Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulates People’s Artist of the USSR Yuri Kugach on his 95th birthday
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulates People’s Artist of the USSR Yuri Kugach on his 95th birthday
The message reads, in part:
"You rightly belong to the constellation of bright, talented people who are endowed with huge reserves of creative energy. You are a recognised luminary of the world of Russian fine art. Your works, created throughout your many years of productive toil, are widely known and loved both inside Russia and far beyond its borders."