Mikhail Gorbachev, former Head of State of the USSR, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 for his efforts to end the Cold War.

Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Russian: Родион Константинович Щедрин, IPA: [rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin]; born 16 December 1932) is a Soviet and Russian composer and pianist, winner of USSR State Prize (1972), the Lenin Prize (1984), and the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1992)

State Quality Mark of the USSR was created in 1967.

Shota Rustaveli State Prize was created in 1965.

Austrian State Prize for European Literature was created in 1965.