Jury
The international jury consists of prominent public figures from different continents, who are widely known and have high moral authority in the world, who have shown themselves in defending the ideas of peace and cooperation between peoples. The members of the current jury of the award are citizens of nine countries belonging to the BRICS, SCO and the G20, including three states that are permanent members of the UN Security Council.
GERGIEV Valery
Chairman of the Jury
Russia
A conductor, artistic director, and general director of the Mariinsky Theatre, general director of the Bolshoy Theatre, People's Artist of Russia, Hero of Labour of Russia. UNESCO Artist for Peace. He is the founder of prestigious international music festivals and co-chairman of the organizing committee of the International Tchaikovsky Competition. He has been awarded high state honors and honorary titles by Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Japan, Armenia, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, and several other countries.
Pierre De Gaulle
France
Deputy Chairman of the Jury
Chairman and founder of the Pierre de Gaulle Foundation for Peace and Friendship between Peoples, whose goal is to "promote a multipolar world and preserve traditional values in the West," is a French financier and public figure, the grandson of the famous General Charles de Gaulle, President of France.
Maria Victoria Alcaraz
Argentina
Professor at the University of Buenos Aires. A public figure, from December 2015 to March 2022, director of the famous Argentine opera house "Colon". She was awarded the Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation
Gaidukevich Oleg
Belarus
A political and public figure. Deputy of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee on International Affairs. The Candidate for President of the Republic of Belarus in the 2025 elections
Liu Wenfei
China
Writer, translator, public figure. Doctor of Philology, Professor, former head of the Chinese Association for the Study of Russian Literature, Vice-President of the Chinese Association for the Study of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Awarded the Order of Friendship of the Russian Federation
Achala Moulik
India
Historian, novelist and biographer. She held positions in the Government of India, headed the Archaeological Service of the country, and is known as a prominent representative of the intellectual and literary elite of India
Musabaev Talgat
Kazakhstan
Cosmonaut pilot, Hero of the Russian Federation. People's Hero of Kazakhstan, Doctor of Technical Sciences. Ex‑Chairman of the National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, former deputy of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan. He made a significant contribution to the development of aviation and space exploration, and to the deepening of constructive international cooperation.
Razov Sergei
Russia
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Honored Worker of the Diplomatic Service of the Russian Federation
Lindiwe Sisulu
South Africa
Statesman and politician. Member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress, Deputy of the National Assembly of South Africa, a daughter of Walter and Albertina Sisulu, famous anti-apartheid activists. Since 2001, he has held various ministerial positions in the Government of South Africa, enjoys high moral authority in the country and on the African continent.
Stepashin Sergei
Russia
Statesman, political and public figure. Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation (1999), President of the Russian Book Union, Chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society
Tolstoi Vladimir
Russia
General Director of L.N. Tolstoy State Museum, President of the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature, President of the Russian Society of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature, Russian journalist and essayist. Great-grandson of L.N.Tolstoy
Yukio Hatoyama
Japan
Statesman, political and public figure, Prime Minister of Japan (2009-2010)