The ceremony took place in the building of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava. The head of state awarded the anti-fascist fighter Margita Kocková with the order of Ľudovít Štúr, 1st class in memoriam, for her outstanding services to democracy and its development, human rights and freedoms and their protection.
For extraordinary services to the defense and security of the Slovak Republic, Rad Ľudovít Štúr was awarded the 1st class in memoriam and participant of the Slovak National Uprising Karol Peknik. Ophthalmologist Zoltán Oláh received the Order of Ľudovít Štúr I. class for extraordinary merits for the development of the Slovak Republic in the field of science and technology, as well as for extraordinary spreading the good name of the Slovak Republic abroad.
State award Order of Ľudovít Štúr II. classes have gained participants of the Slovak National Uprising Anna Bergerová and Karol Kuna, anti-fascist fighter Živodar Tvarožek and anti-communist resistance fighter Peter Murdza for extraordinary services to democracy and its development, human rights and freedoms and their protection. All four were awarded by the president in memoriam.
Physicist and geologist Livia Ludhová received the Order of Ludovít Štúr II. class for extraordinary merits for the development of the Slovak Republic in the field of science and technology, as well as for extraordinary spreading the good name of the Slovak Republic abroad. Mathematician Anatoly Dvurechensky received the Order of Ludovít Štúr II. class for extraordinary merits for the development of the Slovak Republic in the field of science and technology, and the economist Juraj Sipko is the Council of Ľudovíta Štúr II. class he deserved for the extraordinary spread of the good name of the Slovak Republic abroad.
Radom Ľudovít Štúr III. class the president appreciated voice teacher Vlasta Hudecová for extraordinary services to the development of the Slovak Republic in the field of culture. For extraordinary merits for the development of the Slovak Republic in the field of education, he received the Order of Ľudovít Štúr III. class teacher of mathematics and chemistry Miroslav Kozák.
Rad Ľudovít Štúr III. class she deserved Director of the Summer School of Slovak Language and Culture Studia Academica Slovaca Jana Pekarovičová. Radom Ľudovít Štúr III. class, the head of state appreciated their memoriam mountaineer Jozef Psotkafor exceptional services to the development of the Slovak Republic in the field of sports.
Pellegrini awarded Pribin’s Cross 1st Class for extraordinary services to the cultural development of the Slovak Republic actor Juraj Kukur. He received the Pribin Cross of the First Class in memoriam architect, preservationist, educator and archaeologist Alfred Piffl for extraordinary services to the cultural development of the Slovak Republic.
She was awarded the Pribinov Cross II for her outstanding contributions to the cultural development of the Slovak Republic. class historian Eva Kowalská. Pribin’s cross II. class in memoriam he deserved ethnologist Ján Michálek for extraordinary services to the cultural development of the Slovak Republic.
Actress Zdena Studenková refused the state award. “They approached me, I thanked them politely and refused,” she said to “I have no need to accept this award in the current situation of culture in Slovakia. If it was under different circumstances, I wouldn’t have a problem with it, I would consider it an honor, but given what’s going on in the culture, I couldn’t do it,” the acting legend explained her decision.
