Awards:
The main awards he was granted in Bulgaria are: Gold Medal and First Prize
from the First Youth Exhibition, 1961; Dimitrov Award, 1968; Zahari Zograf
Prize for Painting, 1973; The International Painting Trienale Prize,
Sofia, 1974; Grand Prix of the Bulgarian Artists Union, 1986; Vladimir
Dimitrov - The Master Award, 1987; Kiril Petrov Award, 1988. In 2001
Svetlin Roussev has been granted with the highest distincion for culture
the National Paisyi Hilendarski Price and in 2013 with the Marin Drinov
Award from the Bulgarian Academy of Science. Svetlin Roussev holds the
Bulgaria’s highest distinction, Stara Planina Order. The main prizes he
received abroad are: Diploma for Bulgarian representation at
Cannes-sur-Merre, 1970; Peter and Irene Ludwig Award; Portrait Award,
Radom, Poland; Gabriele Olivie Award, Monaco; Golden Laurel -
Kuenstlerhaus, Vienna; Grand Prix of the Foundation Taylor in Paris and
others.