New Russian award...

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Humanitarian award to be announced
Vladimir Putin to present Stalin award for humanitarian service

Cheney to attend presentation
Moscow News

July 20, 2005 02:00 AM

Moscow, Russia - President Vladimir Putin announced

today the first ever Stalin Humanitarian award for public

service.  Reminisce of previous Soviet era awards the

medal is to be presented for continuous public service

to the citizen who most represents the values of Stalin.

 

In a private ceremony to be announce, President Putin

is expected to honor Boris Letinsky for exceptional public

service in the tradition of Stalin.  Mr. Letinsky is credited

with the successful allocation of housing and relocation

assistance to over one thousand Chechnya civilians

during the separatist conflict.

 

"It is an honor to present this high award to Mr. Letinsky

for his dedication to preserving the Russian way of life." 

said a foreign ministry spokesman.

 

Russia's last notable ceremony was May 9^th when

President Bush attended the ceremonial laying of the

reef on Stalin's grave.