The message reads, in part:
“You have devoted yourself and dedicated your authority and stellar reputation as a scientist, experienced professor and mentor, as well as a proactive public figure, to preserving and developing the best traditions in our country’s education, including at the graduate and post-graduate levels. It is largely thanks to you and your dedicated work that the renowned Lomonosov Moscow State University effectively attracts talented and motivated youths. Of course, Moscow State University has every right to pride itself on nurturing many generations of outstanding professors and faculty members – researchers and innovators.”