Honorary awards were presented to the artists and employees of the Ensemble

Summer is in full swing, the artists and employees of the Ensemble are looking forward to a well-deserved vacation. The final "chord" of the activities of the Academic Order "For Merit in Culture and Art" Song and Dance Ensemble of the Troops of the National Guard of the Russian Federation under the direction of the artistic director and chief conductor, People's Artist of Russia, Major General, Hero of Labor of Russia Viktor Eliseev was the awarding of a number of artists and employees of the Ensemble with honorary awards for diligence and distinction in service in connection with the celebration of the 52nd anniversary of the Ensemble's founding.

         The award ceremony took place at the general meeting of the team on July 7, 2025, in the Ensemble building on Bolshaya Lubyanka.

          The head of the Ensemble Viktor Eliseev addressed the audience. He summed up the creative and production activities of the team for the period from January to June 2025.

         The Chief of the Main Military-Political Directorate of the Russian Guard, Lieutenant General Denis Ermakov congratulated the team on the 52nd anniversary of the Ensemble, thanked the artists and employees of the Ensemble for their high art, for their loyalty to patriotic traditions and held the award ceremony.

         By orders of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, the military conductor of the Ensemble, Lieutenant Alexei Mazanov, and vocalists Igor Safonov, Pavel Pushkin and Andrey Kukharenko were awarded valuable gifts with the symbols "From the Director of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation".

         The Honorary Diploma of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation was awarded to the Deputy Head of the Ensemble Igor Shustikov, the Chief Choirmaster of the Ensemble Gleb Kardasevich, the accompanist of the Ensemble's dance group, Warrant Officer Ivan Zhelnov, the orchestra artists Pavel Arinin and Nikolay Perepelov, the vocalist Alexey Dmitriev, the ballet dancer Ekaterina Stefanovich, the senior riggers of the Ensemble's concert activities support group: Senior Warrant Officer Stanislav Savin and Junior Sergeant Dmitry Pugachev.

          Gratitude was announced by the Director of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation - Commander-in-Chief of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation Viktor Zolotov to the Head of the Ensemble, Major General Viktor Eliseev, the head of the group for supporting the concert activities of the Ensemble, Warrant Officer Semyon Averyanov, the accompanist of the dance group of the Ensemble, Warrant Officer Maksim Epanchintsev, the responsible performer of the drill and personnel group, Senior Sergeant Marina Khlopova, the vocalists: Vitaly Garnatko, Mikhail Nadyshnev and Ivan Stepanov, the artist orchestra Denis Tumanov, sound engineer of the artistic and production part of the Ensemble Vladimir Muzalevsky and sound engineer Sergey Rybchenko.

         The Honorary Diploma of the Deputy Head of the Russian National Guard, Colonel General Alexei Vorobyov was awarded to the assistant to the head of the Ensemble, Lieutenant Colonel Anzhelika Efimova, the head of the group for supporting the concert activities of the Ensemble, Warrant Officer Semyon Averyanov, rigger, private Evgeny Zakharchenko, legal adviser of the legal support group of the Ensemble Maria Gurkovskaya and sound engineer of the artistic and production department Kirill Kuzin.

         The gratitude of Colonel General Alexei Vorobyov was expressed to the sound engineer of the artistic and production department of the Ensemble Sergei Rybchenko, the public relations specialist Alexander Sadovnikov, the senior rigger of the group supporting the concert activities of the Ensemble, junior sergeant Dmitry Pugachev, the vocalists: Ivan Pivovarov and Alexei Kholyavko.