Overview
- Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko enabled 14-year-old Ratmir Sapožnikov to try the role of a regional leader in Ulyanovsk with a visit to the governor’s office and social institutions.
- First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov fulfilled a 7-year-old’s wish to see the cruiser Aurora in St. Petersburg, adding visits to naval museums, the noon gun ceremony at the Peter and Paul Fortress, and a New Year event at the Konstantin Palace.
- Science and Higher Education Minister Valery Falkov hosted 14-year-old Artemy Sychyov for a hands-on paleontology day at the Orlov Paleontological Museum with the institute’s director.
- Other officials delivered individualized gifts on January 9, including a concert visit for a 12-year-old arranged by Deputy PM Alexander Novak, a chess set and museum tour from Energy Minister Sergei Tsivilev, and a telescope for a boy in Luhansk from Far East Development Minister Alexei Chekunkov.
- The latest wave follows earlier fulfillments this week, such as a Moscow Metro depot tour with Anton Siluanov, a TV studio visit with Alexey Overchuk, a DJ controller and Lenfilm tour with Konstantin Chuichenko, sports gear and an MChS visit with Alexander Kurenkov, and gifts coordinated by Tatyana Golikova for children in Tatarstan and Krasnoyarsk.