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A fact from Valery Varfolomeyev appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 April 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that rear admiral Valery Varfolomeyev was named a Hero of the Russian Federation in 2017, while his 11th Submarine Division was recognised as the best submarine formation in the Northern Fleet?

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:22, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Valery Varfolomeyev and Vladimir Putin

~~... that Valery Varfolomeyev was personally presented (pictured) with the title of Hero of the Russian Federation by Vladimir Putin?~~ Source in Russian: "On 28 December 2017 Russian President Vladimir Putin presented state decorations to military personnel who distinguished themselves during the operations in Syria...Rear Admiral Valery Varfolomeyev was awarded the title of Hero of Russia." ([1])

Reviewed: John Peyton (Royal Navy officer)

Created by Spokoyni (talk). Self-nominated at 12:30, 18 March 2020 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Hook is not suitable. It is not surprising or interesting that the president presents an award. b uidhe 01:50, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ALT1 ~~... that Valery Varfolomeyev received the title of Hero of the Russian Federation (presentation pictured) for service during the Syrian Civil War?~~ Spokoyni (talk) 21:49, 6 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that's particularly interesting either: it's not unusual to receive a decoration for war service (and most readers won't know that Hero of the Russian Federation is a particularly prestigious award). The question is, what did he do that was meritorious? b uidhe 05:14, 7 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That's a reasonable objection. Withdrawing this nomination. Spokoyni (talk) 08:28, 7 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How about mentioning the submarine division, or the Syrian mission? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:03, 7 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How about:
ALT2: ... that in 2017, rear admiral Valery Varfolomeyev was named a Hero of the Russian Federation while his 11th Submarine Division was recognised as the best submarine formation in the Northern Fleet? Yoninah (talk) 23:03, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
I like it! Looks good to me. Spokoyni (talk) 14:28, 14 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm fine with it as well. Approving, b uidhe 02:33, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]