Marina Flit, warden of the Pavlovsk nature reserve, was presented the 2008 state award for arts and culture at a solemn ceremony at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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Salavat Shaikhinurov, co-creator of the Smeshariki TV program, was presented the 2008 state award for arts and culture at a solemn ceremony at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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Anatoly Prokhorov, artistic director of the Smeshariki TV program, was presented the 2008 state award for arts and culture at a solemn ceremony at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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Alexander Kolotursky, head of the Sverdlovsk State Philharmonic Hall, was presented the 2008 state award for arts and culture at a solemn ceremony at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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Yevgeny Kaspersky, director and co-founder of the Kaspersky Laboratory, Russia and Europe's largest anti-virus software producer, was presented the 2008 state award for achievements in science and technology at a solemn ceremony at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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Anatoly Cherepashchuk, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Sternberg State Institute of Astronomy of Moscow State University, was presented the 2008 state award for achievements in science and technology at a solemn ceremony at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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Alexei Fridman, Doctor of Physical and Mathematica Sciences, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, department head at the academy's Institute of Astronomy, was presented the 2008 state award for achievements in science and technology. The solemn ceremony took place at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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Iosif Atabekov, Doctor of Biology, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, head of the Virology Department at Moscow State University's Biology Department, was presented the 2008 state award for achievements in science and technology. The solemn ceremony took place at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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From left: Prosecutor-General Yury Chaika, chairman of the Supreme Arbitration Court Anton Ivanov and Supreme Court chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev at the ceremony of presenting state awards, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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The ceremony of presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, at the ceremony of presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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The ceremony of presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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The ceremony of presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. The ceremony of presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. The ceremony of presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. Yevgeny Kaspersky, director and co-founder of the Kaspersky Laboratory, Russia and Europe's largest anti-virus software producer, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. President Dmitry Medvedev presented him with the 2008 state award for achievements in science and technology.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and the laureates of the 2008 state awards. From left: Yevgeny Kaspersky, Valentina Tereshkova, Dmitry Varshalovich, Dmitry Liss, and Alexander Kolotursky.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, second from left, with the laureates of the 2008 state awards. From right: Salavat Shaikhinurov, Valentina Tereshkova, Ilya Popov, and Marina Flit.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, second from left, foreground, with the laureates of the 2008 state awards.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, with the laureates of the 2008 state awards. From left: Yevgeny Kaspersky, Valentina Tereshkova, Dmitry Varshalovich, Dmitry Liss, and Alexander Kolotursky.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, presenting the 2008 state award for achievements in science and technology to Iosif Atabekov, Doctor of Biology, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, head of the Virology Department at Moscow State University's Biology Department, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, presenting the 2008 state award for achievements in science and technology to Yevgeny Kaspersky, director and co-founder of the Kaspersky Laboratory, Russia and Europe's largest anti-virus software producer, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, presenting the 2008 state award for achievements in science and technology to Yevgeny Kaspersky, director and co-founder of the Kaspersky Laboratory, Russia and Europe's largest anti-virus software producer, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state award for humanitarian activities to Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state award for humanitarian activities to Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, presenting the 2008 state award for achievements in science and technology to Dmitry Varshalovich, Doctor of Physical and Mathematica Sciences, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, department head at the Ioffe Physical and Technical Institute, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, presenting the 2008 state award for achievements in science and technology to Alexei Fridman, Doctor of Physical and Mathematica Sciences, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, department head at the academy's Institute of Astronomy, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, presenting the 2008 state award for achievements in science and technology to Anatoly Cherepashchuk, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director of the Sternberg State Institute of Astronomy of Moscow State University, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, presenting the 2008 state award for achievements in science and technology to Iosif Atabekov, Doctor of Biology, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, head of the Virology Department at Moscow State University's Biology Department, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, presenting the 2008 state award for arts and culture to Dmitry Liss, chief conductor of the Urals Academic Philharmonic Orchestra, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, foreground, presenting the 2008 state award for arts and culture to Dmitry Liss, chief conductor of the Urals Academic Philharmonic Orchestra, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, foreground, presenting the 2008 state award for arts and culture to Anatoly Prokhorov, co-creator of the Smeshariki TV program, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, foreground, presenting the 2008 state award for arts and culture to Ilya Popov, co-creator of the Smeshariki TV program, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state award for arts and culture to Marina Flit, warden of the Pavlovsk nature reserve, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, presenting the 2008 state award for arts and culture to Alexander Kolotursky, head of the Sverdlovsk State Philharmonic Hall, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting state awards 2008 at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state award for art and culture to Salavat Shaikhinurov, co-creator of the Smeshariki TV program, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, foreground, presenting the 2008 state award for arts and culture to Ilya Popov, co-creator of the Smeshariki TV program, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev presenting the 2008 state award for humanitarian activities to Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman in space, at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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June 12, 2009. President Dmitry Medvedev, right, after presenting the 2008 state awards at the St. George Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

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