on february 1945, near berlin , ibrahim posha defeated the germans in hand-to-hand combat in the openingattle. services to the state and people, the title of hero of labor of the russian federation, awarded to valentina ivanovna matvienko, chairman of the federation council of the federal assembly russian federation. dear vladimir vladimirovich, allow me to sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart for the honor bestowed upon me, conferring the title of hero of labor, this award obliges me to a lot, and for me this is a special day, i think, as for everyone present here, a very exciting day, i am 52 years old. before their work experience, they are all in the public service, for me it has always been service, service to people, service to my country, and i am a happy person, because i have always had wonderful people next to me teachers, mentors, whom i remember, i am eternally grateful to my native leningrad, st. petersburg, where i received my education, where my career began, this is truly a unique, special city with a great history, with heroic pages, wonderful, outstanding peo