Honorary titles of Russia


Honorary titles of the Russian Federation are titles given to citizens of the Russian Federation for professional and/or social achievements, but can be revoked by a vote in the State Duma. Rejection of honorary titles cannot be veto'd by the President. The word "Заслуженный" translates as "Honoured".
During the period of the Soviet Union, a system of professional honorary titles was created to be used across the USSR to recognize outstanding personal professional achievements. The awards were also used in some other Eastern bloc states and communist countries. Post-Soviet states modelled some of their awards on the Soviet award system.
On 30 December 1995, Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed Presidential Decree № 1341 on the establishment of the system of honorary titles of the Russian Federation. Prior to that, the legal acts referred to honorary titles of the RSFSR. Most of the Soviet awards have been retained in the Russian Federation.

List of honorary titles

  1. Hero of the Russian Federation
  2. Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation
  3. Pilot-Cosmonaut of the Russian Federation
  4. Honoured Military Pilot of the Russian Federation
  5. Honoured Military Navigator of the Russian Federation
  6. People's Artist of the Russian Federation
  7. Honoured Agronomist of the Russian Federation
  8. Honoured Architect of the Russian Federation
  9. Honoured Veterinarian of the Russian Federation
  10. Honoured Military Specialist of the Russian Federation
  11. Honoured Doctor of the Russian Federation
  12. Honoured Geologist of the Russian Federation
  13. Honoured Worker of the Arts Industry of the Russian Federation
  14. Honoured Scholar of the Russian Federation
  15. Honoured Land Surveyor of the Russian Federation
  16. Honoured Livestock Specialist of the Russian Federation
  17. Honoured Inventor of the Russian Federation
  18. Honoured Builder of the Russian Federation
  19. Honoured Forestry Specialist of the Russian Federation
  20. Honoured Test Pilot of the Russian Federation
  21. Honoured Master of Vocational Training of the Russian Federation
  22. Honoured Engineer of the Russian Federation
  23. Honoured Ameliorator the Russian Federation
  24. Honoured Metallurgist of the Russian Federation
  25. Honoured Meteorologist Russian Federation
  26. Honoured Metrologist of the Russian Federation
  27. Honoured Agricultural Engineer of the Russian Federation
  28. Honoured Pilot of the Russian Federation
  29. Honoured Worker of Public Services of the Russian Federation
  30. Honoured Worker of Geodesy and Cartography of the Russian Federation
  31. Honoured Worker of Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation
  32. Honoured Worker of Health Services of the Russian Federation
  33. Honoured Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation
  34. Honoured Worker of the Forest Industry of the Russian Federation
  35. Honoured Worker of the Oil and Gas Industry of the Russian Federation
  36. Honoured Worker of the Food Industry of the Russian Federation
  37. Honoured Worker of Fisheries of the Russian Federation
  38. Honoured Worker of Communications of the Russian Federation
  39. Honoured Worker of Agriculture of the Russian Federation
  40. Honoured Worker of Social Services of the Russian Federation
  41. Honoured Worker of the Textile and Light Industries of the Russian Federation
  42. Honoured Worker of the Trade Industry of the Russian Federation
  43. Honoured Worker of the Transport Industry of the Russian Federation
  44. Honoured Worker of Physical Culture of the Russian Federation
  45. Honoured Innovator of the Russian Federation
  46. Honoured Rescuer of the Russian Federation
  47. Honoured Builder of the Russian Federation
  48. Honoured Teacher of the Russian Federation
  49. Honouredd Chemist of the Russian Federation
  50. Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation
  51. Honoured Miner of the Russian Federation
  52. Honoured Military Navigator of the Russian Federation
  53. Honoured Test Navigator of the Russian Federation
  54. Honoured Ecologist of the Russian Federation
  55. Honoured Economist of the Russian Federation
  56. Honoured Engineer of the Power Industry of the Russian Federation
  57. Honoured Lawyer of the Russian Federation
  58. Honoured Worker of Higher Education of the Russian Federation
  59. Honoured Border Guard of the Russian Federation
  60. Honoured Officer of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation
  61. Honoured Officer of federal Security Organs of the Russian Federation
  62. Honoured Member of the Diplomatic Service of the Russian Federation
  63. Honoured Officer of the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation
  64. People's Architect of the Russian Federation
  65. People's Teacher of the Russian Federation
  66. People's Architect of the Russian Federation
  67. Honoured Worker of the Rocket and Space Industry of the Russian Federation
  68. Honoured Customs Officer of the Russian Federation
  69. Honoured Employee of State Security Organs of the Russian Federation
  70. Honoured Worker of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation
  71. Honoured Employee of Drug Control Authorities of the Russian Federation
  72. Honoured Inventor of the Russian Federation
  73. Honoured Employee of the Investigative Authorities of the Russian Federation
  74. Honoured Worker of the Nuclear Industry of the Russian Federation