Moscow, August 6. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin…

Moscow, August 6. President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin awarded gratitude to rapper Alexander Stepanov, better known as ST.

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Vladimir Putin awarded Alexander Stepanov, known as ST, a state commendation.
The award was announced on August 6, 2015, via the official legal information portal.
The commendation was given for contributions to culture and art, and for long-standing creative activity.
Alexander Stepanov is a rapper and artist from Moscow.
The award was formalized in a government decree published on the official legal portal.

Putin also awarded Nikolai Basov with the Order of 'For Merit to the Fatherland' IV degree, posthumously awarded the Order of Courage to chief engineer Alexander Yakovlev, and conferred the title of Hero of Labour to Mikhail Kovalchuk. — vm
ST was born on September 23, 1988, in Moscow; he began his music career in 2003 with Souljar’s Family; signed with Kingring in 2006; collaborated with Phlatline in 2007; released debut album 'Sto iz stа' in 2007; hosted RapInfo with Dino MC 47 from 2011 to December 2013; and was nominated for the Muz-TV Award in 2013. — vedomosti
Putin awarded figure skating coach Tamar Moscowina the Order of Honour and singer Nikolai Basov the Order of 'For Merit to the Motherland' IV degree on August 4, 2015. — fontanka
The same state award (Order of 'For Merit to the Fatherland') IV degree was also given to actress Olga Bogdanova from the Central Academic Theatre of the Russian Army. — kommersant
Putin awarded singer Nikolai Basov the Order 'For Merit to the Fatherland', IV degree. — tg_tass_agency