Winners Named for Russia’s ‘For Fidelity to Science’ Prize at Moscow Ceremony
New categories highlight AI research alongside a nuclear anniversary focus.
Overview
- At the Na Maloy Bronnoy theater in Moscow, winners were announced as the Kremlin published President Vladimir Putin’s greeting praising the award’s high public recognition.
- Three TASS special projects were among the laureates, receiving awards and diplomas across different nominations.
- The series “Atom” received the Daniil Granin special prize, presented on stage by presidential representative Mikhail Shvydkoy to lead actor Aleksey Guskov.
- This year’s competition drew over 2,000 applications from 81 regions and expanded to 11 nominations, adding categories for AI use in research, scientists’ contribution to Victory, and Rosatom’s 80th‑anniversary prize.
- Laureates receive monetary awards, partner prizes, and commemorative statuettes, and the nuclear‑anniversary winner will join a 2026 ‘Icebreaker of Knowledge’ voyage on the atomic icebreaker 50 Years of Victory.