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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
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, 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
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.


List of honorary titles

# Hero of the Russian Federation #
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 ...
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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 ...
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Honoured Military Pilot of the Russian Federation The Honorary Title of "Merited Military Pilot of the Russian Federation" (russian: Заслуженный военный лётчик Российской Федерации) is a state award of the Russian Federation that can trace its history to ...
# 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


See also

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Awards and decorations of the Russian Federation The State Award System of the Russian Federation has varied and distinct origins. The first being pre-1917 orders of the Russian Empire re-established after the 1991 dissolution of the Soviet Union, the second is from former Soviet orders that w ...
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Awards and Emblems of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation #REDIRECT Awards and emblems of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation {{R from other capitalisation ...
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Awards of the Federal Protective Service of the Russian Federation The Federal Protective Service (FSO) of the Russian Federation is a federal government agency mandated by the relevant laws with the tasks related to the protection of many high-ranking state officials including the President of Russia, as well as ...
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Awards of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation The Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation is the main domestic security agency of the Russian Federation and the main successor agency of the Soviet KGB. Its main responsibilities are counter-intelligence, internal and border se ...
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Awards of the Ministry for Emergency Situations of Russia Known internationally as EMERCOM, Russia's Ministry for Civil Defence, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief is composed of both military and civilian personnel. It encompasses land, naval and air assets, the State Fire Service, rescue teams an ...
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Awards of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Known internationally as the MVD, The Ministry of Internal Affairs of The Russian Federation encompasses all militia (police) forces, Interior Troops and the State Migration Service. It has its own ministerial awards system subordinate to state aw ...
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List of awards of independent services of the Russian Federation This article features the awards of non-ministerial and independent services of the Russian Federation. Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation Federal Protective Service of the Russian Federation National Guard of the Russian Fe ...
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List of Heroes of the Russian Federation (K) * Vladimir Kaganov ( ru) * Rafik Kadyrbulatov ( ru) * Akhmad Kadyrov * Ramzan Kadyrov * Murtazali Kazanalipov ( ru) * Viktor Kazantsev * Pyotr Kazmin ( ru) * Zulkaid Kaidov ( ru) * Said-Magomed Kakiev * Viktor Kalashnikov ( ru) * Mikhail ...


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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