The message reads:

Dear Mr Alimov,

Please accept my congratulations on your 75th birthday.

You have won great repute thanks to your talent and flawless style. The drama and puppet shows for which you worked are running to packed audiences across Russia. You are also a famous animator and book illustrator whose animated films and illustrations for classic fiction are very popular in the country.

I wish you health and the best of everything.

Dmitry Medvedev