Stalin Prize
스탈린상
The highest civilian award of the Soviet Union, established in 1939 for Stalin's 60th birthday and first conferred in 1941. It recognized outstanding achievements in science, technology, military knowledge, literature, and the arts at three monetary grades: Stalin personally oversaw the selection of laureates. Abolished in 1956 during de-Stalinization and replaced by the Lenin Prize and later the USSR State Prize; former laureates could exchange their diplomas and badges for the new award.
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- Wikipedia (RU) comprehensive Russian Wikipedia article covering establishment (1939 decree), procedure, history through abolition in 1956, and replacement by Lenin/USSR State Prizes
- Wikipedia (EN) English article confirming the Stalin Prize origins (1941–1956), three-grade structure, and succession by the USSR State Prize in 1966
- soviethistory.msu.edu Full text of the 20 December 1939 Council of People's Commissars decree establishing 16 Stalin Prizes (100,000 rubles each) across sciences and arts, plus invention and military knowledge prizes, from Seventeen Moments in Soviet History (MSU)