Putin congratulated Lyudmila Maksakova on her anniversary

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated People's Artist of the RSFSR Lyudmila Maksakova on his 80th birthday. She celebrates her anniversary on Saturday, September 26th. The corresponding telegram was published on the Kremlin website. The Russian leader noted. "Fifty years ago you began your work as a young artist in the village of Mykhaylovka in Russia. Over the next few years you became an important artist of many landmarks of Moscow, including by your own choice, Saint Petersburg".
Putin noted. Putin said. The Russian Federation proudly joins all Russian and international artists in celebrating the 80th anniverse.... Russian artists and art historians were saddened by your sudden death at the age of 86 in August 2013. We also mourned that, in June 2014, you became the second posthumously Independent Artist in Russia (the honour accorded to Yury Rostovtzeff). We applaud your success. Your life story is also given on our website. Lyudmyla Maksaksova, who was born on September 26, 1932 in Russian village Mykhayslovk, represented Soviet Union for over 50 years and now is represented in over 30 countries. She was a prominent artist of Russian FSR, prolonging her career in show-theatre, film and music. She is a three-time winner of the Soviet Union State Prize, a State Prizes for Dramatic Art and landscape art.