page_title: Alla Pugacheva
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: Alla Pugacheva / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: VITEBSK, BELARUS. President Putin with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma and legendary Russian pop star Alla Pugachova during the inauguration of the Day of Friendship of the Peoples of the Three Slavic States as part of the 10th International Slavic Bazaar Festival.Русский: БЕЛОРУССИЯ, ВИТЕБСК. С Президентом Белоруссии Александром Лукашенко, Президентом Украины Леонидом Кучмой и легендарной российской певицей Аллой Пугачевой во время торжественной церемонии открытия Дня дружбы народов трех славянских государств в рамках 10-го международного фестиваля «Славянский базар».
context_page_description: Alla Borisovna Pugacheva, is а Soviet and Russian musical performer. Her career started in 1965 and continues to this day, even though she does not give live performances anymore. For her "clear mezzo-soprano and a full display of sincere emotions", she enjoys an iconic status across the former Soviet Union as the most successful Soviet performer in terms of record sales and popularity.
  Her repertoire includes over 500 songs in Russian, English, German, French, Kazakh, Hebrew, Finnish, Ukrainian, and the discography has more than 100 Vinyl, CDs and DVDs. In addition to Russia and the former Soviet Union, Pugacheva's albums were published in Japan, Korea, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. Pugacheva has sold more than 250 million records.
  She became a People's Artist of the USSR in 1991. Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation. Chevalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II, III and IV degrees. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997.
context_section_description: In the late 1970s, Pugacheva became one of Russia's most beloved artists for her "clear mezzo-soprano and a full display of genuine emotions".
  Pugacheva's most notable title is "People's Artist of the USSR", the highest honour that could be bestowed to a musical artist in the state, awarded to her in 1991. While the lesser titles of "Accomplished Artist of the Russian SFSR", and "People's Artist of the Russian SFSR" had been already awarded to her in 1980 and 1985 respectively, the government was hesitant to award her its highest honour, reportedly largely because of statements and actions on her part that were inconsistent with the Party's agenda. At the same time, she grew to represent the government-endorsed pop culture that was forced upon people. Pugacheva listed in the Russian Encyclopedia (2005).
  President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev awarded Pugacheva the 3rd Degree Order of Merit for the Fatherland on her 60th birthday (15 April 2009).
caption: Pugacheva with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma in Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk, 25 July 2001.
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