Farit Farisov received the highest award in the nomination “For effective leadership in national and cultural associations.”

“This is a victory for the entire team of the Moscow Tatar Autonomy, my mentors and teachers,” said the winner and specially thanked the Rais (Head) of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Russian Children’s Fund.

According to him, he achieved this result due to the work of Autonomy activists a quarter of a century ago. Among them are the legendary military leader, Army General Makhmut Gareev, Colonel Anver Chanyshev, the honorary chairman of the organization, Colonel General Rasim Akchurin, and the permanent director of the Tatar Cultural Center Anver Khusainov.

The All-Russian public award “Pride of the Nation” is awarded for personal contribution to the development and strengthening of the unity of the peoples of Russia in seven categories. This year, 28 people from 22 constituent entities of the Russian Federation became laureates of the competition. The competitive selection covered all federal districts of the Russian Federation and collected applications from Kamchatka to Kaliningrad.