Putin awards the Russian Theatre Society with an order

Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded the Russian Theatre Society with the “Order for Services in Culture and the Arts”.

Postxronika.az reports with reference to TASS that the state award was presented to the organization’s chairman, Vladimir Mashkov.

The organization’s name was changed to the Russian Theatre Society at its 10th congress held on Thursday. Marking its 150th anniversary this year, the organization arranges around 2,000 events, including plans for two special theatre trains that will operate across Russia—from various regions, including Sevastopol to Moscow and Vladivostok to Moscow.