the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2007); Ukrainian Order of Merit 1st class (3 July 2012) – for personal contribution to the socio-economic and cultural development of the area, professionalism, and to mark the 80th anniversary of Donetsk region (revoked by the President of Ukraine 14 May 2018); Ukrainian Order of Merit 2nd class (3 July 2002) – for personal contribution to the socio-economic and cultural development of the area, professionalism, and to mark the 70th anniversary of Donetsk region (revoked by the President of Ukraine 14 May 2018); Ukrainian Order of Merit 3rd class (18 February 2000) – a significant personal contribution to the development of art song, many years of fruitful creative and social activities (revoked by the President of Ukraine 14 May 2018); Dostyk order, 2nd class (Kazakhstan, 2008) Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, 2nd class (Russian Orthodox Church, 1998) Order of St. Sergius, 2nd class (Russian Orthodox Church, 2002) Order "For Merit" (Ingushetia, 2008) Titles Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (21 April 2016) People's Artist of the USSR (1987) People's Artist of the RSFSR (1980) People's Artist of Ukraine (1991, revoked by the President of Ukraine 14 May 2018) Honoured Artist of the RSFSR (1973) People's Artist of Dagestan ASSR (1974) Honoured Artist of the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1964) Honoured Artist of Adygea (1992) Honoured Artist of the Karachay-Cherkessia (2008) People's Artist of North Ossetia–Alania (2008) Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts Honoured Worker of the Federal Bailiff Service Medals Awards USSR State Prize (1984) – for concert programs 1980–1983 Lenin Komsomol Prize (1976) – for concert programs 1974–1975, active propaganda Soviet Komsomol songs Russian Federal Security Service Award "for creative contribution to the patriotic education of Russian citizens" (2009) |- ! colspan="3" style="background: red;" | Ovation |- |- Kobzon was awarded honorary citizenship of 28 cities: Anapa, Saratov (1998), Donetsk (2007), Bishkek, Dnipro (deprived of the honor on 3 September 2014), Kramatorsk, Noginsk, Poltava (deprived of the honor on 25 November 2014), Slavic (1999), Chasiv Yar, Cherkessk, Artemovsk, Horlivka and others. He is also an honorary citizen of the Saratov Oblast, Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug (abolished 1 January 2008) and the Transbaikal Oblast (23 September 2010). On 31 March 2009, Kobzon was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Moscow – "for his services and contribution to the organization and development of national culture,