President Vladimir Putin has bestowed the honorary title of "Honored Geographer of the Russian Federation" upon Artur Chilingarov: Member of the State Duma, Russian President’s special representative for international cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic, and First Vice President of the “Russian Geographical Society” NGO. This was reported by RIA Novosti, citing the respective decree posted on the official website of legal information.

To note, Artur Chilingarov is a renowned Russian Armenian polar explorer.