Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, foreground left, at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870429
Former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870367
Former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870366
Former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870365
Former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870364
Former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870363
Former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870362
Former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870360
Former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870359
Former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870358
Former USSR president Mikhail Gorbachev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870357
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870356
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870355
June 12, 2016. Erik Galimov, academician at the Russian Academy of Sciences, scientific supervisor at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870354
June 12, 2016. Sergei Lukyanov, academician at the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Translational Medicine Institute at the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870353
June 12, 2016. Yevgeny Sverdlov, academician and Councilor at the Russian Academy of Sciences, who has been employed at the academy's Institute of Molecular Genetics, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870352
June 12, 2016. Sergei Nedospasov, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Mechanisms of Immune Responses at the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870351
June 12, 2016. Lev Dodin, artistic director of the St. Petersburg Academic Maly Drama Theatre – Theatre of Europe, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870350
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870349
June 12, 2016. Viktor Zakharchenko, artistic director of the Kuban Cossack Choir, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870348
June 12, 2016. Director Sergei Ursulyak addresses the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870347
June 12, 2016. Valery Gergiyev, artistic director and principal conductor of the State Mariinsky Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870346
People's Artist of Russia and Mariinsky Theater artistic director and chief conductor Valery Gergiev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870345
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870344
June 12, 2016. Erik Galimov, academician at the Russian Academy of Sciences, scientific supervisor at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870343
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870341
June 12, 2016. Sergei Lukyanov, academician at the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Translational Medicine Institute at the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870340
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870339
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870338
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870337
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870336
June 12, 2016. Yevgeny Sverdlov, academician and Councilor at the Russian Academy of Sciences, who has been employed at the academy's Institute of Molecular Genetics, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870335
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870334
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870333
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870332
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870331
June 12, 2016. Viktor Zakharchenko, artistic director of the Kuban Cossack Choir, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870330
June 12, 2016. Director Sergei Ursulyak addresses the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870329
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870328
People's Artist of Russia and Mariinsky Theater artistic director and chief conductor Valery Gergiev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870327
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870326
People's Artist of Russia and Mariinsky Theater artistic director and chief conductor Valery Gergiev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870325
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870324
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870323
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and People's Artist of Russia and Mariinsky Theater artistic director and chief conductor Valery Gergiev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870322
June 12, 2016. Former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870321
Background, from left: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870212
Russian President Vladimir Putin, 4th right, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, foreground, pose for a photo with laureates at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870211
Russian President Vladimir Putin, 4th right, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, 5th right, pose for a photo with laureates at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870210
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev after the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870209
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev after the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870208
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev after the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870207
June 12, 2016. Sergei Nedospasov, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and head of the Laboratory of Molecular Mechanisms of Immune Responses at the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870105
June 12, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin, fourth right, and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, fifth right, during the joint photo session with recipients of the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870097
June 12, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870094
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870093
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and People's Artist of Russia and Mariinsky Theater artistic director and chief conductor Valery Gergiev at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870087
Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground right, at the ceremony to present the 2015 Russian Federation National Awards for achievements in science and technology, literature and the arts, and outstanding achievements in humanitarian work, June 12, 2016.12.06.2016#2870085
June 12, 2016. Lev Dodin, artistic director of the St. Petersburg Academic Maly Drama Theatre – Theatre of Europe, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870078
June 12, 2016. Viktor Zakharchenko, artistic director of the Kuban Cossack Choir, at the ceremony to present 2015 Russian Federation National Awards in science and technology, literature and the arts, and for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work.12.06.2016#2870075
