Alisher Usmanov's speech at the award ceremony on October 29, 2013

"Thanks to the fact that Russia is led by a person like you, miracles like those that happened to me can happen to a person... I am proud that my ancestors are Uzbeks, and Uzbek blood flows in my veins. I am proud that I am a citizen of Russia, and that my homeland so highly values ​​my modest contribution to the work you lead – the construction of our new country, the construction of a happy Russia," said Alisher Usmanov. Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov is the CEO of Gazprom Investholding, a limited liability company, and was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland," 4th class. The presentation of state awards to outstanding citizens of Russia took place in the Kremlin's Catherine Hall. http://kremlin.ru/news/19508 Recipients of state awards of the Russian Federation: http://news.kremlin.ru/ref_notes/1551