On Russia Day, Vladimir Putin presented the 2016 Russian
Federation National Awards for outstanding achievements in science
and technology, literature and the arts, and humanitarian
work.
June 12,
2017
13:00
The Kremlin,
Moscow
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Presentation of Russian Federation National Awards.
The 2016 Russian Federation National Award in science
and technology has been awarded to:
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Yury Baturin, Vladimir Bogdanov and Anatoly Nuryayev
for the creation of rational systems
for the development of oil, oil-and-gas and gas-and-oil
fields in Western Siberia;
Amiran Revishvili, Alexander Karaskov and Yevgeny Pokushalov
for scientific substantiation and introduction into clinical practice
of a new concept for reducing morbidity and mortality among
patients with heart rhythm abnormalities;
Nikolai Shakura and Rashid Sunyaev for developing a black
hole accretion disk theory.
The 2016 Russian Federation National Award in literature
and the arts has been awarded to:
Eduard Artemyev for his contribution to the development
of Russian and global music;
Yury Grigorovich for his contribution to the development
of Russian and global ballet;
Mikhail Piotrovsky for his contribution
to the preservation of the national and world cultural
heritage.
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June 3, 2017
The 2016 Russian Federation National Award for Outstanding
Achievements in Humanitarian Activity has been awarded to Daniil
Granin. The ceremony for presenting the national
award to Daniil Granin took place earlier, on June 3 in St
Petersburg.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Laureates, friends,
Congratulations to you and all Russian citizens on Russia
Day.
Today, by tradition, we hold the National Awards ceremony.
This is always a special and memorable event, for we honour
extraordinary, wonderful and truly outstanding people. Their brilliant
achievements are a great contribution to our country and they
deserve public recognition.
The scientific and cultural communities have a lot
in common. They share an ambition to understand the world
and to bring about its harmonious transformation. Science
and culture unlock the boundless potential of human beings
and humanity in general; they cultivate the values
of patriotism, dignity, freedom, honour and decency in society.
Science has played a huge role in Daniil Granin’s life
and writing career. His books on the lives of scientists,
their breakthroughs and moral quest, have become classics of Russian
literature and, along with his journalistic and educational work, they
have had a great impact on the worldview of entire
generations, and fostered in them the ideals of justice,
humanism and compassion. Mr Granin is being recognised for his
outstanding cultural achievements. He received his prize on June 3
in St Petersburg.
Dear friends, Peter the Great offered a definition
of culture and scientific discovery that has stayed with us forever.
He said, “Once the Fatherland is secure and protected from enemies,
we must achieve glory through the arts and science.” This year’s
winners have fully realised their gifts and talents, and have
affirmed their noble mission of service to society and the public.
Their commitment to their work paved the way
for the successful cooperation of the creators
of the unique hydrodynamic models that laid the foundation
for the efficient systems used to develop West Siberian
deposits.
The visionary behind their creation, Doctor of Engineering
Yury Baturin, has been working on this subject since the beginning
of the region’s exploration. Vladimir Bogdanov, Doctor
of Economics, has been heading Surgutneftegas for more than 30 years.
He and his deputy Anatoly Nuryayev have been actively involved in scientific
research as well. The results of their work have made
a significant contribution to the advancement
of energy-saving technologies and to the development
of Russia’s strategic raw materials capacity in general.
Friends, we have a popular saying: “A born doctor.” This is
a testament to the high level of knowledge,
professionalism, and competence of a doctor, their care
and empathy for patients. For our laureates Amiran Revishvili,
Akexander Karaskov and Yevgeny Pokushalov, selfless service to people
is the guiding principle of their lives. They are internationally
renowned scientists, leaders in modern arrhythmology and cardiology,
medical theoreticians and practising surgeons. Their mission is
to fight a widespread, live-threatening ailment – cardiac
arrhythmia. Dr Revishvili said in one of his interviews that you need
to be 100% accurate in hitting the target when identifying
the causes of complex arrhythmia. The proven diagnostic methods
resulting from the work of our award winners have brought us closer
to achieving this goal and saving the lives of thousands
of people, hundreds of thousands of people.
Black holes and neutron stars are the field of research
of Russian Academy of Sciences member Rashid Sunyaev and Doctor
of Physics and Mathematics Nikolai Shakura. They chose this field
of astrophysics more than 40 years ago and, as young scientists,
developed a theory that brought them international renown. They made their
discovery even before the advent of X-ray astronomy.
The phenomena predicted by our award winners have been confirmed
by extremely powerful orbital observatories and ground-based
telescopes. It is difficult to disagree with Mr Sunyaev that we are living
in a time that rivals the era of the great
geographical discoveries. The only difference is that modern scientists
are making their way to the unknown on the scale
of the entire universe.
Dear friends, each of you has your own extraordinary story
in science or the arts. You have often followed untrodden paths
in pursuit of your calling and talent, overcoming all
difficulties and proving that you can reach the summits
of intellectual and artistic achievement.
Composer Eduard Artemyev is one of the founders
of a new direction in electronic music. Being a pioneer is
always difficult. Such people face many obstacles, but the Mr Artemyev’s
dedication and artistic courage won out over more established approaches
to art. Today he is a recognised master, an explorer
of electronic music. He is called an architect and poet
of sound. Eduard Artemyev is the author of works diverse
in both style and genre, including music for films
and stage productions. He has worked with the most famous directors
around.
Yury Grigorovich burst into the art world with striking
and original ballet productions. Freedom has always been important
for him and he managed to achieve it through his remarkable
talent and tremendous work. His groundbreaking ballet productions are
truly perfect. We have all grown up watching them. Mr Grigorovich represents an entire
era, and not only in national choreography. He and his art have
made a significant contribution to the development of world
ballet.
The National Award was presented to Mikhail Piotrovsky, whose
name, personality, guiding principles and cultural code are inseparable from
the Hermitage. However, scholars know Mr Piotrovsky
as a respected expert in Arab studies, an Orientalist.
Despite an extremely busy schedule, he finds time for research
in the field. Mikhail Piotrovsky, as he acknowledges, takes
a conservative approach in his work. For instance, if works
of modern world art are exhibited in the Hermitage, they are
shown only in combination with acknowledged classics, but this does not
prevent the museum from being innovative and integrating
the latest technologies. Mr Piotrovsky strongly believes that
the Hermitage is a symbol of Russia’s openness. This is
the special mission of this great museum, whose development its
director has done so much for.
Dear friends, I would like to sincerely thank every one
of you and offer you my heartfelt congratulations
on becoming laureates of the National Award.
Good luck to you!
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Vladimir Putin: Dear friends,
As you may know, there are three types science: applied,
fundamental and theoretical. However, one of your colleagues present
here in the hall recently reminded me of something very
interesting. In fact, all science is applied; it is just that
the application of the results of so-called fundamental
science by humanity is delayed for quite a long time until
people know what to do with the scientific discoveries.
Almost all of our laureates spoke of the future
to some extent today. However, the future is created today
by the efforts of all of our people
and by leaders like today’s winners in each of the fields
that they represent so brilliantly.
Thank you
very much.
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