1 may, 2012 13:27  
 
 

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulates film director Elyer Ishmuhamedov on his 70th birthday

 
 
 

The message reads, in part:

"A gifted, original director and an insightful artist, you have added a special chapter to the history of Russian cinema and have furthered and enriched its great traditions with your multifaceted creativity. Your talented and imaginative works became a symbol of an entire era in their time and continue to be of great interest to the public today."