Published on: 2026-09-29
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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In the project “Active Citizen” opened series of votes within the framework of contest for the Korney Chukovsky Moscow Government Award. Residents of the capital can choose the winner in the category “Best Work for Children According to Readers’ Opinion”.
The themed polls feature 45 books that made the shortlist of nominees. Among them are poetry collections, prose works, and translations of foreign literature aimed at children up to seven years old and from eight to twelve years inclusive. The winner, according to readers, will be the author whose work receives the highest number of votes.
The leaders of the short list in six categories will be announced by a professional jury. It includes authors of children’s books and translators, including literary prize winners, as well as experts from Moscow libraries. All winners will receive cash prizes — the award in each category amounts to one million rubles. The list of nominees can be found at website contest.
This season, submissions were received from authors in 51 cities across Russia. Among them, 188 works were submitted for readers aged seven and under, and 214 works for children aged eight to twelve.
The Korney Chukovsky Prize, established in Moscow in 2020, supports contemporary authors and translators, promotes children’s literature, and helps discover new names. Over six seasons, the competition received 4,694 applications from 75 regions of Russia, and 35 authors were awarded laureate titles.
Project “Active Citizen” has been operating since 2014. Over this time, more than seven million people have joined it, with more than 7.9 thousand votes held in total. Each month, 30 to 40 decisions of Muscovites are implemented in the city. The project is developed by the State Public Institution “New Management Technologies” and the Moscow city Department of Information Technology.
The creation, development, and operation of e-government infrastructure, including the provision of mass socially significant and other services, as well as electronic services, corresponds to the objectives of the national project “Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State” and the regional project of the city of Moscow “Digital Public Administration.” More about Russia’s national projects and the capital’s contribution can be found on the special page.
A large-scale project appeared on the mos.ru portal special project, dedicated to the development of key sectors of Moscow. These include transport, industry, healthcare, education, sports, and the construction sector. The special project helps to learn how the capital has changed over the past years, what initiatives aimed at making the lives of city residents even more comfortable are currently being implemented, and what awaits Moscow and its inhabitants in the near future.
On the project page “Culture, Heritage, and Leisure Industry” one can learn about how architectural monuments are preserved in the capital. Moscow is the cultural center of the country and ranks among the leading metropolises in terms of the number of museums and exhibition halls. The city has created a film cluster that unites the Moskino film factory on Ryazansky Prospect, the Gorky Film Studio, and the Moskino film park.
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