“The Russian ambassador to the United States will be in Minneapolis on Monday to present an award to one of the founding officials of The Museum of Russian Art. Ambassador Sergey Kislyak will confer the Order of Friendship on Bradford Shinkle IV. Shinkle was the museum’s first president when it was organized in 2000 and served until 2007.”

- Associated Press

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