ˈæftɚ bjˌʊlɐtˈoʊvɪtʃ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə ɹˈʌʃə hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ sˈɪlvɚ mˈɛdəl fɹʌmðə ɹˈʌʃən dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾi fɔːɹ hɪz wˈɜːk ɪn ˌiːθɪˈoʊpiə ænd ðə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɹˈæŋk əvə pˈoːɹətʃˌɪk lˈeɪɾɚ ɹˈɑːtmɪstɚ ʌvðə lˈeɪb ɡˈɑːɹd hʌzˈɑːɹz.
After Bulatovich returned to Russia he received a Silver Medal from the Russian Geographical Society for his work in Ethiopia and the military rank of a poruchik (later rotmistr) of the Leib Guard Hussars.