Garcia Marquez receives Russian Order of Honor

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Today, Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez was awarded with the Russian Order of Honor by President Dmitri Medvedev.

The novelist was honored for “the contribution to strengthening friendship between the people of Russia and Latin America,” the statement said.

The Order of Honor was created in 1994 to award individuals in the field of science, industry, art and culture, education and philanthropy.

(BG)