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).

Lenin Prize

Lenin Prize was the highest award in the Soviet Union, which marked the most significant achievements in science, technology, literature, the arts, and architecture. It was awarded between 1926 and 1935 and between 1957 and 1991. Like the other Soviet prizes, Lenin Prize was awarded for particular projects rather than life achievements. Only one project from Belarus, Khatyn memorial, received this recognition (none of its designers were women).

Distinguished architect of Belarus / Заслужаны архітэктар Рэспублікі Беларусь

The title “distinguished architect of Belarus” (initially, of Belarusian Soviet Socialist Federative Republic) was introduced in 1969 to honor most prominent architects who have been in the profession for at least 15 years. By 1991, only 8 of its 64 recipients were female, another female architect was awarded the title in 2004.

1. Volha Ladyhina, 1969
2. Alyaksandra Danilava, 1970
3. Zinaida Leuchanka, 1971
4. Halina Byahanskaya, 1976
5. Aksana Tkachuk, 1976
6. Vasilisa Shylnikouskaya, 1979
7. Ela Levina, 1991
8. Nona Nyadzelka, 1991
9. Larysa Smirnova, 2004

State Prize of Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic / Дзяржа́ўная прэ́мія БССР

The State Prize of Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic in Architecture was founded in 1967, following the foundation of the State Prize of Belarus in Literature, Music, and the Arts two years earlier. The majority of women who received the State Prize were actresses, a lesser number worked in science. None of the 17 recipients of the State Prize of Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic in Architecture were women, although Iryna Ioda, Ala Sychova, and Yauheniya Ahranovich-Panamarova were awarded the State Prize for a study of the formation of Belarusian scientific school (within a broader team; 2000). 

State Prize of the USSR in Architecture

The State Prize of the USSR was an all-Union award introduced in 1966 and awarded yearly until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. It was awarded in three areas: science and technology; labor; literature, art, and architecture. Prizes were awarded for a specific project. While the vast majority of recipients were men, its female recipients in architecture included:

• Birutė Kasperavičienė, architect, Lithuania, 1968
• Valentina Edemskaya, architect, Russia, 1972
• Nina Dykhovichnaya, construction engineer, Russia, 1973
• Victoria Struzman, architect, Russia, 1973
• Tatyana Safonova, architect, Kazakhstan, 1977
• Bronislava Devyaltovska, infrastructure engineer, Ukraine, 1978
• Tetyana Belyaeva, architect, Ukraine, 1980
• Cecilia Zhilitska, construction engineer, Ukraine, 1980
• Valentina Korkina, architect, Russia, 1980
• Yanina Marozene, construction engineer, Lithuania, 1983
• Rijna Altmäe, architect, Estonia, 1984
• Malle Meelak, architect, Estonia, 1986
• Inessa Poldme, architect, Estonia, 1986
• Vasilisa Shilnikovskaya, architect, Belarus, 1989
• Lyudmila Zhlobo, architect, Belarus, 1989

The Prize of the Council of Ministers of the USSR

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. Its female recipients from Belarus were:

1. Alyaksandra Danilava (1971)
2. Ботян Элеонора Антоновна (1977)
3. Iya Popova (1978)
4. Nona Nyadelka (1981)
5. Natallya Afanasyeva (1985)
6. Larysa Esman (1985)
7. Galina Fadeeva (1985)
8. Vasilisa Shylnikouskaya (1985)
9. Elissa Svetlova (1985)

Source: http://bsa.by/bsa/premii