MOSCOW, June 12. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin, following tradition, presented state awards and prizes to outstanding Russians during a formal ceremony in the Kremlin on Russia Day.
The 2025 State Prize for outstanding achievements in human rights activities was awarded to former Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova. In the field of science and technology, the 2025 laureates are Vladimir Krylov, Director of the Institute of Functional Neurosurgery at the Russian Research Center of Neurology; Dmitry Usachev, Director of the N.N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center for Neurosurgery and his deputy Nikolay Konovalov. They received the award for developing and implementing innovative surgical methods for central nervous system diseases.
Another 2025 State Prize in science and technology was awarded for the creation of a domestic hydraulic fracturing complex for oil and gas reservoirs to Oleg Zhdaneyev, Doctor of Technical Sciences and Senior Advisor at Promsyrieimport Foreign Economic Association; Igor Kovshov, Candidate of Technical Sciences and Chief Designer for Science and Technology at the Titan-Barrikady Federal Research and Production Center; and Elena Korma-Vavilova, Candidate of Technical Sciences and Department Head at the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology Corporation.
