Three projects from the Irkutsk region became winners of the All Russian youth authors projects contest My Country My Russia. Among them are an initiative to preserve the history of a native village, development of a new carbon material for producing solar silicon, and creation of a historical and architectural complex with a tourist route. The regional Legislative Assembly noted that such ideas impress with their scale and inspire optimism.

Three of the 14 projects from the Irkutsk Region won in the All-Russian competition of youth authors’ projects “My Country is My Russia.” This was reported by the press service of the Legislative Assembly of the region.
Stepan Orel from the village of Uzky Lug in the Cheremkhovsky District won in the nomination “Protection and Restoration of Monuments of History and Culture.” His project, “Let Us Preserve Our Native Village as a Dear-to-the-Heart Album,” calls for the continuation of research work to collect materials on the history and culture of the village, the development of museum work, and local history studies in the village. In the nomination “Projects (programs) aimed at developing the production sector in Russian regions and municipalities,” Dmitry Sinshynov and Maxim Lubinsky from Irkutsk won. The goal of their work, “A New Carbon Material for Producing Solar Silicon,” is to develop a technology for producing petroleum coke with increased activity and to use it as a component of a reducing mixture in the electrothermal production of silicon, with subsequent implementation in production practice in the Irkutsk Region (OJSC ANHK, CJSC Silikon, Nitol, BRAZ). The author of the third project, “Creation of the Barlukskoye Podvorye Historical and Architectural Complex with the Organization of a Tourist Route,” in the nomination “Development of Rural Settlements,” is Ekaterina Stupina from the Barlukskoye municipality of the Kuytunsky District. The project is aimed at creating the historical and architectural complex “Barlukskoye Podvorye” and organizing a tourist route.
The All-Russian competition of youth authors’ projects was initiated by the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy, the Ministry of Economic Development, and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. The Irkutsk Region participated in the competition for the second time. Last year, a resident of the Usolsky District, Maria Gerasimova, became a prize winner in the nomination “Projects aimed at ensuring environmental safety.”
The Chairwoman of the Legislative Assembly, Lyudmila Berlina, noted: “It is impressive not only how diverse the interests of young people are, but also the scale of the tasks they are going to solve by implementing their projects. Such an approach cannot help but inspire admiration and instills optimism.”