Andrey Kolesnikov about how Vladimir Putin awarded Russian citizens in the Kremlin
On May 22, the President of Russia handed the country’s citizens what they deserved. About who deserved and what is a special correspondent “Kommersant” Andrey Kolesnikov From the first building of the Kremlin.
It is strange that in the Catherine Hall, this time there were no red velvet ropes separating journalists from the rest of the people. The first time is.
On this day, the Kremlin was awarded the following other people: astronauts, many children (mother -in -law and daughter -in -law), violinist and Sergey Lavrov.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and received the Order of Andrei the First -Called from the hands of the president first. True, something did not work out, a heavy chain was confused, and Vladimir Putin unraveled her with a sigh:
– Infrequently handed …
But it seemed to be rammed.
And what I would like to say here. Strange things sometimes happen to people in the Catherine Hall at such moments. Then they are lost, of course, forgetting those few words that taught all night; That, on the contrary, they become incredibly verbose and are not able to stop, for which they cannot forgive themselves right after they finally shut up … And it is clear that their whole life at that moment flashes before them, and most importantly, few people know what to expect from themselves at such a historical moment of their human life.
So, Sergei Lavrov did not say nothing, and did not say anything like that, for which he could have blamed himself, or something.
“Not at all,” he said, “I have no doubt that today’s event with the presentation of this order will inspire all my comrades to further active work, taking into account the increased requirements that arose in the international arena, where, without exaggeration, there is a struggle of good with evil.
And he himself, apparently, should not be inspired.
No, not in the sense that it is useless.
Corporal Lyudmila Bolina, who received the star of the hero of Russia, covered the soldier on the battlefield with her body, and you can’t say anything else here.
True, then, when they were already standing with champagne, Vladimir Putin, I heard, said, surprised:
-How did you close someone? ..
And he raised his index finger: so thin …
“Well, I tried ..” she threw up her hands. “He was also small …
The astronauts traditionally received their stars, but there were also unconventional ones: in orbit they lasted more than a year due to circumstances independent of them.
Those on whom these circumstances depended, it seems, received nothing. And sorry.
Cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin thanked his parents “for the upbringing and instructions that they gave me on my life path”, which might seem to be nearing completion, but this is not so.
Oleg Kononenko, another cosmonaut, who was awarded the Order for Merit to the Fatherland of the First degree (the first was Aleksey Gordeev, the former Minister of Agriculture and Deputy Prime Minister, and now the Deputy Speaker of the State Duma, and he even got up, when the announcer announced about the Order, but it turned out that he was hurrying), said this: he said, as follows: said this: he said it like that: said it)
– I am proud that I am contributing to the development of manned domestic cosmonautics, I carry out experiments and various technological work outside the Earth.
This is “outside the limits of the Earth” and sounded cosmically, and only it could be understood by what these people really do. After all, no matter what they do, they do it outside the Earth.
Heroini Mother Irina and Maria Ilyashenko turned out to be a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law (and also Muscovites, that is, it seems to be such unusual for them; but it turned out that it was typical), and I did not immediately figure it out.
But the mother -in -law later explained to me:
– My eldest son married this girl (she pointed to the daughter -in -law. – A.K.). I have twelve children … they entered our family … Do you have no grandchildren? ..
I reluctantly admitted that it was to blame: not yet.
– And now they lived, my son and she, and they had 11 children … At that time, my other children created ten more families … And they also had children …
And, as I understand it, they continue to be born.
And there is no end and edge. And thank God!
“Of course, we don’t live in one apartment,” the mother -in -law calmly clarified. “80 people simply will not be able to fit there!” We are each in our own!
I wanted to kneel.
The president handed the star of the hero of labor to another great man, Vitaly Smirnov, the long -term head of the Olympic committee not only of Russia, but to the USSR and the IOC member of the IO. And still he is in perfect order.
I then asked him there, in the Catherine Hall, when the president of the country came out and Vitaly Smirnov put a glass of champagne on a dish to the waiter, delighted that he had so cleverly turned up:
– How many times have you been in this room? If we count Soviet times …
“On the twelfth …” Vitaly Smirnov considered, although not immediately. “I have five orders of the Soviet Union and seven Russian.”
– For the Olympics, probably, the first received …
– Yes, for the 1994 Olympics, in Lillehammer … Vladimir Vladimirovich handed me the rest.
Vitaly Smirnov, of course, is a long -liver of the Catherine Hall.
“And for the Moscow Olympics-80 you could not help but get …” I said. “You organized it.”
“Ah, yes,” Vitaly Smirnov realized, “for her the Order of the Friendship of Peoples! .. We were given the same order to all of us the same order …
– And it was here too? ..
“Yes, I don’t remember …” Vitaly Smirnov admitted after an honest thought.
“Podgorny was, in my opinion,” his wife prompted Vitaly Smirnov. “This is like a second person at that time …
Together, they will all remember.
Nikolai Kharitonov, a former leader of the Agrarians group in the State Duma, who will remain agrarian, and not the conqueror of the Arctic (now he is the head of the State Duma Committee on the Development of the Far East and the Arctic) in the memory of the descendants (if there is, of course; and there is a chance), also received the star of the hero of labor.
“Apparently, it was so symbolically coincided,” he said, “I taught the story well, it was on May 22 that by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the title of Hero of Socialist Labor was established … and the difference was“ sickle and hammer ”!
That is, they were on the star. Eyes remember something. There was so much on Leonid Brezhnev on his chest … This is never forgotten.
“Vladimir Vladimirovich, thank you very much that you restored the title of the Hero of Labor of Russia in 2013,” Nikolai Kharitonov addressed the president. “We perfectly understand and realize that labor underlies all our victories and in the continuation of the employment that we are doing today with the deputies!”
Well, it was ornate.
-Firstly, I am grateful to the chairman of the parliament Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin, Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov, all his colleagues eight convocations, deputies of the State Duma …-Nikolai Kharitonov was hardly transferred.
It was for: nominated him all the same, so to speak, to the quota.
But Vladimir Putin also had something to thank Nikolai Kharitonov: wasn’t he twice the irreconcilable opponent of Mr. Putin in the presidential election? He, and also worked without turning his hands. But still, after all, presumably, not for this received a high rank (or not only for it).
“We stood at the origins of the restoration of Russian parliamentarism,” added Nikolai Kharitonov.
And it was pure true: they did a lot then in order to stop those who wanted to move.
“Today, more than ever, we shoulder to shoulder, all political parties,” Nikolai Kharitonov admitted, “we perfectly understand our responsibility in this difficult, difficult moment!” I think that all the difficult issues posed, of course, will be resolved.
And everything understood everything.
The Order for Merit to the Fatherland, II degree received Metropolitan and Borovsky Clement.
– I would like to congratulate on the holiday – today is the day of memory of St. Nicholas. And we continue Easter days. Christ is risen! He said.
“Truly risen! ..” – rustled through the hall.
The festive service continued.
The mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin also became the owner of the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” of the II degree.
“I was 28 years old when I headed my native Nizhnekamsk … And at that time you headed the country … – He compared two great events.“ It was a time of non -payments of pensions, salaries, there were factories, a huge ball of housing and communal services …
The ball was ultimately dissolved. Anyway, it seemed, got out.
– These changes touched not only cities, the mayor of Kazan emphasized. – My parents live 200 km from Kazan in the village of Shingalchi. And there came a major overhaul to school, and to kindergarten, and on the streets! Mom ordered to convey a separate bow, which I am happy to do!
He bowed. Mom will appreciate.
– We are a power again! – stated Ilsur Metshin
And they were already just a country.
The president handed the same Order to Valery Tasksov, an adviser to the Moscow Research oncology Institute named after P. A. Herzen.
“I think,” Valery Draivov emphasized, “that all very well -deserved faces gathered here.” I will not talk about my achievements …
It seems that he still wanted a little. But he really resisted.
“16 years ago you handed me the Order“ For Merit to the Fatherland ”of the IV degree,” he continued. “And then in my gratitude word I wished you not to be an oncological patient (but how can it be aloud?!-A.K.). And then you agreed and said: « Yes, I agree with you! »
And what, said so: « I agree with you, Valery! »
“Now, continuing this tradition, I want to wish you great health,” added Mr. Dustov, “because the load that lies on you! .. To me, as a doctor and a person, it is even surprising how it is all to be transferred by you (that is, I sowed some kind of anxiety around yourself.-A.K.) … I think that you need not worldly help, but help of God!
If anything, Metropolitan Clement was still here.
Margarita Simonyan, editor -in -chief of the Russia today, received the Order of Merit to the Fatherland III degree. Everything goes to what will be a full gentleman.
“I would like to divide this award with millions of my fellow citizens, who were not yet in this hall, but work with no less return, with no less zeal and no less patriotism (which she and those who were awarded today.“ A.K.), and I’m sure that someday in this hall, ”said Margarita Simonyan.
The turner Gennady Evteev, leaving to get the Order « For Valiant Labor », said nothing.
The general director of the Historical Museum Alexei Levykin, the president handed the Order of Alexander Nevsky.
“But first of all,” said Mr. Levykin, “I am evaluating this award as a high assessment of the labor of the collective of the State Historical Museum, which has been fulfilling its main mission for more than 150 years – contributes to the self -affirmation of Russian consciousness and contributes to the self -affirmation of Russian self -understanding. This was determined by his founding fathers, including Emperor Alexander III.
And now we know whose portrait hangs in the rest room of Vladimir Putin. And, obviously, he never rests, and, like the president himself, works for Russian self -understanding.
Yuri Filimonov, director of the Sports School of the Center for Martial Arts, before going to the president, to receive the Order of Alexander Nevsky, laid out and left his wallet on his chair, and I appreciated his prudence. It was not worth sticking out anything, including oneself.
Yuri Filimonov did not quite cope with the latter.
“Of course, I am proud, glad and happy today,” he remarked. “I want to say that this high assessment of my professional and social activity, of course, is separated by many of my associates, associates, colleagues, and martial arts.
That is, all of them, apparently, believe that he deserved.
“We have such a slogan: martial arts are the way to victories in our lives,” Yuri Filimonov explained. “We have no doubt for a second in our main victory!” We are doing everything possible from us in order to bring this victory closer! We strive for victory, which means that we strive for the world, so that, as at all times, proudly, with the flag of the Russian Federation and with the Russian anthem in international competitions, always prove everyone that our fighters are the best not only on the battlefield, but also on peaceful sports arenas, in rings and tatami. Peaceful world!
So far, however, they do not participate in anything. But then I asked Vitaly Smirnov when they already started, and he said:
– In 2028, I believe, will be … the Americans are very interested … They are pragmatists, among other things. And the participation of our two teams (American and Russian – A.K.) is the highest rating since Soviet times! Take gymnastics … volleyball … handball … tennis …
That is, it is unlikely, although hope does not die anyway.
When the awards were awarded, the president traditionally drank with all champagne. All that was said to reach for him.
Sergei Lavrov took a glass, drank from it, grimaced and put it back.
No, the whiskey was not poured here.
