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Our congratulations
Yaroslav the Wise Novgorod State University granted the leading researcher of SPBIH of the RAS, Cand. Sc. in History Gennadii Mihailovich Kovalenko medal of Yaroslav the Wise 3rd class for great personal contribution to study and preservation of historical and cultural heritage of Novgorod region. Friends and colleagues warmly congratulate Gennadii Mihailovich and wish him…