order of merit for the fatherland, fourth degree, pavel nikolaevich gusev, general director, editor-in-chieff the moskovsky komsomolets newspaper. karatkevich, mikhail zakharovich, general designer, deputy general director of the russian helicopters company. matytsin oleg vasilievich, until may 7, 2024, minister of sports of the russian federation. mashkov, vladimir lvovich, people's artist of the russian federation, artistic. director of the moscow theater oleg tabakov. good afternoon, deeply respected vladimir vladimirovich, thank you very much for the high award, this is a huge responsibility, i am well aware of it. today in the hall there are gathered professionals who, with their work, at the call of their hearts, are developing their areas, and therefore developing our country. art balances a person with the world in the most responsible and critical moments of life; it can educate a person in a person. and our culture cannot be abolished, because we remember our predecessors and appreciate the great things that we have. we really everyone in their place needs to work responsibly, self