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MOSCOW, June 9 State Prize for outstanding achievements in literature and art for 2022 was awarded to a team of restorers from the Tretyakov Gallery for their work on Ilya Repin's painting «Ivan the Terrible» and his son Ivan,” said Vladimir Tolstoy, adviser to the President of the Russian Federation on culture.
“This year, a team of restorers from the Tretyakov Gallery will receive the State Prize for their work on Repin’s painting “Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan,” Tolstoy told the press. conference on Friday.
Repin's painting was damaged by a vandal in 2018 and took four years to restore.In May 2022, the painting was hung out for a press preview and then moved to storage until a protective capsule appeared.
The State Prize is the highest recognition of the merits of scientists and cultural figures before society and the state. It is the main Russian award, having inherited this name from the State Prize of the RSFSR in 1992. In addition to monetary rewards (since 2020, the amount of the award has been doubled to 10 million rubles), the laureates receive a diploma, a badge of honor, and a tailcoat badge.