The message of congratulations reads:
“An outstanding scientist, a founder and recognised leader of new, promising directions in physics, you have won respect and recognition not just in Russia, but far beyond its borders. Thanks to your bold scientific research, you gained unique and impressive results, which advanced the borders of knowledge and found the widest practical application. Over many years, your important research has helped the growth of the authority and prestige of the Russian scientific school. Your productive public and pedagogical activity is widely known. In passing on your rich experience to a new generation of physicists, you teach them to think and take a creative approach to solving the most complex tasks.”