DUSHANBE, December 6, Asia-Plus — Academician Mamadsho Ilolov, President of Tajikistan’s Academy of Sciences, Tatiana German, Chairperson of Tajikistan’s Pushkin Society, and Maysara Kalonova, member of the board of the Tajik Society of Friendship and Cultural Ties with Foreign Countries, have won Russia’s prestigious Pushkin Medal.
Representatives of Tajikistan have become winners along with a group of other foreign citizens.
According to Tajikistan’s Pushkin Society, the Pushkin Medal, given by the Russian government, recognizes contributions to Russia in the sphere of Russian culture and education.
Established in 1999 by former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, the award commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Pushkin.
Among the winners of this prestigious award are Dmitry Likhachyov, a renowned scholar of humanities, George Soros, an American philanthropist, Czech President Vaclav Klaus, Mongolian President Nambaryn Enchbajar and Croatian President Stipe Mesic.
