26.08.2024 / News

The winners of the All-Russian online competition “Women for Preserving Traditions” have been announced

The winners will present their family traditions at the IV Eurasian Women's Forum.

The competition announced by the Council of the Eurasian Women's Forum together with the National Center of Historical Memory under the President of the Russian Federation has been completed. It took place from March to August on the social network VKontakte. According to the chairman of the EJF Council, Senator Galina Karelova, the competition has become a real public show. It received more than 600 applications, many comments, and competition publications received over 1 million 141 thousand views.

The competition showed how the regions preserve their original culture: the Sami family song - on the Kola Peninsula, the secret of making oatmeal - in Karelia, double-sided embroidery without knots - in Chuvashia, the interior of a 19th century apartment - in St. Petersburg, and much more. Enthusiasts create family museums, conduct master classes on regional cuisine, restore centuries-old genealogies, and revive ancient holidays.

Chairman of the Council of the Eurasian Women's Forum, Senator Galina Karelova noted that the photos, clips, stories sent by the competition participants became bright, lively and warm illustrations of our life:

“Now that the competition is over, we can safely say: together with its participants, we implemented a wonderful, kind idea that united many people. The competition showed that the present is not subject to time. He confirmed how powerful the foundation on which our families are built is, how important family values ​​are not only for an individual family, but for all of us, and how great the role of women is in their preservation and transmission from generation to generation. I sincerely congratulate the winners!

They were identified in 7 categories. Larisa Ivanova (Kurgan) won in the “Family as Tradition and Family Heirlooms” category. In the nomination “Traditions of education and respect for elders”, Anna Utkina (Kostroma) was recognized as the winner, in the nomination “Tradition of doing good” - Victoria Maksimenko (Belgorod region). Tatyana Sysoeva (Bashkiria) won in the nomination “Handicraft - preserving traditional women’s crafts and the connection of generations”, in the nomination “Cooking - warmth of home and communication” - Tatyana Nechaeva (Kirov region), in the nomination “Family holidays as a reflection of the historical and cultural code of the Russian society" - Anna Byankina (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky), in the nomination "Loyalty to the profession and corporate traditions" - Olesya Ishchenko (Voronezh).

The winners of the competition will take part in the International Festival “Traditions and Cultural Diversity” at the IV Eurasian Women’s Forum and will receive memorable gifts and prizes. The best traditions will be included in the interactive map “Women for the Preservation of Traditions.”

— Today, Russian women demonstrate a desire to participate in socio-political life and various social projects. At the same time, they manage to preserve their purpose - to be the keepers of traditions. After all, family traditions, for example, cooking, joint handicrafts, are a reflection of our national values. Cooking is a shared experience, it is the warmth of home, family, it is an intergenerational dialogue, just like handicraft. Traditions contain a very deep, large-scale meaning of both our consolidation and our internal strength, both of the female community and of Russian society as a whole,” noted Elena Malysheva, head of the National Center for Historical Memory under the President of the Russian Federation.