Academic theater is an honorary title awarded to the biggest and oldest state theaters.
Upon the dissolution of the Soviet Union the title was adopted by the former country members of the Union.
[1] All academic theaters in 1920 were organized into one association that existed only for a year.
[1] During the 1920s, 1930s the number of theaters with the title increased significantly.
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