People's Artist
People's Artist is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Union republics, in some other Eastern bloc states, as well as in a number of post-Soviet states, modeled after the title of the People's Artist of the USSR.Russia
The term is confusingly used to translate two different Russian language titles: "народный артист" and "народный художник". Both titles are awarded for exceptional achievements in the corresponding arts.
Some other arts gave rise special titles: People's Architect, People's Writer, People's Poet.Vietnam
In Vietnam the abbreviation NSND is used. This is Vietnam's top artistic award for a living artist - second only to the often posthumous Ho Chi Minh Prize. The youngest ever recipient was the Russian trained opera soprano Le Dung in 1993. The lesser award of Merited Artist of Vietnam is abbreviated NSƯT.
