Honored Artist of the Byelorussian SSR
Honored Artist of the Byelorussian SSR is the English translation of two different awards of the Byelorussian SSR, the older Soviet forms of two of the modern orders, decorations, and medals of Belarus.
The English term "artist" is used to cover two Belarusian terms: artist meaning "performer", and "maker of art" meaning visual arts or architecture.
The English term "Honored" is often translated "Meritorious" as in Meritorious Artist. This level of award is an award equivalent to the modern Merited Artist of Ukraine or Honored Artist of Russia, and these are lower level awards than the "National Artist" level awards such as the People's Artist of Russia, or People's Artist of the BSSR.
