Honorary titles of Russia

Honorary titles of the Russian Federation (Почётные звания Российской Федерации) 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 vetoed 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 modeled 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 (abolished)
 * 8) Honoured Architect of the Russian Federation
 * 9) Honoured Veterinarian of the Russian Federation (abolished)
 * 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 Firefighter of the Russian Federation


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