Stalin Prize

Also known as State Stalin Prize

highest civil award in the Soviet Union (until 1953)

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Awarded for: Outstanding achievements in science, literature, arts, and architecture
Country: Soviet Union
Formerly called: State Stalin Prize (1941–1956)
Reward: 5,000 Soviet rubles (from 1967)
Established: 9 September 1966 ; 59 years ago ( 9 September 1966 )
Final award: 1991 ; 35 years ago ( 1991 )
Next higher: Lenin Prize
Equivalent: State Prize of the Russian Federation
Next lower: Lenin Komsomol Prize

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The USSR State Prize (Russian: Государственная премия СССР) was one of the Soviet Union's highest civilian honours, awarded from its establishment in September 1966 until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. It recognised outstanding contributions in the fields of science, mathematics, literature, the arts, and architecture.

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