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The ceremony, at which 10 participants of the war received orders and medals earned more than half a century ago, was held at the Yekaterininsky Hall of the Kremlin.
Decrees to award these state awards were signed either during the Great Patriotic War or immediately after Victory.
Besides Soviet orders and medals, Vladimir Putin also awarded all veterans the Russian award jubilee medals “60 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945.” It was founded in March 2004 to mark the 60th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Two weeks ago, the Russian President awarded several such medals to veterans who liberated the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz.
After the awards ceremony, Mr Putin was photographed with veterans and invited them to drink tea with him to talk about current affairs.
February 9, 2005, The Kremlin, Moscow