9 5 , ▁vo icing ▁diss ent ▁over ▁the ▁court ' s ▁r uling ▁that ▁the ▁President ' s ▁and ▁Prime ▁Minister ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁move ▁Russian ▁troops ▁into ▁Che ch ny a ▁was ▁legit imate . ▁ ▁Ten ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁court ' s ▁decision ▁that ▁made ▁him ▁famous , ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁the ▁court ' s ▁chairman . ▁Many ▁obser vers ▁viewed ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁as ▁cor ro bor ating ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁the ▁court ' s ▁app rais al ▁of ▁Y el ts in ' s ▁actions ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ial ly , ▁Z ork in ▁pra ised ▁ser f dom ▁in ▁an ▁article ▁for ▁Ros si y sk aya ▁Gaz eta ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Z ork in ▁claimed ▁that ▁ser f dom ▁had ▁un ited ▁Russia ▁and ▁compared ▁its ▁abol ishment ▁to ▁Y el ts in ' s ▁re forms ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁and ▁awards ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁for ▁the ▁Father land ; ▁ 2 nd ▁class ▁( 1 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁- ▁for ▁out standing ▁contribution ▁to ▁strength ening ▁the ▁constitution al ▁found ations ▁of ▁Russian ▁state hood ▁and ▁constitution al ▁development ▁ 3 rd ▁class ▁( 1 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁- ▁for ▁his ▁great ▁contribution ▁to