Olga Lepeshinskaya (dancer) - Honours and Awards

Honours and Awards

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.

• Order of Merit for the Fatherland;
  • 2nd class (28 September 2006) - for outstanding contributions to the development of national choreography and many years of fruitful work
  • 3rd class (12 September 1996) - for outstanding contribution to the development of national culture
• Order of Lenin (1971)
• Order of the October Revolution (1986)
• Order of the Red Banner of Labour, twice (1951, 1966)
• Order of the Badge of Honour (1937)
• Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"
• Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
• People's Artist of USSR (1951)
• People's Artist of RSFSR (1947)
• Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1942)
• Stalin Prizes;
  • 1st class (1941) - for outstanding achievements in the field of ballet
  • 1st class (1946) - for performing the title roles in the ballet "Cinderella" by Prokofiev
  • 1st class (1947) - for his performance as Joan in the ballet "Flames of Paris" Asafiev
  • 2nd class (1950) - for his performance as Tao Hoa in the ballet "The Red Poppy" by R. Glier
• Gratitude of the President of Russia (2005)
• Medal "Veteran of Labour"
• Award of the World Youth Festival in Prague (1947)
• Prize "Soul Dance" magazine "Ballet" in the "Maestro of Dance" (2000)
• Jubilee Medal "For Valiant Labour . To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin"
• Order of the Banner, with diamonds (Hungary)