Arctic Moroshka
Independent Journalism Award on the Russian Arctic and the North. Awarded twice a year for strong reporting and investigations on human rights, climate, ecology and the life of northern communities.
Award Board
Lola Tagaeva
Russian political journalist, editor, and media manager, as well as an organizer of gender literacy festivals. From 2009 to 2011, she worked as a political correspondent for Novaya Gazeta. In 2013–2014, she was a columnist for Slon.ru. From 2014 to 2015, she worked in the politics department at RBC. She later served as a correspondent and senior editor in the newsroom of the TV channel Dozhd. In April 2022, she launched the media outlet Verstka, where she also served as editor-in-chief until August 2023.
Andrei Goryanov
Executive Producer at BBC Eye and General Producer of the BBC Russian Service. Former editor-in-chief of the major Russian media outlet Slon.ru and co-host of the program “Money” on the TV channel Dozhd. Previously served as editor-in-chief of “Finans” magazine and the St. Petersburg edition of RBC Daily. Holds a master’s degree in sociology from the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences and the University of Manchester.
Ilia Shumanov
Anti-corruption expert and author of investigations into Russian kleptocracy. Managing Partner at the investigative firm TriTrace Investigations.
Anonymous Board member
Journalist and senior editor
Anonymous Board member
Specializes in ecology
Anonymous Board member
Specializes in economics
Current Cycle Stages
Admissions
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1 January 2026 — 31 July 2026
Expert Jury
Independent experts, journalists and researchers who evaluate works and select winners
Tatiana Felgengauer
Creative producer at Mediazona, host on The Breakfast Show and Carnegie Politics, and columnist for Deutsche Welle. Former deputy editor-in-chief of the Echo of Moscow.
Andrey Zayakin
Journalist at The Insider. Author of investigative reports on international trade and sanctions evasion.
Anton Lementuev
Editor at GreenThinkTank.life and an expert on the mining industry and environmental protection. Originally from the Kuzbass region. Since 2011, has been involved in campaigns opposing the coal mining industry. In 2015, authored the documentary film “On Coal” about violations of Indigenous peoples’ rights by coal companies. From 2017 to 2021, worked as an editor at Stopcoal.ru. In 2023, served as editor of the environmental YouTube channel “White Snow.”
Anonymous Expert
Specializing in ecology
Anonymous Expert
Senior editor
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