Complex sentence: Ismailov's role in the photograph was identified by Kovalyev in a 1995 television documentary; the following year, President Boris Yeltsin honored Ismailov as a Hero of Russia.
Split into simpler sentences: Ismailov's role in the photograph was identified by Kovalyev in a 1995 television documentary. President of Russia The following year, Boris Yeltsin honored Ismailov as a Hero of Russia.