June 12, 2014. From left: Communist Party Leader Gennady Zyuganov, Firs Deputy Chairman of the Communist Party Ivan Melnikov and Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Sergei Neverov at the Kremlin during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and Federal Security Service's Director Alexander Bortnikov at the Kremlin during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Award winner, specialist in space medicine and biology Anatoly Grigoryev at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Producer of the Legend No.17 movie Leonid Vereshchagin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity. Left: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Federation Council Chairman Valentian Matviyenko.

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June 12, 2014. Producer of the Legend No. 17 movie Anton Zlatopolsky at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Nikolai Lebedev, winner of the award and film director of the Legend No. 17 movie, at the Kremlin during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Institute of Universal History of the Russian Academy of Sciences Director Alexander Chubaryan, who won the award, during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Writer Fazil Iskander, who won the award for achievements in literature and art, during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Writer Fazil Iskander, foreground, who won the award for achievements in literature and art, during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. An insignia of the National Award winner during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, left, and Yevgeny Primakov, winner of the award for achievements made in humanitarian activities, during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, left, and writer Fazil Iskander, who won the award for achievements in literature and art, during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, left, and writer Fazil Iskander, who won the award for achievements in literature and art, during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko at the Kremlin during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, left, at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko at the Kremlin during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Writer Fazil Iskander, center, who won the award for achievements in literature and art, at the Kremlin during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity. Left: Minister of Communications and Mass Media Nikolai Nikiforov.

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June 12, 2014. Yevgeny Primakov, winner of the award for achievements made in humanitarian activities, during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, right, at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity. Left: award winner, specialist in space medicine and biology Anatoly Grigoryev.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, center, at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity. Right: award winner, specialist in space medicine and biology Anatoly Grigoryev.

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June 12, 2014. Institute of Universal History of the Russian Academy of Sciences Director Alexander Chubaryan, who won the award, during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Yevgeny Primakov, winner of the award for achievements made in humanitarian activities, during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Award winner, musician Yury Bashmet during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, right, at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity. Left: winner of the award, musician Yury Bashmet.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, left, and producer of the Legend No.17 movie Leonid Vereshchagin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, right, and producer of the Legend No. 17 movie Anton Zlatopolsky at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, left, at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity. Right, center: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, left, at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, center, at the Kremlin, standing while the Russian anthem is playing before the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity held on Russia Day.

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June 12, 2014. From left: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko and State Duam Speaker Sergei Naryshkin at the Kremlin during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity.

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June 12, 2014. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, second right, at the Kremlin during the ceremony of President Vladimir Putin's handing out of the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity. From left: Supreme Court Chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev, Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkin, State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin and Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko.

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June 12, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, left, at the Kremlin during the ceremony of handing out the 2013 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and art as well as humanitarian activity. Right, center: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

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