The message reads:
Dear Mr Sidorov,
Please accept my congratulations and best wishes on your 85th birthday.
A prominent artist, you have made a considerable contribution to preserving and promoting the traditions of the Russian school of realistic painting. Your canvasses dedicated to the native land decorate the collections of the nation’s best museums and invariably find a response in the hearts of art lovers.
I wish you good heath and all the best,
Dmitry Medvedev