Honorary titles of the Russian Federation (russian: Почётные звания Российской Федерации) are

title A title is one or more words used before or after a person's name, in certain contexts. It may signify either generation, an official position, or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may be inserted between the f ...

s given to citizens of the

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for professional and/or social achievements, but can be revoked by a vote in the State Duma. Rejection of honorary titles cannot be veto'd by the President. The word russian: "Заслуженный" translates as "Honoured". During the period of the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

, a system of professional honorary titles was created to be used across the USSR to recognize outstanding personal professional achievements. The awards were also used in some other

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states and communist countries. Post-Soviet states modelled some of their awards on the Soviet award system. On 30 December 1995,

Russian President The president of the Russian Federation ( rus, Президент Российской Федерации, Prezident Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is the head of state of the Russian Federation. The president leads the executive branch of the federal ...

Boris Yeltsin Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin ( rus, Борис Николаевич Ельцин, p=bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn, a=Ru-Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin.ogg; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician wh ...

signed

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№ 1341 on the establishment of the system of honorary titles of the Russian Federation. Prior to that, the legal acts referred to honorary titles of the RSFSR. Most of the Soviet awards have been retained in the

List of honorary titles

Hero of the Russian Federation Hero of the Russian Federation (russian: Герой Российской Федерации, Geroy Rossiyskoy Federatsii), also unofficially Hero of Russia (russian: link=no, Герой России, Geroy Rossii), is the highest honorary title ...

Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (russian: Герой Труда Российской Федерации) is a state award of Russia. The title is awarded to citizens of Russia for special services in labour to the state and its people asso ...

Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation The Honorary Title Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation (russian: Летчик-космонавт Российской Федерации) is a state award of the Russian Federation presented to all cosmonauts who fly for the Russian Feder ...

# Honoured Military Pilot of the Russian Federation # Honoured Military Navigator of the Russian Federation #

People's Artist of the Russian Federation People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Наро́дный худо́жник Росси́йской Федера́ции). The honorary title "People's Artist of the Russian Federation" is given no earlier than five years after the h ...

#Honoured Agronomist of the Russian Federation (abolished) #Honoured Architect of the Russian Federation #Honoured Veterinarian of the Russian Federation (abolished) #Honoured Military Specialist of the Russian Federation #Honoured Doctor of the Russian Federation #Honoured Geologist of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation #Honoured Scholar of the Russian Federation #Honoured Land Surveyor of the Russian Federation #Honoured Livestock Specialist of the Russian Federation (abolished) #Honoured Inventor of the Russian Federation (abolished) #Honoured Builder of the Russian Federation #Honoured Forestry Specialist of the Russian Federation #Honoured Test Pilot of the Russian Federation #Honoured Master of Vocational Training of the Russian Federation #Honoured Engineer of the Russian Federation #Honoured Ameliorator the Russian Federation (abolished) #Honoured Metallurgist of the Russian Federation #Honoured Meteorologist Russian Federation #Honoured Metrologist of the Russian Federation (abolished) #Honoured Agricultural Engineer of the Russian Federation (abolished) #Honoured Pilot of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of Public Services of the Russian Federation (abolished) #Honoured Worker of Geodesy and Cartography of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of Health Services of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of the Forest Industry of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of the Oil and Gas Industry of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of the Food Industry of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of Fisheries of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of Communications of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of Agriculture of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of Social Services of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of the Textile and Light Industries of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of the Trade Industry of the Russian Federation (abolished) #Honoured Worker of the Transport Industry of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation #Honoured Innovator of the Russian Federation (abolished) #Honoured Rescuer of the Russian Federation #Honoured Builder of the Russian Federation #Honoured Teacher of the Russian Federation #Honoured Chemist of the Russian Federation # Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation #Honoured Miner of the Russian Federation # Honoured Military Navigator of the Russian Federation #Honoured Test Navigator of the Russian Federation #Honoured Ecologist of the Russian Federation #Honoured Economist of the Russian Federation #Honoured Engineer of the Power Industry of the Russian Federation # Honoured Lawyer of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation #Honoured Border Guard of the Russian Federation (abolished) #Honoured Officer of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation #Honoured Officer of federal Security Organs of the Russian Federation #Honoured Member of the Diplomatic Service of the Russian Federation #Honoured Officer of the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation #People's Architect of the Russian Federation #People's Teacher of the Russian Federation #People's Architect of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of the Rocket and Space Industry of the Russian Federation #Honoured Customs Officer of the Russian Federation #Honoured Employee of State Security Organs of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation #Honoured Employee of Drug Control Authorities of the Russian Federation #Honoured Inventor of the Russian Federation #Honoured Employee of the Investigative Authorities of the Russian Federation #Honoured Worker of the Nuclear Industry of the Russian Federation

Sources

''The Russian Gazette''

Site of the President of the Russian Federation

The Commission on State Awards to the President of the Russian Federation

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{{Russian Awards Orders, decorations, and medals of Russia Military awards and decorations of Russia Civil awards and decorations of Russia

List of honorary titles

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