Tatyana Golikova took part in the solemn award ceremony of the “Pushkin Card. Award”

Published on: 2026-10-24

Source: Government of the Russian Federation –

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The ceremony for the “Pushkin Card. Award” took place at the Russian Academic Youth Theater. The awards were given to cultural institutions and regions that made a significant contribution to the development of the program.

Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova addressed the participants of the ceremony.

“It is very important that the ‘Pushkin Card’ is not just a tool, but a choice made by young people, voting with their money for this or that work of art, for this or that event. And this directs our cultural institutions to create meaningful works on stage and in cinema, in order to bring the best traditions and the best content into this world and into the world of youth. There are 12,000 cultural institutions, a million events, 170 million tickets. Cinema leads with 37%. But still, theater – both large theaters located in major cities and small cultural institutions, including club ones, if you add these two figures together, that’s 35%, and these are good indicators,” said the deputy prime minister.

Tatyana Golikova also presented awards to theaters. Among the federal winners were the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and the Alexandrinsky Theatre. In the regional category, the Rostov Academic Drama Theatre named after Maxim Gorky and the Novgorod Regional Theater and Concert Agency were recognized. The best theater in Saint Petersburg was the Mikhailovsky Theatre, and in Moscow, the Moscow Theatre on Taganka. Among municipal theaters, the Chamber Theatre from Cherepovets won.

This year, the award covered 27 categories across eight thematic blocks. Among the laureates are theaters, museums, concert venues, cultural centers, educational institutions, libraries, and film screening organizations from across the country. The evening’s host was actor and TV presenter Anton Lavrentyev. The general partner of the ceremony was VTB Bank – operator of the “Pushkin Card.”

The solemn ceremony was also attended by Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, Chairperson of the State Duma Committee on Culture Olga Kazakova, Head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs Grigory Gurov, Deputy President – Chairman of the Management Board of VTB Bank Georgy Gorshkov, General Director of the Russian State Library Vadim Duda, Director of the State Russian House of Folk Art named after V.D. Polenov Tamara Purtova, and others.

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