The citation states that the title is bestowed on him by order of the Supreme Council of RSFSR of 23 November 1977 for outstanding achievements in the field of public education. The document bears the seal of the Supreme Council of RSFSR and is hand-signed by Chairman of the Council M. Yasnov and Secretary of the Council Kh. Neshkov.

The document is enclosed in a 8 ½" x 11 ½" leatherette covered folder under an additional clear-plastic cover on the outside. The front cover shows the RSFSR emblem with the wording, in gold, reading "Russian Soviet Federative Republic" and "Honorary Achievement Certificate" below the emblem.

Such award certificates came with the medal "Honored School Teacher of RSFSR", unavailable in this case. This medal was one of the highest awards of Russian Federation while the republic was part of the Soviet Union.

In very good to excellent condition. The clear plastic cover shows some tears at the edges, none of them reaching the text. The folder and the document are in very good to excellent condition. The document is very clean, showing just very minor wear to the corners, not intrusive to the eye.

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