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Vladimir Putin awarded the 2012 President’s Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists to Nadezhda Bokach, Dmitry Chudakov, Fyodor Ignatov, Kornely Todyshev, and Andrei Usachyov.

Today, Russia launches a nation-wide countdown to the first Winter Olympic Games in Russian history.

Following a two-day inspection of the Olympic facilities, Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the preparations for the XXII Olympic Winter Games and the XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin inspected the Olympic facilities of the coastal cluster in the Imeretin Valley, some of which are operational and others under construction.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Awarding the Russian Federation President’s Prize in Science and Innovation for Young Scientists for 2012.

Vladimir Putin visited the RusSki Gorki ski jumping facility. Two jumping hills have already been tried out in competition events and the infrastructure is currently in the fine-tuning stage.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Approval of the Composition of Interagency Commissions and Working Groups under the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council for the Local Self-Government Development. Participants discussed improving the regulation of local self-government institutions.

Vladimir Putin congratulated well-known sportsman Leonid Zhabotinsky on his 75^th birthday.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov took part in the opening ceremony of the International Student Basketball League’s Stars’ Competition.

Vladimir Putin held the first meeting of the Commission for Monitoring Targeted Socioeconomic Development Achievement Indicators.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the State Commission for the Preparation and Holding of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin presented orders, medals and honorary title certificates to outstanding Russians.

The meeting participants summed up the results of Russia's military technology cooperation with foreign states in 2012 and discussed prospective lines of work.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov held the first meeting of the Coordinating Council for Implementing the 2012–2017 National Children’s Interests Action Strategy.

Presidential Aide Yury Trutnev held the first meeting of the Presidential Commission for Development of General Aviation.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Presidential Commission for the Development of General Aviation.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.