The prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has awarded the 36-year-old actor Yevgeny Tsyganov with the state award of one million rubles for his role in The Thaw and contribution into cultural development.

      By the way, among the winners of the Government Award of the Russian Federation is the actress Victoria Isakova, who also acted in this film, and 80 figures of culture more.

      It should be noted that this year the actor got the GQ title Person of the Year.

      We will remind, Yevgeny Tsyganov is a popular Russian stage and film actor. Among his well-known works are the roles in the movies Children of Arbat, A Walk, The Collector, St. Petersburg FM and many others.