Metropolitan Kirill congratulates S.S.Govorukhin on his 70th birthday

29 March 2006 marked the 70^th birthday of the national artist of Russia and a well-known film director S. S. Govorukhin. The Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad sent him the following congratulation.

Dear Stanislav Sergeyevich!

I wholeheartedly congratulate you on your 70^th birthday.

Million Russians have known and remembered you as a film director. Your films, which are a part of the gold reserves of the national art of filmmaking, have won nation-wide love. You have worked in different genres, taking ambitious decisions as a director and selecting good actors. That witnesses to your individual hallmark. You are also known as a brilliant public figure and an inspired public speaker deeply caring for Russia and justice.

I wish you to complete your good initiatives and undertakings in the year of your jubilee.

I sincerely wish you and your near and dear happiness, prosperity, good health, joy and many yours of life. May the All-Gracious Lord and the Mother of God keep you safe.

Yours truly,

+Kirill,
Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad,
Chairman Department for External Church Relations
Moscow Patriarchate