Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, and Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov before the Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of SCO Member States in Moscow10.09.2020#6328645
May 24, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Head of the Republic of Tuva Sholban Kara-ool at the ceremony to present state decorations to outstanding Russian citizens at the Moscow Kremlin's St. Catherine Hall.24.05.2017#3109473
May 24, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Head of the Republic of Tuva Sholban Kara-ool at the ceremony to present state decorations to outstanding Russian citizens at the Moscow Kremlin's St. Catherine Hall.24.05.2017#3109472
May 24, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Tomsk Region Acting Governor Sergei Zhvachkin at the ceremony to present state decorations to outstanding Russian citizens at the Moscow Kremlin's St. Catherine Hall.24.05.2017#3109467
May 24, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Tomsk Region Acting Governor Sergei Zhvachkin at the ceremony to present state decorations to outstanding Russian citizens at the Moscow Kremlin's St. Catherine Hall.24.05.2017#3109464
May 24, 2017. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and artistic director of Soloists Choir Mikhail Turetsky at the ceremony to present state decorations to outstanding Russian citizens for their achievements in science, industry, culture, healthcare, sport and industry, at the Moscow Kremlin's St. Catherine Hall.24.05.2017#3109476
May 24, 2017. Mikhail Turetsky, artistic director of the Turetsky Choir Art Group, at the ceremony to present state awards in science, culture, healthcare, sports and manufacturing to outstanding Russians by President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.24.05.2017#3109204
May 24, 2017. President Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Turetsky, right, artistic director of the Turetsky Choir Art Group, at the ceremony to present state awards in science, culture, healthcare, sports and manufacturing to outstanding Russians. The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.24.05.2017#3109203
May 24, 2017. President Vladimir Putin and Christian Bauer, right, coach at the Russian Fencing Federation, a French national, at the ceremony to present state awards in science, culture, healthcare, sports and manufacturing to outstanding Russians. The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.24.05.2017#3109323
May 24, 2017. Christian Bauer, coach at the Russian Fencing Federation, a French national, at the ceremony to present state awards in science, culture, healthcare, sports and manufacturing to outstanding Russians by President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.24.05.2017#3109196
May 24, 2017. President Vladimir Putin and Christian Bauer, right, coach at the Russian Fencing Federation, a French national, at the ceremony to present state awards in science, culture, healthcare, sports and manufacturing to outstanding Russians. The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.24.05.2017#3109194
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, and Lyubov Romanskaya, livestock-breeder from the Krasnodar Region, seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall, March 10, 2016.10.03.2016#2804388
Vladimir Putin (left), President of Russia, and Irina Krasnopolskaya, Rossiyskaya Gazeta analyst, seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall, March 10, 2016.10.03.2016#2804382
Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, and Irina Krasnopolskaya, Rossiyskaya Gazeta analyst, seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall, March 10, 2016.10.03.2016#2804380
Vladimir Putin (left), President of Russia, and Yury Kostin, President, ProfMedia Broadcasting Company, seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall, March 10, 2016.10.03.2016#2804379
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Metropolitan of Rostov and Novocherkassk Mercury (Igor Ivanov) seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall, March 10, 2016.10.03.2016#2804377
Yury Buziashvili, clinical and diagnostic chief, A.N.Bakulev Cardio-Vascular Research Center, seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall, March 10, 2016.10.03.2016#2804406
Vladimir Putin (left), President of Russia, and Yury Buziashvili, clinical and diagnostic chief, A.N.Bakulev Cardio-Vascular Research Center, seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall, March 10, 2016.10.03.2016#2804375
Vladimir Putin (left), President of Russia, and Yury Buziashvili, clinical and diagnostic chief, A.N.Bakulev Cardio-Vascular Research Center, seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall, March 10, 2016.10.03.2016#2804374
Vladimir Putin (left), President of Russia, and Gagik Abraamyan, Board of Directors Chairman, JCA Armenian Jewelry Association, seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall, March 10, 2016.10.03.2016#2804370
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Alexander Boroda, President, Federation of Russia's Jewish Communities, seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall, March 10, 2016.10.03.2016#2804322
March 10, 2016. President of Russia Vladimir Putin (left) and Aleksandr Boroda, President of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, are seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.10.03.2016#2804407
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Alexander Boroda, President, Federation of Russia's Jewish Communities, seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall, March 10, 2016.10.03.2016#2804318
March 10, 2016. Jiří Maštálka, a member of the European Parliament from the Czech Republic, speaks at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.10.03.2016#2804517
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Azeri Vice-Prime Minister Yagub Eyubov seen at the ceremony of presenting government awards and conferring honorary titles at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall, March 10, 2016.10.03.2016#2804292
Russian President Boris Yeltsin presents the Order of Friendship to actress of Moscow's Sovremennik Theater Lidiya Tolmachyova.15.04.1996#6395955
Chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Physical Culture and Tourism Shamil Tarpischev awarding Georgy Lunacharsky, coach of football team of physically challenged with Order of Friendship.05.09.1995#635017
Chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Physical Culture and Tourism Shamil Tarpischev awarding Georgy Yartsev, merited master of sport, coach of Moscow football team Spartak with Order of Friendship05.09.1995#635016
Chairman of the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Physical Culture and Tourism Shamil Tarpischev awarding Sergey Sisoyev, sports activist of Moscow society Spartak with Order of Friendship.05.09.1995#635015
First Deputy Chairman of the USSR Supreme Council Anatoly Lukyanov, left, presents the Order of Peoples' Friendship to Triloki Nath Kaul, Indian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the USSR.04.12.1989#6624526
First Deputy Chairman of the USSR Supreme Council Anatoly Lukyanov, left, presents the Order of Peoples' Friendship to Triloki Nath Kaul, Indian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the USSR, second left.04.12.1989#6624523
Chairman of the Council of Nationalities of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Rafik Nishanov presents the Order of Friendship to Cuban public and political figure and President of the Association for Cuban-Soviet Friendship, Zoilo Marinello Vidaurreta.25.10.1989#6558224
Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta, Cuban public and political figure and president of the Association for the Cuban-Soviet Friendship, during the ceremony to award him with the Order of People's Friendship at the Moscow Kremlin.25.10.1989#6558221
Andrei Gromyko, left, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, member of Political Bureau of the Central Committee of CPSU, granting Order of Friendship to Giocondo Dias, General Secretary of Brazilian Communist party, who came to attend XXVII convention of CPSU.01.03.1986#843245
Andrei Gromyko, left, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, member of Political Bureau of the Central Committee of CPSU, granting Order of Friendship to Youssef Feisal, Deputy General Secretary of the Central Committee of Syrian Communist party, who came to attend XXVII convention of CPSU.01.03.1986#843244
Andrei Gromyko, left, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, member of Political Bureau of the Central Committee of CPSU, granting Order of October Revolution to Jorge del Prado , General Secretary of the Central Committee of Peruvian Communist party, who came to attend XXVII convention of CPSU.01.03.1986#843243
Giocondo Dias, General Secretary of Brazilian Communist party, who came to attend XXVII convention of CPSU, awarded with Order of Firendship.01.03.1986#843242
Andrei Gromyko, left, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, member of Political Bureau of the Central Committee of CPSU, granting Order of People's Friendship to Guy Daninthe, General Secretary of Guadeloupe Communist party, who came to attend XXVII convention of CPSU.01.03.1986#843240
Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba Lionel Soto (right) presents the "Order of Solidarity" to the vice president of the Soviet-Cuban friendship society Alexander Alexeyev (left).30.12.1983#82618
Dashi-Nima Dugarov, chairman of the board of the Artists' Union of the Buryatian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.01.07.1982#890476
The , now the Russian University of People's Friendship. An official meeting marking the University's 15th anniversary and the ceremony of awarding it the Order of People's Friendship for its achievements in training specialists for Asian, African and Latin American countries. The University's Rector, Vladimir Stanis, speaks from the rostrum at the Kremlin Palace of Congresses.23.06.1975#6390934
Central Committee Presidium Member of the National Front for the Liberation of the South Thi Nguyen Dinh during a meeting with Soviet Women's Committee Chairwoman, pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR Valentina Tereshkova.01.04.1973#2748853
The Column Hall of the House of Unions. Candidate member of the CPSU Politburo, secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Boris Ponomarev presents the Order of Friendship of Peoples to the Committee of Soviet Women headed by pilot and cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, right, in commemoration of the outstanding merits of Soviet women in the construction of Communism in the USSR, fruitful activity in the international women's movement and a great contribution in development and strengthening the friendship between the Soviet people and peoples of foreign countries.06.03.1973#5501431
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party Nicolae Ceausescu with participants in a solemn meeting of the CPSU Central Committee, the USSR Supreme Soviet and the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Soviet Union. The Kremlin Palace of Congresses, Moscow. December 21, 1972.22.12.1972#796696
The People's Friendship Order, A Soviet-era state award, was instituted on December 17, 1972 by a decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of the USSR to commemorate the 50th anniversary of establishing the Soviet Union.17.12.1972#8857747
International party to mark 50th anniversary of Soviet Army. Moscow House of Friendship with Peoples of Foreign Countries.01.03.1968#710978
The Syrian Arab Republic. Awarding pilots-cosmonauts of the USSR Alexei Leonov and Pavel Belyaev with Syrian highest orders.12.09.1966#5483483
Soviet scientist Nikolai Leontyev, holder of two Cambodian orders, specialized in construction mechanics. In 1963-1965, he headed a group of Soviet lecturers at the Higher Technical Institute of Khmer-Soviet Friendship, now the Cambodian Institute of Technology, and also worked as an advisor to the Institute's Rector on orders from the Soviet Ministry of Higher Education.15.08.1966#6103711
A visit by Fidel Castro, the Cuban Revolution's leader, First Secretary of the Central Committee of Cuba's Communist Party, and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba, to the USSR, which took place between April 26 and June 3, 1963. Fidel Castro and Great October Socialist Revolution veterans are seen on board the legendary Cruiser Aurora during Castro's visit to Leningrad.16.05.1963#6193546
1941-1945 Great Patriotic War. South-Western Front. Soldiers in trench read letter from folks back home.13.04.1944#137400
