▁awarded ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁for ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁leadership , ▁quality ▁and ▁innov ation ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁Qu ality ▁Sum mit ▁( I Q S ) ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁T ogether ▁with ▁friends ▁( Le on ardo ▁Di Cap rio , ▁Alan is ▁Mor iss ette , ▁Jeff rey ▁Sach s , ▁Serge i ▁Sol ovy ov ▁and ▁others ), ▁N amin ▁organ izes ▁an ▁inform al ▁trip ▁to ▁Cuba , ▁where ▁he ▁creates ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁phot ographic ▁works ▁later ▁shown ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁Russian ▁Museum ▁and ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁photo ▁album ▁Ful c rum s . ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁On ▁inv itation ▁of ▁Michael ▁Butler , ▁producer ▁of ▁the ▁cult ▁Broadway ▁hi pp ie - rock ▁musical ▁H air , ▁N amin ▁f lies ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁for ▁the ▁musical ' s ▁new ▁California ▁production , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁decide ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁Russian ▁version ▁of ▁H air ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁In ▁September ▁N amin ▁g athers ▁a ▁tr oupe ▁including ▁American ▁actors , ▁and ▁in ▁November ▁H air ’ s ▁Russian - language ▁premi ere ▁takes ▁place . ▁With ▁the ▁Second ▁Che chen ▁War ▁under way , ▁the ▁authorities ▁acc use ▁N amin ▁of ▁pac if ism ▁and ▁un pat ri ot ism . ▁The ▁production ' s ▁tr oupe ▁will ▁form ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁St as ▁N amin ▁Theatre , ▁one ▁of ▁Russia ' s ▁most ▁popular ▁the aters ▁today . ▁ ▁Following ▁its ▁tour ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁New