The message reads:

Esteemed Mr Petrenko,

Please accept my congratulations on your 75th birthday.

Playing on the stages of leading theatres and in films, you won over the hearts of your audiences with your mastery of impersonation, and the vivid and profound roles you played. Working with you was a real stroke of luck for many famous directors, and the films in which you acted have become part of the "treasure trove" of our national culture. They included films like "Non-transferable Key", "A Cruel Romance", "The Barber of Siberia", "Doctor Zhivago" and "In August 44..."

Thanks to your rare capacity for work and creative energy you are still one of the most sought-after Russian actors today.

I wish you good health, inspiration and all the very best.

Dmitry Medvedev