The tradition of awarding the Prizes of the Russian MIA is more than two decades old.

Every year the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in a ceremony of presenting state awards and departmental insignia to employees and servicemen, anticipating the celebration of the professional holiday - Day of an employee of the Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, rewards those whose work,  results of creative and scientific activities increase the prestige of service in the internal Affairs bodies and in the Internal Troops of the Russian MIA, contribute to winning the public confidence in the police.

Laureates - Winners of Award nominations: "Literature", "Sculpture and decorative arts", "Painting", "Musical Art", "Cinematography", "Science and Technology", are awarded with the badge and a diploma of "Laureate of the Russian MIA,"; "St. George"; prize and a monetary reward.

At various times, the laureates of the Russian MIA Prizes became Iosif Kobzon, Mikhail Zharov, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Vsevolod Sanayev, Vassily Lanovoi, Georgy Zhzhenov, Ludmila Zykina, Rinat Ibragimov, Nadezhda Babkina, Yevgeny Zharikov, Nikolai Karachentsev, Valentina Tolkunova, Lev Leshchenko, Vladimir Berezin, Larisa Dolina, Alexander Malinin, Oleg Gazmanov, Natalia Gvozdikova, Andrei Nikolsky, Valery Leontiev, Yuri Antonov, Nikolai Baskov, Alexander Bujnov, Igor Livanov, Boris Galkin, Vladimir Konkin, Zurab Tsereteli, Boris Karamyshev, Vladimir Vysotsky, Mark Minkov, Michail Tanich, Sergei Mikhalkov, Igor Sharp, Igor Krutoy, Igor Matvienko and other figures of culture and science.

There have been received by the Commission from the agencies, organizations, units of the Russian MIA 70 nominations for the prizes of the Russian MIA in the field of literature and art, science and engineering in 2014, which are scheduled for consideration at the meeting on 23 October.

The Commission chaired by Deputy Minister S.A. Gerasimov this year includes: V.L. Kubyshko (Chief of the MIA Department of Civil Service and Personnel, the first deputy chairman); V.G. Krasnov (Deputy Chief of the MIA Department of Civil Service and Personnel, Vice-Chairman); M.S. Abdullin (MIA Organizational and Analytical Department); A.G. Belodub (A permanent exhibition dedicated to the creation and history of the Russian MIA); S.I. Girko (MIA All-Russian Research Institute); S.I. Gladkin (MIA Treaty and Law Department); V.N. Didenko (MIA General Administration for Combating Extremism); V.P. Eliseev (MIA "Central Club"); D.A. Zhukov (MIA Studio of writers); O.A. Leonov (V.V.Vereschagin Studio of Artists of the Russian MIA); N.G. Maksimenko (Department of Financial and Economic Policy of the Russian MIA); V.V. Malyshev (MIA Department of Records and Work with Citizens and Organizations); A.V. Melnikov (MIA General Administration for protection of public order and intereaction with executive authorities of the Russian Federation constituent territories); V.Y. Novozhilov (MIA General Command of the Internal Troops); V.A. Rabbe (MIA Administration of Special Purpose Units of Rapid Response and Aviation ); N.V. Rumyantsev (MIA Moscow University named after V.Ya. Kikot; N.N. Ryabchikov (MIA Department of Civil Service and Personnel); Yu. V.Sinyutin (MIA "STiS" "Special machinery and Communication"); V.A. Sokolov (MIA Department of Logistical and Medical Support); V.V. Skvortsov (MIA General Administration for Economic Security and Combating the Corruption); A.N. Trudov (MIA General Administration of Internal Security); V.Yu. Fatigarov ( MIA "Joint Editorial Board"); A.A. Fayfman (Public Council with the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia); A.A .Frolov (MIA General Administration of Criminal Investigation); I.A .Cherdakliev (MIA Administration for Interaction with Civil Society and the Media); Yu.K. Shakirov (MIA General Administration for Traffic Safety); I.F. Shilov (Russian Council of Veterans of Internal Affairs and Internal Troops); Yu.M. Shinin (MIA Investigation Department); Yu.V. Podolynsky (MIA Department of Civil Service and Personnel).

Media relations group of the MIA Department of Logistical and Medical Support