Honours
People's artist of the USSR, professor of State Institute of Theatrical Arts, honorary professor of Moscow State University
academician of USSR Art Academy
Awards
- 1st Prize and Gold Medal, Vienna (International Youth Festival) 1959;
- Nijinsky Prize of Paris Dance Academy of Dance 1964;
- Grand Prix at Varna International Competition, 1964
- USSR State Lenin Komsomol Prize 1968;
- USSR State Lenin Prize 1970;
- Marius Petipa Prize of Paris Dance Academy of Dance 1972;
- People's Artist of USSR 1973;
- Lenin Order 1976;
- USSR State Prize 1977;
- Order of People's Freindship 1981;
- Order of Red Banner of Labour 1986;
- Jino Tagni International Prize, Rome 1989;
- "Together for Peace" prize, Rome, 1989;
- Honorary Citizen of Tusona, USA 1989;
- UNESCO Pablo Picasso Medal, twice - Beograd 1990 and Moscow 2000;
- Diagilev Prize, Perm 1990;
- State Prize of Russian Federation, 1991;
- "Crystal Turandot" Prize 1993;
- Order "For Merits", FRANCE, 1999
- State Order of Russian Federation "For Merits", 2000
- "Crystal Turandot - For Honor and Dignity", Moscow 2001
- Premio alla carriera "Una Vita per la Danza", Italy, 2001
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