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Rector of the TSPU V. Obukhov was awarded with the medal "In memory of the 1000th anniversary of the repose of Vladimir the Great"

On 17 May 2016 metropolitan Rostislav on behalf of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill had awarded   the rector of Tomsk State Pedagogical University Valery Obukhov with the anniversary medal for his contribution to educational activities in the region, for his selfless work and responsibility for education of today's youth. Award ceremony was held in the great hall of the Tomsk region administration.Metropolitan Rostislav: "The contribution that you, Valery, have made and will make for the benefit of education, as a pedagogical university rector, is great and noble."

NOTE

Anniversary medal "In memory of the 1000th anniversary  of the repose of Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great," is  established by decree of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill on 6 November 2014 to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the repose of St. Vladimir, the Baptist of Russia.

The medal has only one degree, and it is awarded to:

  • Bishops, clergy, monks of Russian Orthodox Church, representatives of the Parish meeting and the Parish councils, benefactors and parishioners, government, community leaders and individuals who have made a significant contribution to the perpetuation of  the memory of St. Vladimir;
  • Hierarchs, pastors, clergy, religious and laypeople particularly distinguished themselves in the Gospel of Truth and the Truth of Christ;
  • Benefactors, who with their work and donations have made a significant contribution to the construction, recreation, preservation of churches, chapels and other places of memory related to the Vladimir Sviatoslavich the Great.