Art director and chief stage director of the Satiricon Theatre Konstantin Raykin (left) and Russian film and theatre actress Lyudmilla Gurchenko (centre) are congratulated by the Bashkirian President Murtaza Rakhimov (right) during the Russian National Olimp awards ceremony held in the State Kremlin Palace.

Samara Oblast Governor Konstantin Titov (right) takes part in the Russian National Olymp awards ceremony. The event took place in the State Kremlin Palace.

Russian film and theatre actress Irina Miroshnichenko (centre) and president of Sovershenno Sekretno ('Top Secret') media holding Veronica Borovik-Hilchevskaya (right) take part in the Russian National Olymp awards ceremony. The ceremony was held in the State Kremlin Palace.

Speaker of the Moscow City Duma Vladimir Platonov (left), artist and sculptor Zurab Tsereteli (centre) and president of Sovershenno Sekretno ('Top Secret') media holding Veronica Borovik-Hilchevskaya (right) are interviewed in the lobby of the State Kremlin Palace during the Russian National Olymp awards ceremony.

Artist and sculptor Zurab Tsereteli (left) kisses the president of Sovershenno Sekretno ('Top Secret') media holding Veronica Borovik-Hilchevskaya (right) in the lobby of the State Kremlin Palace during the Russian National Olymp awards ceremony.