Russian Presidential Affairs Office Head Vladimir Kozhin, 3rd right, and French Ambassador to Russia Stanislas de Laboulaye, 2nd right, are shown at the ceremony of giving the Order of French Republic to fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin. The event took place at the French embassy to Moscow.

Russian Presidential Affairs Office Head Vladimir Kozhin, left, is shown at the ceremony of giving the Order of French Republic to fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin, right. The event took place at the French embassy to Moscow.

Russian Presidential Affairs Office Head Vladimir Kozhin, left, is shown at the ceremony of giving the Order of French Republic to fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin, right. The event took place at the French embassy to Moscow.

Singer Alla Pugacheva, left, and showman, TV anchor Maksim Galkin, center, are shown at the ceremony of giving the Order of French Republic to fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin, right. The event took place at the French embassy to Moscow.

Russian Presidential Affairs Office Head Vladimir Kozhin, right, and Deputy Kremlin Chief of Staff Dzhakhan Pollyeva, center, are shown at the ceremony of giving the Order of French Republic to fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin, left. The event took place at the French embassy to Moscow.

French Ambassador to Russia Stanislas de Laboulaye, right, attends ceremony of the awarding fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin, left, by Order of the French Republic 'For merits in Arts and Letters'.

Singer Alla Pugachyova attends ceremony of the awarding fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin by Order of the French Republic 'For merits in Arts and Letters'.

Singer Alla Pugachyova attends ceremony of the awarding fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin by Order of the French Republic 'For merits in Arts and Letters'.

Russian Presidential Affairs Office Head Vladimir Kozhin, left, French Ambassador to Russia Stanislas de Laboulaye, 2nd left, with his spouse Pauline, 3rd left, Artes Fund President Alexander Dostman, center, Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff Dzhakhan Pollyeva, 3rd right, singer Alla Pugachyova, 2nd right, and TV anchor Maxim Galkin, right, attend ceremony of the awarding fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin by Order of the French Republic 'For merits in Arts and Letters'.

Russian Presidential Affairs Office Head Vladimir Kozhin, center, and French Ambassador to Russia Stanislas de Laboulaye, 2nd right, with his spouse Pauline, right, attend ceremony of the awarding fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin, left, by Order of the French Republic 'For merits in Arts and Letters'.

Kremlin Deputy Chief of Staff Dzhakhan Pollyeva, center, and singer Alla Pugachyova, right, attend ceremony of the awarding fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin by Order of the French Republic 'For merits in Arts and Letters'.

Conde Nast Publishing House General Director Nataliya Gandurina, left, and Vimm Bill Dann Chairman of the Board Sergey Plastinin, center, attend ceremony of the awarding fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin, right, by Order of the French Republic 'For merits in Arts and Letters'.

Singer Alla Pugachyova, left, and TV anchor Maxim Galkin, right, attend ceremony of the awarding fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin by Order of the French Republic 'For merits in Arts and Letters'.

Singer Alla Pugachyova attends ceremony of the awarding fashion designer Valentin Yudashkin by Order of the French Republic 'For merits in Arts and Letters'.