The message reads, in part:
“You rightfully belong to those national cultural figures who have made a significant personal contribution to the preservation and development of rich theatrical and cinematic traditions, whose outstanding work, rare artistry and great creative energy have set the highest bar of acting skills and become a great example for colleagues and for subsequent generations of artists.”
Vera Vasilyeva has appeared in over 40 roles in film and more than 60 on stage during her long artistic career. The actress is a winner of the Stalin Prize (1948, 1951), and was awarded the Russian Orders of Merit to the Fatherland, IV (2000) and III degrees (2010), and has several theatrical prizes.