Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, left, presents the Badge ofr Contribution to Russian Culture to People's Artist of Russia Vasily Nesterenko, at the ceremony to present state and ministerial awards to culture and art workers at the Imperial Hall of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia.23.03.2017#3055998
Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, right, and director of the Turpomoshch Association of International Tourism Tour Operators Alexander Osaulenko, awarded the Government's letter of gratitude, at the ceremony to present state and ministerial awards to culture and art workers at the Imperial Hall of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia.23.03.2017#3055993
Chief artist of the Russian State Academic Youth Theater Stanislav Benediktov, awarded the presidential certificate of merit, at the ceremony to present state and ministerial awards to culture and art workers at the Imperial Hall of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia.23.03.2017#3055991
Professor of the special piano department at the Chaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory Mikhail Voskresensky awarded the Order of Friendship, at the ceremony to present state and ministerial awards to culture and art workers at the Imperial Hall of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia.23.03.2017#3055990
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky speaks at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055895
Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, left, presents the order of Friendship to professor of the special piano department at the Chaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory Mikhail Voskresensky, at the ceremony to present state and ministerial awards to culture and art workers at the Imperial Hall of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia.23.03.2017#3055890
Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky, right, presents the Order of Friendship to head of the art and production department of the Yermolova Moscow Drama Theater, Viktor Grachyov, at the ceremony to present state and ministerial awards to culture and art workers at the Imperial Hall of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia.23.03.2017#3055889
Anatoly Korshikov, director of the Ostafyevo-Russian Parnassus Museum Estate, decorated with the Order of Friendship, speaks at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055885
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, left, decorates Anatoly Korshikov, director of the Ostafyevo-Russian Parnassus Museum Estate, with the Order of Friendship at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055884
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, left, decorates Vladimir Pavlov, an actor with the Yermolova Moscow Drama, with the Order of Friendship at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055879
Vladimir Pavlov, an actor with the Yermolova Moscow Drama, decorated with the Order of Friendship, is seen here at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055874
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, left, is seen here during the handing of the Order of Friendship to writer Valery Povalyayev, a member of the Russian Writers Union, at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055872
Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky, left, presents the order For Merit to the Fatherland, 1st Class, to deputy director for cultural and educational work of the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45, Mikhail Mikhalchev, at the ceremony to present state and ministerial awards to culture and art workers at the Imperial Hall of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia.23.03.2017#3055871
Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky, right, presents the order For Merit to the Fatherland, 2nd Class, to artist of the Bolshoi Moscow State Circus on Vernadsky Prospekt Nikolai Leontyev at the ceremony to present state and ministerial awards to culture and art workers at the Imperial Hall of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia.23.03.2017#3055866
Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky presents the order For Merit to the Fatherland, 2nd Class, to first deputy director of the State Russian House of People's Art Meri Rusanova, left, at the ceremony to present state and ministerial awards to culture and art workers at the Imperial Hall of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia.23.03.2017#3055863
Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky, left, presents the honorary certificate of the Russian President to chief production designer of the Russian State Academic Youth Theater Stanislav Benediktov at the ceremony to present state and ministerial awards to culture and art workers at the Imperial Hall of the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Russia.23.03.2017#3055860
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, left, hands out a Letter of Appreciation from the Russian President to Sergei Zagrayevsky, deputy president, Russian Union of Artists, at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055853
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky presents Irina Sokol, deputy director, fiannce, Chekhov Moscow Academic Theater, with a Letter of Appreciation from the Russian President at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055850
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, left, hands out a Letter of Appreciation from the Russian President to Alexei Borodin, artistic director of the Russian State Academic Youth Theater (RAMT), at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055848
Irina Antonova, President of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, decorated with the distinction badge For Contribution to Russian Culture, is seen here at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater. Background: Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky.23.03.2017#3055821
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, left, presents People's Artist of Russia Vasily Nesterenko with a distinction badge For Contribution to Russian Culture at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055815
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055811
Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky and director of the Obraztsov Puppet Theater Irina Korchevnikova, decorated with the Culture Ministry's certificate of merit, at the ceremony to present state and ministerial awards to culture and art workers at the Imperial Hall of the State Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Russia.23.03.2017#3055809
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky and Irina Korchevnikova, director of Moscow State Obraztsov Puppet Theatre, awarded with a Certificate of Appreciation form Russian Ministry of Culture, at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards from the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and art workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre.23.03.2017#3055806
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, right, and Alexander Sinenko, Russian Government's plenipotentiary envoy to the State Duma, awarded with a Letter of Appreciation from the Ministry of Culture, are seen here at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055798
State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova, presented with a Letter of Appreciation from the Minister of Culture, speaks at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055795
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky presents State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova with a Letter of Appreciation from the Minister of Culture at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055794
Irina Antonova, President of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, is decorated with the distinction badge For Contribution to Russian Culture at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055762
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky gives Irina Antonova, President of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, a distinction badge For Contribution to Russian Culture at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055757
Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky delivers Irina Antonova, President of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, a distinction badge For Contribution to Russian Culture at the ceremony of presenting state awards and awards of the Ministry of Culture to outstanding culture and arts workers at the Imperial Hall of Moscow's Bolshoi Theater.23.03.2017#3055753
