



Investuture of the Director of the State Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky with the award of the Italian Republic
The Italian Order of Merit is the only official order of the Italian Republic. It is awarded by the President of the Italian Republic basing on the thorough examination of the candidates. The Order is awarded to the foreign citizens on condition they have achieved a great success in their activities and contributed greatly to the development of relations between their country and Italy. The Commendatore Cross awarded to the Director of the State Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky is the highest class of this Order which only stresses that his activities enjoy respect and high esteem of the Italian Republic.
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