President Dmitry Medvedev (right, foreground) among prize-holders after the award-giving ceremony at the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin, May 6, 2010. Left, foreground: composer Alexandra Pakhmutova.

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President Dmitry Medvedev (left) among prize-holders after the award-giving ceremony at the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin, May 6, 2010

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President Dmitry Medvedev (right, foreground) among prize-holders after the award-giving ceremony at the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin, May 6, 2010. Left, foreground: composer Alexandra Pakhmutova.

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President Dmitry Medvedev (right, foreground) among prize-holders after the award-giving ceremony at the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin, May 6, 2010. From left, foreground: Nadezhda Babkina, the art director of the Moscow folk theater "Russian Song", and composer Alexandra Pakhmutova.

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Dmitry Medvedev giving the order "For the Service to the Country", Fourth Degree, to Nadezhda Babkina, the art director of the Moscow folk theater "Russian Song", during the award-giving ceremony at the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin, May 6, 2010.

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President Dmitry Medvedev giving the Friendship Order to Mkrtich Nersiyan (Bishop Ezras), the head of the New Nakhichevan and Russian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, during the award-giving ceremony at the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin, May 6, 2010.

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From left: President Dmitry Medvedev giving the order of Honor to Nikolai Slichenko, the art director of the Moscow Gypsy Musical Drama Theater "Roman", during the award-giving ceremony at the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin, May 6, 2010.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation to artist of Art-Lasta Gennady Dobrov (from left to right). The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation to singer Alexander Buynov (from left to right). The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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From left: President Dmitry Medvedev giving the Order of Honor to singer/composer Yury Antonov during the award-giving ceremony at the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin, May 6, 2010.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the Order of Courage to Corporal Ivan Zagrebin (from left to right). The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (4th class) to Chairman of the Moscow Non-Government Society of War Veterans Ivan Slukhay (from left to right). The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (4th class) to Deputy Head of the Education Committee of the Russian State Duma Irina Rodnina. The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (4th class) to Russian presidential adviser Viktor Chernomyrdin (from left to right). The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (3d class) to artist of the State Academic Theater named after Moscow City Council Sergey Yursky (from left to right). The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (3d class) to State Counselor of the Tatarstan Republic Mintimer Shaimiyev (from left to right). The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (3d class) to member of Russian Union of Athletes Larisa Latynina. The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (3d class) to artist of the State Academic Theater named after Moscow City Council Sergey Yursky (from left to right). The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (2d class) to head of research of Almaz-Antey Anatoly Savin and the Order of Merit for the Fatherhood (1st class) to composer Alexandra Pakhmutova (from left to right). The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the Order of Merit for the Fatherhood (2nd class) to actor of the Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army Vladimir Zeldin (from left to right). The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the Order of Merit for the Fatherhood (1st class) to composer Alexandra Pakhmutova. The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, presenting the Gold Star of the Hero of Russia to Roman Romanenko, cosmonaut with the Gagarin Research Cosmonaut Training Center. The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, presenting the Order of Merit to the Fatherland (2nd class) to head of research at Almaz-Antey Anatoly Savin. The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting Marina Chernyshyova, widow of Internal Service Colonel Yevgeny Chernyshyov, with a Gold Star of the Hero of Russia. The awards ceremony is held in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall. Head of the Moscow Firefighting Service Yevgeny Chernyshyov perished on March 20, 2010 carrying people out of a burning business center, 2nd Khutorskaya Street. He is awarded posthumously.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev presenting Marina Chernyshyova, widow of Internal Service Colonel Yevgeny Chernyshyov, with the Gold Star of the Hero of Russia. The awarding ceremony is held in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall. Head of the Moscow Firefighting Service Yevgeny Chernyshyov perished on March 20, 2010 helping people out of a burning business center, 2nd Khutorskaya Street. He is awarded posthumously.

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May 6, 2010. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev giving a speech at a state awards' ceremony. The Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

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