Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov is a Russian filmmaker, actor, and head of the Russian Cinematographers' Union. Mikhalkov is a three-time laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation and is a Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland".
Mikhalkov in 2022
Mikhalkov and his daughter Nadezhda at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival
Mikhalkov with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on the set of the movie Burnt by the Sun 2 in Leningrad Oblast on 13 May 2008
President Vladimir Putin awards the 1st Degree Order of Merit for the Fatherland to Mikhalkov, 10 December 2015.
Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
The Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree 442. Until the re-establishment of the Order of St. Andrew in 1998, it was the highest order of the Russian Federation. The order's status was modified on 6 January 1999 by Presidential Decree 19 and again on 7 September 2010 by Presidential Decree 1099.
Star and Badge of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
Collar of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", used as chain of office of the President of the Russian Federation
Cross with Swords
