The message reads, in part:

"As a LETI graduate, you have done a great deal for the development of your university's rich scientific and educational traditions over the many years you worked there. Today Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University is one of the leading technical universities in Russia. The integration of education, science, and industry is a top priority there.

"Your colleagues respect you as a talented scientist, the winner of the Russian Government Prize for Science and Technology. Your designs of radar systems and complexes are widely used."