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President Vladimir Putin congratulated People’s Poet of Dagestan Rasul Gamzatov on the occasion of his eightieth birthday and awarded him the order of Saint Andrew the First-Called

September 8, 2003

 

Presenting the award, the President said that for many decades now it has been impossible to imagine the country’s political and public life without Rasul Gamzatov.

 

Mr Putin thanked the poet for his exceptional educational work, talent and his resolute stand as a man and citizen.

September 8, 2003