9 april, 2010 12:30  
 
 

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulates the sculptor Ernst Neizvestny on his 85th birthday

 
 
 

The message reads, in part:

"You are rightly regarded as a prominent and internationally recognised figure in modern art. Your striking, original talent, exceptional professional skill and, of course, your ability to capture the zeitgeist all enabled you to realise your great potential in full and to bring to fruition many interesting, large-scale creative projects."