Prof. Dr. Igor V. Bazilenko and Dr. Oksana A. Vodneva reсieved a certificate of merit at the Russian Competition for the Best Academic Book 2012, the section of Humanities, held by the Foundation for Development of Russian Education among the university teachers and researchers, for the book Islam as a Factor of the Formation of the Russian State System and Culture. An Anthology [Ислам как фактор формирования российской государственности и культуры. Антология]. The awards ceremony took place in Sochi, on September 11, 2013.