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Lenin Prize
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Key facts
- Country
- Soviet Union , Russia
- Status
- Reintroduced in 2018 ( Ulyanovsk Oblast only)
- Established
- 23 June 1925
- Next lower
- USSR State Prize
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Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Vladimir Lenin
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Image
- Lenin Prize Medal.JPG
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- winner
- Gara Garayev
- Commons category
- Medal of the State Lenin Prize
- category for recipients of this award
- Category:Recipients of the Lenin Prize
- topic's main category
- Category:Medal of the State Lenin Prize
- next lower rank
- USSR State Prize
- inception
- 1925-06-23
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1991-00-00
- native label
- Ленинская премия
- start time
- 1930-00-00
- different from
- Lenin Award (Sweden)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Lenin Prize (Russian: Ленинская премия, romanized: Leninskaya premiya) was one of the most prestigious awards of the Soviet Union for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was originally created on June 23, 1925, and awarded until 1934. During the period from 1935 to 1956, the Lenin Prize was not awarded, being replaced largely by the Stalin Prize. On August 15, 1956, it was reestablished, and continued to be awarded on every even-numbered year until 1990. The award ceremony was April 22, Vladimir Lenin's birthday.
The Lenin Prize is different from the Lenin Peace Prize, which was awarded to foreign citizens rather than to citizens of the Soviet Union, for their contributions to the peace cause. Also, the Lenin Prize should not be confused with the Stalin Prize or the later USSR State Prize. Some persons were awarded both the Lenin Prize and the USSR State Prize.
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