Merited Artist, Honored Artist, etc., is an honorary title in the

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, and

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, also in some other

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states, as well as in a number of

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. In Russian language, the word

artist An artist is a person engaged in an activity related to creating art, practicing the arts, or demonstrating the work of art. The most common usage (in both everyday speech and academic discourse) refers to a practitioner in the visual arts o ...

is a "

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": in Russian it corresponds both to художник ("artist") and артист ("actor"), see * Honored Artist of the RSFSR vs. Honored Artist of the RSFSR (visual arts) . Specifically, the term may refer to: * Merited Artist (Albania) * Merited Artist of the Russian Federation *

Merited Artist of Ukraine Honored Artist of Ukraine (; also translated as Honored (Performing) Artist of Ukraine or Merited (Performing) Artist of Ukraine) is a state honorary title of decoration of the Ukrainian government. Originally awarded by the Ukrainian SSR, the ...

* Merited Artist of Vietnam * Honored Artist of Armenia * Honored Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR * Honored Artist of the Byelorussian SSR * Honored Artist of the RSFSR (performing arts) * Honored Artist of the RSFSR (visual arts) * Honored artist of Uzbekistan

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