Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the
Russian Federation. The title is awarded to actors, directors, filmmakers, writers, dancers and singers for exceptional achievements in the arts.
The honorary title was originally modeled after the German honorific title for distinguished opera singers.
Kammersänger
PONS Online Dictionary Historically, the title was bestowed by princes or kings, when it was styled ''Hofkammersänger(in)''. In Imperial Russia
The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the List of Russian monarchs, Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended th ...
before 1917, several stars of stage and film were honored with the title "Imperial singer", but after the October Revolution of 1917, the new government made changes and established the title of the Meritorious Artist of Russia (RSFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
and other Soviet republics). After the Soviets ceased to exist in 1991, Yelstin created a new award, first awarded on December 30, 1995.
See also
* People's Artist
* People's Artist of Russia
* Merited Artist (Albania)
* Merited Artist of Ukraine
* Merited Artist of Vietnam
References
Awards established in 1995
Honorary titles
Merited Artists
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