The authorities of the Sverdlovsk region on INNOPROM within the framework of the "Thanks" campaign were awarded letters of thanks and badges of the playwright Nikolai Kolyad, artist Vitaly Volovich, director Cyril Strezhnev, racing driver, winner of the Dakar-2017 rally in the classification of Sergey Karyakin ATVs and others. Also, the award was promised to the member of the Federation Council, Eduard Rossel and musician Vladimir Shakhrin, who did not attend the event.

Vadim Dubichev, First Deputy Head of the Administration of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region,. According to him, the "Thank you" campaign is of a unique nature.

"Words of gratitude have special meanings. After this action, I began to say "Thank you" more thoughtfully, "Dubichev noted, addressing the audience.

Sergei Karyakin, receiving the award, said that it is the merit of all residents of the Sverdlovsk region, who supported him. According to the racing driver, without this he would not have won the Dakar rally. In turn, Vitaly Volovich stressed the importance of the "Thank you" campaign. As the artist explained, words of gratitude are feedback from people, which is very important for the painter.

"I can say only one thing, if only not to burst into tears," Nikola Kolyada said from the scene. - I serve Russia! In the autumn, we will go to Israel and America with the theater, where we will glorify our city ".

It should be noted that the organizers of the "Thank you" project are representatives of the public and authorities of the Sverdlovsk region. The initiator of the action was the chairman of the Sverdlovsk regional branch of the All-Russian Council of Local Self-Government Anatoly Pavlov.