Mentoring competition names 106 winners from 39 Russian regions

Russia's “Be, Rather Than Seem” mentoring competition named 106 winners from 39 regions, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said. The final ceremony took place in Tula.

The final brought together 400 mentors from 67 regions. Moscow Region had the largest number of winners, with 16, followed by Moscow with 15 and St Petersburg with seven, according to the deputy prime minister's office.

Participants also worked on common principles for mentoring. They began developing proposals for a mentor code during regional semi-finals, discussing professional tools and ethical boundaries. The principles were presented at the closing ceremony.

The competition is organised by Rosmolodezh's Rospatriotcentre with support from the education and defence ministries and other organisations. Now in its third year, it was established at President Vladimir Putin's instruction and has been part of the Youth and Children national project since 2025.