film director-animator
Leonid Bronevoy (1928—2017), theater and film actor[53]
Igor Luchenok (1938—2018), composer[23]
Maya-Gozel Aimedova (b. 1941), theater and film actress
Yuri Vladimirov (b. 1942), ballet dancer and teacher[52]
Nina Sorokina (1942—2011), ballet dancer[52]
Yevgeniya Khanayeva (1921—1987), theater and film actress
Viktor Tretiakov (b. 1946), violinist[23]
Joseph Kobzon (1937—2018), pop singer (baritone)
Leonid Smetannikov (b. 1943), opera singer (baritone), teacher[23] [154]
1988
Liana Isakadze
Oleg Tabakov (1935—2018), theater and film actor, director, theater teacher
Yury Solomin (1935—2024), theater and film actor and director[155]
Valentina Kovel (1923—1997), theater and film actress
Sulkhan Tsintsadze (1925—1991), composer[14] [23]
Volodymyr Shevchenko (1946—2012), circus performer
Lyudmyla Shevchenko (b. 1945), circus performer
Igor Talankin (1927—2010), film director
Nikolai Nekrasov (1932—2012), folk music conductor
Giya Kancheli (1935—2019), composer[23]
Harijs Liepins (1927—1998), theater artist
Stefaniya Stanyuta (1905—2000), theater and film actress
Estebes Tursunaliev (1931—2005), akyn -improviser[23]
Arnold Katz (1924—2007), conductor
Sofia Rotaru (b. 1947), pop singer
Khashim Gadoyev (b. 1937), stage actor
Anatoliy Molodov (1929—2017), choral conductor
Fidan Gasimova (b. 1948), opera singer (soprano)
Varduhi Varderesyan (1928—2015), theater and film actress
Anegina Ilina-Dmitrieva (b. 1943), opera singer (mezzo-soprano)[23]
Igor Kirillov (1932—2021), TV presenter[156]
Eldar Shengelaia (b. 1933), film director
Mikhail Pugovkin (1923—2008), theater and film actor
Oleg Strizhenov (b. 1929), theater and film actor
Serhii Danchenko (1937—2001), theater director
Vladimir Minin (b. 1929), choral conductor[23]
Edita Piekha (b. 1937), pop singer[23]
Lev Raskatov (1927—1993), stage actor
Uldis Žagata (1928—2015), ballet dancer, choreographer
Liana Isakadze (1946—2024), violinist, conductor
Sergey Kolosov (1921—2012), film director, screenwriter[94]
Nikita Dolgushin (1938—2012), ballet dancer, choreographer[52]
Gizela Tsypola (b. 1944), opera singer (soprano)
Lyudmila Yermakova (1927—2008), choral conductor
1989
Igor Oistrakh
Yevgeny Malinin (1930—2001), pianist
Nikolai Rakov (1908—1990), composer
Nikolai Yeremenko Sr. (1926—2000), film actor
Eliso Virsaladze (b 1942), pianist
Vladimir Doveyko (1922—2002), circus performer, acrobat
Natalya Durova (1934—2007), circus performer (tamer)
Yuri Yermolayev (1932—2017), circus performer (horse trainer, rider)
Irbek Kantemirov (1928—2000), circus performer (horse rider)[157]
Valery Klimov (1931—2022), violinist
Pavel Necheporenko (1916—2009), musician (balalaika player), teacher[158]
Igor Oistrakh (1931—2021), violinist
Nicolae Sulac (1936—2003), singer
Samarbubu Toktakunova (b. 1944), musician-instrumentalist
Yan Frenkel (1920—1989), composer
Boris Akimov (b. 1946), ballet dancer[17]
Leonid Gaidai (1923—1993), film director
Yevgeny Vesnik (1923—2009), theater and film actor[159]
Galina Volchek (1933—2019), theater director and actress
Georgiy Daneliya (1930—2019), film director and screenwriter
Zita Dreiere (Errs) (b. 1952), ballet dancer
Mira Koltsova (1938—2022), dancer, choreographer
Leonid Yasinovskiy (1923—2003), stage actor
Leonid Gubanov (1928—2004), actor of the Moscow Art Theater
Victor Popov (1934—2008), choral conductor
Ilya Frez (1909—1994), film director
1990
Rolan Bykov
Ville Golovko (1932—2015) — artistic director (chief director) of the variety and circus studio "Sintez"[160]
Mikk Mikiver (1937—2006) — stage actor, director, film actor[161]
Lev Durov (1931—2015), theatre director[162]
Vladimir Spivakov (b. 1944), violinist and conductor[163]
Sydyk Mukhamedzhanov (1924—1991), composer[164]
Mstislav Zapashny (1938—2016), circus artist, animal trainer, director[165]
Iya Savvina (1936—2011) — stage actress[166]
Mikhail Schweitzer (1920—2000) — film director[167]
Vladimir Krainev (1944—2011) — pianist[168]
Nina Dorliak (1908—1998) — chamber singer (soprano)[169]
Oleksandr Bilash (1931—2003), composer[170]
Rolan Bykov (1929—1998) — theater and film actor, film director[171]
Zinovy Gerdt (1916—1996), theater and film actor[172]
Gyulli Mubaryakova (1936—2019) — theatre artist[173] [174]
Leonid Boldin (1931—2013), opera singer[175]
Aleksandr Dmitriyev (b. 1935) — conductor[176]
Tatyana Karpova (1916—2018), stage actress[177]
Ivan Bobylyov (1925—2014), actor, theater director, teacher[178]
Grigory Ponomarenko (1921—1996) — composer[179]
Viktar Roŭda (1921—2007), choral conductor, teacher[180]
Lidiya Sukharevskaya (1909—1991), stage actress[181]
Georgiy Vitsin (1917—2001), theater and film actor[182]
Lyubov Sokolova (1921—2001), film actress[182]
Farhad Badalbeyli (b. 1947), pianist and teacher[183]
Vladislav Mikosha (1909—2004), cinematographer and film director[184]
Victor Merzhanov (1919—2012) — pianist and teacher[185]
Galina Shoydagbaeva (b. 1953), opera singer[185]
Nikolay Trofimov (1920—2005), stage actor[186]
Zara Dolukhanova (1918—2007), opera singer (coloratura mezzo-soprano), teacher[187]
1991
Mark Zakharov
Alla Pugacheva
Nikolai Arnoldovich Petrov (1943—2011), pianist[188] [189]
Vladimir Mulyavin (1941—2003), pop singer (dramatic tenor), guitarist, composer, leader of the band Pesniary [190] [191]
Stepan Oleksenko (1941—2006), stage actor[192]
Bohdan Stupka (1941—2012), theatre and film actor[192]
Maria Vladimirovna Mironova (1911—1997), theater and film actress[193]
Lyudmila Shaposhnikova (1921—2003), theater and film actress[194]
Yuri Bashmet (b. 1953), violist and conductor[195]
Mark Zakharov (1933—2019), theater and film director[196] [197]
Larisa Shevchenko (b. 1950), opera singer (soprano)[198]
Samson Samsonov (1921—2002), film director[199]
Mykola Kolessa (1903—2006), composer and conductor[200]
Eduard Kolmanovsky (1923—1994), composer [201]
Inna Churikova (1943—2023), theater and film actress[202]
Mikhail Zimin (1930—1991), theatre and film actor[203]
Natalia Gutman (b. 1942), cellist[204]
Ghazaros Saryan (1920—1998), composer[205]
Bolotbek Shamshiyev (1941—2019), film director[206]
Yoqub Ahmedov (b. 1938), theater and film artist[207]
Eduard Grach (b. 1930), violinist[208]
Ajdar Ibrahimov (1919—1993), film director[209]
Vladislav Chernushenko (b. 1936), choir conductor and teacher[210]
Lev Vlassenko (1928—1996), pianist[211] [212]
Ashir Kuliev (1918—2000), composer[213]
Kapar Medetbekov (1931—2012), theater and film artist[214]
Gennady Ovsyannikov (b. 1935), actor[215]
Anatoly Poletaev (b. 1936), accordionist, conductor[216]
Alla Pugacheva (b. 1949), pop singer[217]
Avet Terterian (1929—1994), composer[218]
Natalia Shakhovskaya (1935—2017), cellist[219] [220]
Valeriy Yakovlev (b. 1939), theater director[221]
Sofiya Pilyavskaya (1911—2000), theater and film actress[222]
Oleg Yankovsky (1944—2009), theater and film actor[223]