Fadeev was presented with an award from Putin, which he could not receive due to illness.

Music producer and composer Maxim Fadeev announced on May 4 that he had received an award from Russian President Vladimir Putin three years later.

"For three years, I couldn't come to the ceremony. The reason is known — my agoraphobia. I was hoping to beat her, but I haven't been able to yet," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Fadeev clarified that the president signed a decree awarding him the title of "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation" at the end of 2024.

According to the producer, the presidential administration met him halfway. The award, as noted by Fadeev, was recently handed over to him without public presentation.

On May 4, Putin awarded Anna Leonidova, an actress at the Sovremennik Theater in Moscow, the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. This award is awarded for contribution to the development of Russian culture and art.