In the Great Hall of the Collegium of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, an award ceremony for cultural and artistic figures took place. Minister Olga Lyubimova awarded state awards to 26 people, it is reportedmail.ru.
The highest title of "Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation" was awarded to the rector of the Literary Institute, writer Alexey Varlamov, who recently won the "Great Book" award for the novel "Odsun", as well as to Tigran Keosayan, an Armenian director, writer, member of the Producers' Union of Russia, who this fall became Chairman of the Eurasia International Film Festival.
