Kiriyenko spoke at the meeting of the Honorary Jury of Znanie.Prize

Sergey Kiriyenko, First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Russian Society Znanie, addressed the honorary jury of the country's main educational award Znanie.The award is the flagship project of the Znanie Society. The meeting was held on November 25 at the National Center "Russia" in Moscow. Prominent government and public figures evaluated the projects of 112 nominees from 30 regions of Russia and 4 foreign countries.

Opening the meeting, Kiriyenko expressed gratitude to the members of the honorary jury and the nominees of the Znanie educational award.Prize:

"I see great leaders in the hall, first of all I want to thank you very much for putting aside all your business and taking on such an important task. Many thanks and a low bow to each of the educators who will appear on this stage today. They face a difficult task to present their project. Not all of them will be winners, but all of them deserve great respect," he said.

Kiriyenko noted that this time the award is Knowledge.The award brought together educators and projects not only from Russia, but also from 40 countries, with applicants from 15 countries participating in the award for the first time.

"We have educational projects in the first place, which are dedicated to preserving historical memory, the memory of the heroes of the Great Patriotic War. A lot of projects are dedicated to the heroes of a special military operation. It is very important and great that among the nominees, among the educators, there are the participants of the special military operation themselves, who have a special moral right to tell the younger generation about what true patriotism is, what a real willingness to stand up for their country is. When guys with stars of heroes and military orders on their chests talk about it, they have a different trust," Kiriyenko emphasized.

He also noted that this year, for the first time, the best regional educator and the best educational project will be awarded in each of the 89 regions of the country. They will receive the first ever regional awards of Knowledge.Prize. The list of award winners is available on the Znanie website.Prize.

The honorary jury heard the speeches of 112 award nominees and selected the winners in 16 nominations. Their names will be announced in 2026 at an award ceremony in Moscow. The jury consisted of: Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Victoria Abramchenko, Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Russian Military Historical Society Vladimir Medinsky, Minister of Education of the Russian Federation Sergey Kravtsov, Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Olga Lyubimova, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov, Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation Ella Pamfilova, Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman of the Presidential Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights Valery Fadeev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation on investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, head of the LDPR faction in the State Duma of the Russian Federation, and others.

After the meeting of the Honorary Jury, residents of Russia can cast their votes – the winners of the "People's Choice" nomination will be determined by online voting, which will be held for the first time on the MAX platform. You can vote for the favorites in each nomination until February 2026.