No woman was ever awarded the highest award in architecture in the Soviet Union–People’s Architect of the USSR (45 men from different republics received it between 1970 and 1991).

Distinguished architect of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic / Azerbaijan (incomplete list)

The title “distinguished architect of Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic” (after 1991, “distinguished architect of Azerbaijan”) has been awarded since the 1960s. Among its female recipients were:

• Shafiga Zeynalova
• Dilara Seyidova
• Avrora Salamova
• Zeynab Guliyeva
• Rena Efendizade, 1979
• Fira Rustambeyova, 1982
• Naima Akhundova, 1982
• Anna Oltetsian
• Gulchohra Huseyn Mammadova, 2006
• Gulara Ismayilova, 2012

The Prize of the Council of Ministers of the USSR (incomplete list)

The Prize of the Council of Ministers of the USSR was the most important award in the Soviet Union after the Lenin and the State prizes. It was founded in 1969 to mark exceptional achievements in people’s economy, science, and technology. Sixty prizes were annually awarded for the best buildings and other architectural structures. Among its female recipients from Azerbaijan was

• Anna Oltetsian, 1978

The State Prize of Azerbaijan (incomplete list)

The State Prize of Azerbaijan was introduced in 1970. Three prizes in the fields of architecture, literature, and the arts were awarded annually. Among its female recipients was

• Fira Rustambeyova