Tatarstan made it to the TOP-5 in the number of applications for the competition "To Be, Not to Seem."

      A record 80,000 applications have been submitted for the All-Russian Mentor Competition "To Be, Not to Seem" this year. The results of the application campaign were summarized by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko and head of Rosmolodyozh Grigory Gurov.

      In the list of leaders by the number of applications submitted for the competition are Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Kemerovo, Belgorod regions, and the Republic of Tatarstan. The greatest interest among residents was shown in two nominations: "Experienced Mentor" and "Beginning Mentor" - the highest number of applications were recorded in these categories. This year, participants could also apply in the nominations "Leader Mentor," "My Mentor," "Mentor in Service," and "Be an Example." "The upbringing of a harmoniously developed, patriotic, and socially responsible individual is a priority task that we face within the framework of the national project 'Youth and Children.' The All-Russian Mentor Competition 'To Be, Not to Seem,' which is being held for the third time at the request of President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, helps achieve this goal. More and more people want to share their experience. This season, a record 80,000 applications have been submitted by mentors. The average age of the participants is 30 years, with a third of them being young people under 18," said Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko. Head of Rosmolodyozh Grigory Gurov noted that thanks to the all-Russian project, mentors can join a professional community and enter the personnel reserve.

      Experts are currently selecting candidates, with results to be announced in May. In-person roundtable interviews and thematic assignments await the semi-finalists in the summer. From June 7 to 13, the first semi-final for the Volga and Ural Federal Districts will take place in Tyumen, while the final stage of the all-Russian competition will be held in the fall.

      The All-Russian Mentor Competition "To Be, Not to Seem" is conducted at the request of President of Russia Vladimir Putin and aims to identify the best mentoring practices in the country, develop the system of patriotic education, create a professional personnel reserve, and find new leaders, including among participants of the special military operation. The organizers of the competition are the Rospatriot Center of Rosmolodyozh in collaboration with the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Russian Society "Knowledge," the program "More than a Journey," the Movement of the First, and the Center "WARRIOR."

      Source: Government of the Russian Federation