Best in the profession: the final of the All-Russian "Rural Postman" contest took place at the National Centre RUSSIA
The final
trials of the country's first All-Russian "Rural Postman" contest
took place at the National Centre RUSSIA as part of the All-Russian Forum of
Rural Workers.
The goal of
the competition is to promote the popularisation of the postman profession and
support this important activity in small towns with a permanent population of
up to 50,000 people, as well as in rural settlements of the Russian Federation.
Vladimir
Yakushev, Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia party and First
Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the
Russian Federation, addressed the competition participants with a video
greeting.
"The
contest is dedicated to people without whom it is impossible to imagine the
countryside. For fellow villagers, a postman is a friend, a helper, a link with
relatives and loved ones. United Russia supports the work of rural postal
services. On the instructions of President Vladimir Putin, offices are being
updated throughout the country, they are becoming modern and convenient,"
said Vladimir Yakushev.
He
emphasised that the "Rural Postman" competition has become an
expression of respect for this profession. More than three thousand people
participated in it.
"The
work of a postman is the most difficult labour, it does not depend on weather,
season, or climate. A postman is always close to those who need help at the
moment in rural areas. We believe that through such competitions we not only
say thank you and identify the best in the profession, but also show our entire
huge country and residents of large cities and agglomerations the work of these
modest and caring people," noted Alexander Dvoynykh, Chairman of the
Federation Council Committee on Agrarian-Food Policy and Environmental
Management, coordinator of the party project "Russian Village."
He pointed
out that within the framework of the party project, close attention is paid to
what is happening in the countryside. Thus, the comprehensive rural development
programme is indexed annually, and in recent years its measures have affected
more than 14 million citizens. Alexander Dvoynykh added that one cannot stop at
what has been achieved. According to him, the priority task remains the repair
of all post offices in rural areas.
Based on
the results of regional stages, an expert jury selected 86 finalists. Public online voting also took place on the VKontakte social
network.
At the
National Centre RUSSIA, five winners in special nominations will be determined
– one of them being the People's Postman and one as the Best Rural Postman of
Russia-2025. The solemn award ceremony will take place on June 6.
The
organisers of the competition are the party project "Russian Village"
of the United Russia party together with the Russian Union of Rural Youth, JSC
"Russian Post," the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia and the
Ministry of Digital Development of Russia.
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