Russian President Vladimir Putin awards Andrei Gelasimov, an associate professor at the "A.M. Gorky Literary Institute," with the title of "Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation" speaks during a ceremony to present state decorations to military personnel who participated in the special military operation in Ukraine and to prominent Russian citizens for achievements in the field of education, science, medicine and healthcare, culture, agriculture and industry at the Kremlin's St. Catherine Hall in Moscow, Russia.