'Dear friends, & nbsp; you have every opportunity to succeed in the & nbsp; profession that you & nbsp; choose ; fully reveal, realize their abilities. It is very important. After all, the achievements of today's schoolchildren and young people determine the future of our country & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; Putin said.
He expressed confidence that the finalists of the “Big Change” will certainly have success, and the experience that participation in the competition gives “will serve as a solid support.”
“ Thanks to this experience, now you & nbsp; know exactly what & nbsp; it takes to fulfill your dreams, your wildest ideas. This is belief in & nbsp; yourself, the desire to always move forward, gain new knowledge, set the highest bar for & nbsp; yourself. And & nbsp; of course, this is a strong, reliable team of like-minded people & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; added the president.
The head of state welcomed the participants of the final to & nbsp; “ Artek ''. He & nbsp; congratulated the winners and & nbsp; finalists of the competition and & nbsp; praised their & nbsp; successes, adding that & nbsp; they are great. Putin supported the finalists and & nbsp; noted that & nbsp; many & nbsp; quite a bit did not & nbsp; before & nbsp; victory, but & nbsp; the more interesting it will be to fight in & nbsp; next year. “ You & nbsp; worthily walked the way to the & nbsp; top, and & nbsp; I do & nbsp; I doubt that & nbsp; each of & nbsp; you could be convinced: & ldquo; Big change & rdquo; & nbsp; & mdash; much more than just a competition. This is a friendly team that unites hundreds of thousands of young people across the whole country, a community where everyone is appreciated, they help to believe in & nbsp; their strengths, to find their own path in & nbsp; life & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; the president continued.
Putin added that & nbsp; “ Big Change '' develops in & nbsp; including thanks to the ideas of the participants & nbsp; & mdash; new directions appear in the & nbsp; competition, regional teams are being created, and & nbsp; at the beginning of this year, a volunteer action Good Saturday started. “ It's great when you can not & nbsp; only participate in & nbsp; interesting, necessary business, but & nbsp; and & nbsp; be its active co-author & raquo;, & nbsp; & mdash; the head of state believes. He also drew attention to the & nbsp; support provided to the contestants by their & nbsp; parents, teachers, mentors and & nbsp; friends, and & nbsp; thanked everyone involved for & nbsp; indifference and & nbsp; interest.
In total in & nbsp; 2021 & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; All-Russian competition “ Big Change '' (project of the platform “ Russia & nbsp; & mdash; a country of opportunities '') 2.5 million schoolchildren and & nbsp; college students from & nbsp; different regions of the country took part. From & nbsp; 9 to & nbsp; 13 & nbsp; November at & nbsp; International Children's Center “ Artek '' the final of the competition was held, the winners of which were 600 schoolchildren.