Vladimir Putin congratulated Alisa Freindlikh on her birthday 2014-12-08 18:00:00 St Petersburg Vladimir Putin congratulated National Artist of the USSR Alisa Freindlikh on her birthday and accompanied the actress on a tour of the Tovstonogov Bolshoi Drama Theatre, which was restored on her initiative. The President gave the actress presents. Earlier, the President sent Alisa Freindlikh a congratulatory message stating, in part: “Your name is associated with some bright pages in the history of Russian theatre and cinema, and a brilliant constellation of unforgettable images that you created over the years of dedicated, genuinely selfless service to the arts.”