The inmates of correctional colony No. 5 became the winners of the All-Russian song contest among inmates "Kalina Krasnaya."

      The inmates of IK-5 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan have become finalists in the XXIII All-Russian Song Contest "Kalina Krasnaya." Kalina Krasnaya is the largest cultural event in the country involving individuals serving sentences in places of deprivation of liberty. It has been held annually for almost a quarter of a century and concludes with a final gala concert of the winners. However, since 2020, the results have been announced in a remote format. The winners are determined by the Artistic Council, which includes representatives of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia, the production company "Soyuz Production," as well as invited experts from the music industry. This year, 166 video recordings of musical works from 78 regions were submitted for the second stage of the competition, from which 27 best performances were selected. Among the winners is the creative group of inmates from IK-5 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan "Fifth Element": Foat Bilalov, Ilya Konovalov, Nikita Gubanova, with the original song "I Am Still the Same." The award ceremony will take place on September 15 at the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia via videoconference. It is worth noting that this year, for the first time, special nominations will be awarded: "Best Video," "Best Performance," "Song Sung from the Heart," and "Audience Choice Award" based on online voting. You can vote for the creative team on the official page of the "Kalina Krasnaya" contest on the social network VKontakte.

      More news about the event:

      Inmates from the RT colony formed a group and reached the finals of the all-Russian competition.

      Inmates of correctional colony No. 5 became finalists in the XXIII All-Russian Song Contest "Kalina Krasnaya." 15:46 13.08.2026 IA Tatar-inform - Kazan

      Inmates of correctional colony No. 5 became winners of the All-Russian song contest among inmates "Kalina Krasnaya."

      Inmates of IK-5 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan became finalists in the XXIII All-Russian Song Contest "Kalina Krasnaya." 15:35 13.08.2026 Federal Penitentiary Service RT - Kazan

      News from neighboring regions on the topic:

      Sports and mass events were held in correctional colony No. 4.

      To promote a healthy lifestyle, physical education, and sports, the head of the department for educational work with inmates of IK-4 of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Belgorod region, Nikolai Ostryakov, organized volleyball tournaments. 15:37 13.08.2026 Federal Penitentiary Service - Belgorod

      Semyon Bordenyuk from Oktyabrsky became the winner of the All-Russian contest "My Country – My Russia."

      Winners of the XXIII All-Russian contest "My Country – My Russia" of the presidential platform "Russia – a Land of Opportunities" have been determined. This contest is for initiative residents. 15:09 13.08.2026 Administration of the city of Oktyabrsky - Oktyabrsky

      Tula entered the top 10 cities-finalists of the contest "Family Capital of Russia."

      Photo: Tula News Service

      Tula made it to the top ten finalists of the All-Russian contest "Family Capital of Russia." 19:28 12.08.2026 IA Tula News Service - Tula

      Komarichi and Sel'tso won the All-Russian contest for landscaping.

      Komarichi and Sel'tso became winners of the All-Russian contest for comfortable urban environment projects. 14:31 12.08.2026 MyBryansk.Ru - Bryansk

      Inmates of Kineshma colonies are winners of the All-Russian song contest "Kalina Krasnaya."

      Representatives from 132 institutions of the penal enforcement system participated in the contest. 12:46 12.08.2026 Kineshemec.Ru - Kineshma

      Tver colonies educated 1,600 inmates and produced goods worth 457 million.

      The Federal Penitentiary Service of the Tver region summarized the results of six months of work and named the best institutions. The board meeting chaired by Alexander Kuzmin took place at IK-9 of the Nelidovo district. 19:25 11.08.2026 Komsomolskaya Pravda - Tver

      Two groups of Ivanovo inmates won the all-Russian contest "Kalina Krasnaya."

      The jury noted the original song "Star Flower" and the composition "Soul-Russia"; the award ceremony will take place on September 15. This year, 27 best performances were put to vote. 17:45 11.08.2026 Rabochiy Kray - Ivanovo

      Two creative teams of Ivanovo inmates became winners of the XXIII All-Russian song contest "Kalina Krasnaya."

      This year, 27 best performances, preliminarily selected from the 166 video recordings of musical works submitted for the second stage of the contest, were put to vote, performed by 291 inmate participants from 7817:43 11.08.2026 Federal Penitentiary Service for the Ivanovo region - Ivanovo