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The application period has concluded for the Bridge Awards, which honors the contributions of foreign citizens and repatriates who have made a definitive life choice in favor of Russia. A total of 108 candidates from 41 countries are competing for victory across 12 categories, plus the A. Stieglitz Special Award. As a result, the project features participants from every continent except Australia.

The highest number of applications came from the United States, totaling 18. There are 13 contenders from Russia and 9 from the UK. The “Business” category proved to be the most geographically diverse, drawing applicants from 12 countries. "Culture and Art" came in second with 10 nations, while "Architecture and Construction" followed with 8.

The applicants include world-renowned celebrities. For example, Jeff Monson, a former American mixed martial arts fighter and currently a Russian politician and public figure, is competing for the award in the "Sports and Healthy Lifestyle" category.

Among the entrepreneurs are Briton David Henderson-Stewart, who revived the legendary Raketa Watch Factory, and Stanislav Kondov from Bulgaria, General Manager of a hospitality cluster that includes the Radisson Collection Hotel (formerly the Hotel Ukraine) and the Radisson Slavyanskaya.

Among the contenders for the "Community Activity and Charity" award are Pierre de Gaulle, the grandson of Charles de Gaulle, alongside Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jassim Al Thani, the Ambassador of Qatar to Russia.

“The geography of the award and the level of participants exceeded our highest expectations, and we witnessed immense interest in this project, which is significant for international cooperation. This proves that Russia continues to be a major center of attraction for talented and ambitious individuals from across the globe,” stated Sergei Georgievskii, representative of the award operator and Co-founder of the “CENTER” Agency for Strategic Development.

The award’s Expert Council has already begun selecting the top 5 contenders in each category.

Each of the top 5 award contenders will receive an invitation to the gala award ceremony, which will take place on June 18 at the Hotel Continental in Moscow.

The project is carried out with the support of the Department for External Economic and International Relations of the City of Moscow and the Moscow Centre for International Cooperation; the Strategic Partner of the award is the Agency for Strategic Initiatives. The main media partner of the event is the Press Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.

The initiator of the project is the Bridge Club, a socio-business platform that brings together foreign citizens residing and working in Moscow, along with Russian professionals focused on international cooperation.

For more details about the award, please visit the official website: bridgeaward.ru/en

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