was a deputy of the State Duma; and Irina Zakharova (born 1960), a psychiatrist. Shoigu married Irina Alexandrovna Shoigu (née Antipina). She is president of the business tourism company Expo-EM. They have two daughters, Yulia (1977) and Kseniya (1991). According to Alexei Navalny, Kseniya is suspected to be a figurehead of her father in the ownership of a palace in the outskirts of Moscow, valued at about £12 million. In 2012, the estate was transferred to the formal ownership of Yelena Antipina. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kseniya posted a video on social media of her daughter and herself wearing the colours of the Ukrainian flag. Hobbies Shoigu enjoys studying the history of Russia, especially Peter the Great's time and the era between 1812 and 1825 (which includes the French invasion of Russia and the Decembrist revolt). Shoigu is fond of sports and is a fan of the CSKA Moscow hockey team. He enjoys football and is a fan of Spartak Moscow. In March 2016, together with Sergey Lavrov, Shoigu presented the Russia People's Soccer League, with aims to unite fans of the sport from all over Russia. Shoigu collects Indian, Chinese, and Japanese swords and daggers. He enjoys bard songs and plays the guitar. He does water color paintings and graphics. He enjoys carpentry, and has shown some of his work to Putin. Religion Shoigu stated in 2008 that he was baptized in the Russian Orthodox Church at the age of five, rebutting rumors that he was a practitioner of shamanism or Buddhism like many Tuvans. Awards Order of St Andrew with swords Hero of the Russian Federation Order of Merit for the Fatherland 1st class Order of Merit for the Fatherland 2nd class Order of Merit for the Fatherland 3rd class Order of Alexander Nevsky Order of Honour Order for Personal Courage (USSR) Medal "For the Return of Crimea" Medal Defender of a Free Russia Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" Medal "In Commemoration of the 300th Anniversary of Saint Petersburg" Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan" Three Medals "For Strengthening Military Cooperation" (Ministry of Defence) Medal "For Diligence in Engineering Tasks" (Ministry of Defence) Medal "200 Years of the Ministry of Defence" (Ministry of Defence) Medal of Great Awareness in Geo-political Affairs (Foreign Ministry) Medal "200 Years of the Ministry of Internal Affairs" (MVD) Medal "For Merit of the Stavropol