On July 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a presidential… (объявить · благодарность · гергиев)

On July 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a presidential gratitude to Valery Gergiev, head of both the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres, for his active involvement in preparing and conducting socially significant events. The announcement was made through an official document published on the Kremlin website.

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Vladimir Putin announced gratitude to Valery Gergiev on July 9.
The gratitude was awarded for active participation in preparing and conducting socially significant events.
The announcement was made through an official document published on the Kremlin website.

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Putin also granted honors to Vladimir Beklyamishev and Lev Ostapchuk, and awarded the Order of Zhukov to the Presidential Regiment of the Federal Security Service on June 23 in the Georgievsky Hall of the Kremlin. — vm
On May 1, Putin conferred the title Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation on five citizens and awarded the 'For Successes in Work' badge to the collective of the Russian State University of Arts and Industry named after Stroganov. — vm
Gergiev previously stated that the Bolshoi and Mariinsky Theatres should be absolutely first in the global world of Russian classical music. — vesti

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Putin Declares Thanks to Ballet Master Valery Gergiev — Вечерняя Москва
Putin Declares Thanks to Gergiev for Publicly Significant Events — Вести

On July 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a presidential… (объявить · благодарность · гергиев)

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