1999) – for outstanding achievements in the field of culture and great contributions to the development of a national songwriting [8] Three Orders of Lenin (1971, 25 May 1976) Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1971) Medal of Pushkin (4 June 1999) – to mark the 200th anniversary of Pushkin for services in the field of culture, education, literature and art Medal "In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" (1970) Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation (2 January 2010) – for great contribution to music education [10] Order of Saint Olga, 2nd class (Russian Orthodox Church, 2000) Order of the Republic (Moldova) (2000) Cross of Saint Michael of Tver (2000) Badge of Honour "For mercy and charity" (2000) Badge of Honour "For services to Polish culture" Honour of St. Luke – culture of the Yaroslavl region. Lenin Prize (1978) – for her performances as Azucena in Verdi's opera "Il Trovatore," and Lyubava in Rimsky-Korsakov's "Sadko," as well as concerts in recent years State Prize of the Russian Federation (1996) Russian opera prize "Casta diva" (1999) Prize in Moscow (2000) Prizes and medals Rachmaninov World of Art Award (established by the corporation "Marisha Art Management International") – "Diamond Lira" and the title "Goddess of Art" (1996) Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1959) People's Artist of the RSFSR (1961) People's Artist of the USSR (1966) People's Artist of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan People's Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan (1994) Honored Artist of Udmurtia Honorary Doctor of the Moldovan National Academy of Music (1998) Honorary Doctor of RCTU (2001) Professor of Moscow State Conservatory Arkhipova was entered into the Russian Book of Records as the most titled Russian singer. Minor planet number 4424 was named "Arkhipova," in 1995. References Sources Rosenthal, H. and Warrack, J. (eds.), "Arkhipova, Irina", The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera, 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press, 1979. p. 18. External links 1925 births 2010 deaths Soviet women opera singers Singers from Moscow Communist Party of the Soviet Union members Sixth convocation members of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union Moscow Conservatory alumni Academic staff of Moscow Conservatory Heroes of Socialist Labour Honored Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the RSFSR People's Artists of the USSR Lenin Prize winners Recipients of the Decoration of Honor Meritorious for Polish Culture Recipients of the Medal of Pushkin Recipients of the Order