Congratulations, colleagues! Artists of the Ensemble received high departmental awards

The team 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 Viktor Eliseev today, September 19, 2024, has a big holiday - the artists of the Ensemble, who have achieved the greatest success in their creative work, received high departmental awards.

On behalf of the Director of the Federal Service of the National Guard Troops of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Viktor Zolotov, Deputy Head of the Department, Colonel General Alexei Vorobyov presented the Medal "For Displayed Valor" of the 2nd degree to the concertmaster of the orchestral group Danila Korenev; the Medal "For Military Cooperation" - to the concertmaster of the choir group Mark Novikov, the artist-vocalist of the choir group Alexei Dmitriev and the ballet dancer Evgenia Smolnikova; the medal "For Merit in Labor" - to the artists-vocalists of the choir group Nikolai Alifanov, Alexey Kholyavko and Grigory Yakovlev, the orchestra artist Dmitry Svistunov, the ballet dancer Alina Gleza and the sound engineer of the artistic and production part Sergey Rybchenko; the medal "General of the Infantry E.F. Komarovsky" - to the artists-vocalists of the choir group Ruslan Abdrafikov, Alexander Kokhov, Mikhail Mamonov, Artem Melnikov and the ballet dancer Anastasia Bodnaruk.

On behalf of the Director of the Russian Guard, General of the Army Viktor Zolotov, Colonel General Alexei Vorobyov warmly congratulated the awardees, thanked them for their many years of fruitful work and great contribution to the development of Russian musical art and wished them good health and new creative successes for the benefit of our vast Motherland.

        The head, artistic director and chief conductor of the Ensemble Viktor Eliseev made a response. He thanked the leadership of the Russian National Guard for the high appreciation of the work of the artists of the creative team he leads and expressed the readiness of the Ensemble to continue to use its creativity to help strengthen the unity and cohesion of the multinational people of Russia.

The ceremonial event was attended by officers of the central office of the Russian National Guard, artists and employees of the Ensemble.