Online service Stay Home with Russian Seasons became a winner of the all-Russian 'Culture Online' Award, wich was established by the Directorate of the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum. The 'Culture Online' Award is intended to encourage cultural institutions, art companies, public organizations and associations that actively leverage online technologies in their activities, and to support key cultural projects actualized by cutting-edge IT means.
The Expert Board is comprised of 11 prominent cultural figures, leading members of the media, experts in strategic communications: State Secretary - Deputy Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation Alla Manilova (the Expert Board Chair), Deputy Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation Maxim Ksenzov, Soviet and Russian film actress, producer, television host Anna Mikhalkova, musician, conductor, People's Artist of the USSR and the Russian Federation Yuri Bashmet, Art Director of the Alexandrinsky Theatre Valery Fokin, Director of the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts Marina Loshak, President of the Ilya Repin St. Petersburg State Academic Institute for Painting Semyon Mikhaylovsky, art expert, Head of the Department for Modern Arts of the State Hermitage Museum, Director of musicAeterna in Russia Dmitry Ozerkov, TASS Agency CEO Sergei Mikhailov, Editorial Director of the Forbes Magazine Nikolai Uskov, Russian writer, columnist, expert in strategic communications, blogger Alexander Tsypkin.
The largest festival of Russian culture, Russian Seasons, has been transformed into an online service Stay Home with Russian Seasons - an extensive free media library of Russian cultural content. 103 online broadcasts. Thousands of enthusiastic reviews. Over 38 million views!
In the aggregate, 235 entries have been accepted in five categories: "Online Breakthrough of the Year", "Best Online Platform", "Best SMM Campaign, "Best Online Project", "Integration of IT and Culture.