Honor guard walking at the ceremony for delivering the 2009 Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (foreground center) speaking at a reception at the Moscow Kremlin to mark Russia Day on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev before a reception hosted at the Moscow Kremlin to mark Russia Day on June 12, 2010.

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Director of St. Petersburg's Glinka Choral School Sergei Dzevanovsky receiving the 2009 State Prize for achievements in arts and literature in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Valentin Parmon, director of the Boreskov Institute for Catalysis at the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, receiving the 2009 State Prize for achievements in science and technology in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Director of Moscow's Gertsen Science and Research Institute of Oncology Valery Chissov receiving the 2009 State Prize for achievements in science and technology in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Alexander Potapov, vice director of the Burdenko Science and Research Institute of Neurosurgery at the Russian Academy of Sciences, receiving the 2009 State Prize for achievements in science and technology in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Vladislav Panchenko, academician, chairman of the Russian Fundamental Research Foundation council and director of the Institute for Laser and Information Technologies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, receiving the 2009 State Prize for achievements in science and technology in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center) and State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov (left) attending the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and laureates of the 2009 Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology after a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010. From left: Vladislav Panchenko, chairman of the Russian Fundamental Research Foundation council and director of the Institute for Laser and Information Technologies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, and poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and laureates of the 2009 Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology after a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010. From left: Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Yevgeny Chissov, Alexander Potapov, Denis Matsuyev and Sergei Dzevanovsky.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, foreground center, speaking at a reception at the Moscow Kremlin to mark Russia Day on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attending the ceremony for delivering 2009 Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attending the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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The honor guard walking at the ceremony for delivering 2009 Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Poet Yevgeny Yevtusheko, laureate of the 2009 Russian state award for achievements in arts and literature, attending a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, speaking at the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov attending the ceremony for delivering 2009 Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attending the ceremony for delivering 2009 Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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From right: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov, State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov and Constitutional Court chairman Valery Zorkin attending the ceremony for delivering 2009 Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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From right: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov and State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov attending the ceremony for delivering 2009 Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, bestowing the Russian 2009 State Prize on Alexander Potapov, vice director of the Burdenko Science and Research Institute of Neurosurgery at the Russian Academy of Sciences, for achievements in science and technology in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, bestowing the Russian 2009 State Prize on Valentin Parmon, director of the Boreskov Institute for Catalysis at the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, for achievements in science and technology in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, bestowing the Russian 2009 State Prize on Vladislav Panchenko, academician, chairman of the Russian Fundamental Research Foundation council and director of the Institute for Laser and Information Technologies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, for achievements in science and technology in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, bestowing the Russian 2009 State Prize on Vladislav Panchenko, academician, chairman of the Russian Fundamental Research Foundation council and director of the Institute for Laser and Information Technologies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, for achievements in science and technology in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, bestowing the Russian 2009 State Prize on pianist Denis Matsuyev for achievements in arts and literature in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, bestowing the Russian 2009 State Prize on director of St. Petersburg's Glinka Choral School Sergei Dzevanovsky for achievements in arts and literature in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, bestowing the Russian 2009 State Prize on director of Moscow's Gertsen Science and Research Institute of Oncology Valery Chissov for achievements in science and technology in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, congratulating laureates of the 2009 Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, bestowing the Russian 2009 State Prize on Nikolai Vinokurov, director of the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics laboratory at the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, for achievements in science and technology in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, bestowing the Russian 2009 State Prize on poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko for achievements in arts and literature in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, bestowing the Russian 2009 State Prize on poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko for achievements in arts and literature in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, attending the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attending the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Honor guard walking at the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, far center, speaking at the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, congratulating laureates of the 2009 Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology in a ceremony at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attending the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaking at the ceremony for delivering Russian state awards for achievements in arts, literature, science and technology at the Moscow Kremlin on June 12, 2010.

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