Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation – Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev announced this at the National Center "Russia" during the award ceremony for the winners of the second season of the All-Russian travel competition "Far East - Land of Adventure". The order to expand the competition to Arctic territories was given by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Grand Prix (best trip to the Far East) was awarded to Moscow resident Ilya Bolshakov, a senior research fellow at the Geological Department of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, for a trip to the Sakhalin Region. On the Kuril Island of Onekotan, the traveler visited the extinct Krenitsyn volcano, which is also called a "volcano within a volcano" and is considered one of the most beautiful in the world. "Today, many words have been said about the unique nature of the Far Eastern regions. But I want to emphasize how incredible the people of the Far East are. In the ocean, in the mountains, in the harsh taiga, it is impossible to lie or dissemble. The feeling of elbow, support both in one's own strength and in those who are nearby - this is what distinguishes the Far East and helps the region to develop rapidly. And, of course, only such people with a powerful character and a huge soul can be allowed close to the mysterious inhabitants of the sea depths," noted the Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, Alexey Chekunkov.
