Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulates People’s Artist of the USSR Iya Savvina, stage and film actress, an actress at Chekhov Moscow Art Theater, winner of the USSR and Russian Federation State Prizes, on the occasion of her birthday
The message reads, in part:
"Your name and your prolific work have rightfully become symbolic of loyalty to one's vocation and the high ideals of the Russian drama school. You have fulfilled your great potential as a prodigious stage and film actress who enjoys great popularity. You have fantastically realized extensive creative plans and have earned the unswerving affection of many generations of Russians.
I wish you every success, health and courage."
