The document notes that Solzhenitsyn was awarded the order “for his great contribution to the development of national culture and his active charitable and social activities.”
On July 22, the President congratulated the writer’s widow on her birthday and noted her contribution to the development of traditions of charity and education in the Russian Federation and to awakening interest in the study of the history, way of life and spiritual heritage of the Russian Federation. Russian emigration.
Putin also noted that the main task of his life is to preserve the memory of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, whose original works and humanistic ideas are undoubtedly an integral part of Russian culture.