AWARDS

2017 - A commemorative medal In Memory of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

2015 - The Movses Khorenatsi Medal for Outstanding Creative Achievements in the Fields of Armenian Culture, Art, Literature, Education, and the Humanities

2015 - The Order of The Silver Cross of the Union of Armenians of Russia, a pan-Russian public organization

2015 - Gold Medal of the Union of Artists of Russia, For Outstanding Contributions to Russian Fine Arts

2015 - Medal of the Russian Academy of Arts, For Services to the Academy

2012 - The Person of the Year Prize of the RF Federation of Jewish Communities

2011 - The Oleg Yankovsky Prize for The Creative Discovery of 2011

2011 - The Highest Order of the Russian Academy of Arts: The Golden Cross

2011 - The title of The People's Artist of Russia

2011 - The Shuvalov Medal of the Russian Academy of Arts.

2004 - The title of Honored Artist of Russia

1999 - Medal of the Municipality of Antwerp, Belgium

1999 - Diploma of the Russian Academy of Arts

1999 - The Golden Pushkin Medal of the Union of Artists of the Russian Federation

1998 - Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Arts

1996 - Silver medal of the Russian Academy of Arts

1990 - Gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Dantesco Center (Ravenna, Italy)

1988 - Jury Prize at the International Sculpture Competition, Dantesco Center (Ravenna, Italy)

1987 - Grand Prix at the International Sculpture Competition (Poznan, Poland)

1986 - Order of the Badge of Honor

1986 - The Grand Prix at the International Small Statuary Competition (Nyiregyhaza, Hungary)

1982 - The Grand Prix at the International Small Statuary Competition (Nyiregyhaza, Hungary)

1979 - The Grekov Silver Medal for the Memorial Complex in Novokuznetsk