Ленинская премия · 1925–1990

Lenin Prize

레닌상

The highest state prize of the Soviet Union, awarded for the most outstanding achievements in science, technology, literature, arts, and architecture. Established on 23 June 1925 and awarded until 1935, it was replaced by the Stalin Prize, then revived on 15 August 1956 by a joint resolution of the Central Committee and the Council of Ministers under Khrushchev, and awarded biennially until 1990. Laureates received the title 'Lenin Prize Laureate,' a diploma, a gold medal, and a cash award of 7,500 rubles (10,000 rubles after 1967); the prize could not be awarded to the same individual more than once.

Related people

Pavel Kurochkin Leonid Zamyatin

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN) history, establishment (1925), suspension (1935), reestablishment (1956), biennial cycle, prize amount, and list of laureates
  2. Wikipedia (RU) Russian article confirming the prize was высшая форма поощрения граждан СССР, awarded 1926–1935 and 1957–1991, with 7,500 ruble prize and gold medal
  3. nsarchive.gwu.edu NSA declassified document 'Lenin and State Prizes: Now You See Them — Now You Don't!' (CRYPTOLOG, Jan 1976), confirming Lenin Prize as 'one of the highest forms of rewarding citizens,' 30 prizes biennially (25 science/tech + 5 literature/art/architecture), 10,000 rubles each
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