People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR

Not to be confused with People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR or People's Artiste of Azerbaijan.
People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR
Azərbaycan SSR xalq artisti
Awarded forTheater, cinema, music fields
DateJuly 28, 1928[1] – February 5, 1991

The People's Artiste of the Azerbaijan SSR (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan SSR xalq artisti, lit. 'People's Artists of the Azerbaijan SSR') was an honorary title awarded from 1931 to 1991 (and active from 1928 to 1991),[1] it was granted to artistes of the Azerbaijan SSR for their contributions to the development of Azerbaijani culture in the fields of theater, cinema, music.[2] This award was succeeded by the People's Artiste of Azerbaijan.[2]

  1. ^ a b Prokhorov, A. M. (1978). "Определение "Звания почётные" в Большой Советской Энциклопедии" [The definition of "titles of honor" in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia]. Bol'shaya sovetskaya entsiklopediya (in Russian) (3rd ed.).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).