Maya Plisetskaya - Awards
| 1959: | Artist of the People of the USSR |
| 1962: | Anna Pavlova Prize awarded in Paris |
| 1964: | Lenin Prize |
| 1977: | City’s gold medal of Paris by mayor
of Paris Jacques Chirac |
| 1985: |
Hero of Socialist Labour Commander of the Order of Arts and of Letters (L’Ordre
des Arts et des Lettres) |
| 1986: | Order of the French Legion of Honour |
| 1987: | Appointment as professor at the Sorbonne |
| 1991: | Gold Medal for Servive to the Arts awarded
by Spanish King Juan Carlos |
| 1993: | Appointment as professor at the Lomonossov
State University in Moscow |
| 1995: | First Medal for Service to the Russian
state (for distinguished services in the development of choreographic
art) |
| 2000: | Second Medal for Service to the Russian
state awarded by Russian President Vladimir Putin "Russian National Olympus Prize" in the nomination "Honorary Title: Superstar" Winner of the Russian prize "Triumph" for the encouragement of the achievements in art and literature |
| 2005: | Prince of Asturias Award for Arts (Oviedo/Spain) Thirth Medal for Service to the Russian state awarded by Russian President Vladimir Putin Barbora-Radvilaite-Award (Vilnius/Litvania) |
| 2006: | Awarded with the prize "Praemium
Imperiale" in the nomination Theatre/Film (Japan) |
| 2008: | Member of the Armenian branch of the
International Academy of Natural and Social Sciences Honorary doctor at the Hungarian Dance Academy, Budapest |
| 2009: |
„Vittorio De Sica Award“ (Italy) „in recognition for the outstanding career in dance” Awarding with the Russian ballet prize „Soul
of the Dance“ in the category „Legend“ |
| 2010: |
Awarding with the “Order of Merit for the Fatherland”
of the fourth class by the Russian President Dmitri Medvedev for
the outstanding contribution in the development of Russian culture,
the Art of Ballet and the long-time artistic activity |
| 2011: |
Officer of the National French Order of the Legion of Honor |