The president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin thanked Gazprom-Media and Central Partnership. The corresponding order from May 30, 2018 was published on the official online portal.

The president thanked the CEO of Gazprom-Media Dmitry Chernyshenko for his active participation in the social and political lives of Russian citizens.

Pavel Stepanov, general manager of Central Partnership, and Vadim Vereshagin, deputy general manager for film distribution at Central Partnership, also received words of gratitude from the president for their achievements in the preparation and carrying out of the year of Russian mass media in the People’s Republic of China and the year of Chinese mass media in Russia.