The "Russia – Country of Traditional Values" competition will become international.

Contest "Russia is a country of traditional values" will become international from next year, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

The awards ceremony for the winners was held in Moscow yesterday. – these are schoolchildren and students who presented videos, drawings, and presentations about strong families, historical memory, service to the Fatherland, and mercy.

A mandatory requirement for every contestant is "Action." That is, they must materialize their chosen traditional value: researching your family tree and creating a family album (telling about the continuity of generations), opening a shelter for homeless animals (compassion), gathering long-lost relatives for a family tea party (strong family), writing a book about veterans of the Soviet Military District or performing a concert for soldiers on the front lines (service to the Fatherland), etc.

In addition to participants from Russian regions, Compatriots from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Moldova, Belarus, South Ossetia, and even Burundi submitted works to the competition.

The next year The geography of participants will be expanded with the support of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

«Look at the colossal work our compatriots are doing to popularize and preserve the Russian language. Isn't this a traditional value? Isn't it part of love for the Motherland? "We are currently experiencing a challenge. A challenge is a struggle. Another battle between good and evil. We must become comrades in this struggle," Zakharova said.