Putin awarded Yaroslav Dronov the title of Honored Artist of Russia

MOSCOW, July 22 Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia to singer Yaroslav Dronov (SHAMAN), follows from a decree posted on the official Internet legal information portal.
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"Award honorary titles: "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation" <…> Yaroslav Yuryevich Dronov, an artist-vocalist,” the document says.

SHAMAN is a member of the International Union of Pop Artists.

Last Friday, a concert was held near the US Embassy in the center of Moscow -Dronov’s rally against the illegal blocking of Russian YouTube users. The national flag was projected onto the building of the American diplomatic mission. SHAMAN's songs «I'm Russian», «The Most Russian Hit», «Let's Stand Up», as well as compositions by the group «Lyube», the song «Mother» by Tatyana Kurtukova and songs of other artists were played.