The best guides of 2025 were awarded in Crimea

Gratitudes from the Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksenov for conscientious work and high professional skill were presented to the head of the excursion department of the Livadia Palace Museum Nikolai Rudom, the head of the department “Museum of Marina and Anastasia Tsvetaev” Vladimir Cheshuin, the research fellow of the Scientific speleo-paleontological complex “Tavrida Cave” Bogdan Zaitsev, tour guide Yuri Besedin and head of the travel agency of events and adventures “Lady Fortuna” Svetlana Golub.

Gratitude from the Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea, Vladimir Konstantinov, for his significant personal contribution to the development of the tourist complex of the Republic of Crimea, many years of conscientious work, and high professionalism was announced to the individual entrepreneur Larisa Volosina and the tour guide of the Yalta Guide Comfort Travel Agency, Nella Strokova.

The distinctive sign “Watch from the Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea” was awarded to the tour guide (guide) Alina Volyn.

For conscientious work and high professional skill, the guides of the Alushta tourist agency of travel and excursions, Natalya Mavrina and Lyudmila Anisimova, were awarded a Certificate of Honor from the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea.

For high professional excellence, significant contribution to the development of the resort and tourism complex of the Republic of Crimea and in connection with the celebration of World Guide Day, guides and heads of tourism enterprises were awarded Certificates of Honor from the Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of the Republic of Crimea. Among the awarded were a researcher at the Alupka Palace and Park Museum-Reserve Artur Zubarev, a guide at the Alushta Tourist Bureau of Travel and Excursions Svyatoslav Vodopyanov, guides of the Association of “Representatives of the Tourism and Excursion Industry of Alushta” Vladimir Bandurin, Irina Korzhova and Evgeniy Basanets, as well as guide of the Excursion and Methodological Center “Tavrika” Irina Zamsha.

The guides Irina Kravchenko, Alexander Golubtsov, Boris Biderman, Zarema Abdieva, Natalya Kononova, Natalya Berezutskaya, Victoria Kitayeva, leading archivist of the department of acquisition of archival documents of the Municipal State Institution «Municipal Archive of the City of Kerch» were awarded with gratitude from the Minister of Resorts and Tourism of the Republic of Crimea. Elena Artemenko, guide of the Scientific speleo-paleontological complex «Cave of Taurida» Anton Popov and guide (guide) of the Alupka Palace and Park Museum-Reserve Anastasia Kudrya, methodologist for scientific and educational activities of the Memorial complex to the victims of deportation of the «Crimean Tatar Museum of Cultural and Historical Heritage» Nazhie Khalilova.

Winners Competition of author’s excursions received diplomas and souvenirs from the Crimean Tourist Center, as well as gifts from the competition partners.

First place went to Alexander Vertinsky with the excursion “Vorontsovskaya Street — the Soul of Alupka”. Second place went to Natalia Oshovskaya and her excursion “Saki — the oldest mud resort of the Russian Empire.” Third place in the competition was taken by Marina Tishchenko and her walking tour in the form of an archaeological expedition “Tauride Legendarium. To the land of cave cities.»

Based on the number of views on the Crimea Tourist Portal, the “Most Read” excursion was determined. This special nomination was given to “Non-fictional stories of Alushta” from Nikolai Rusin and Yuri Dyachenko’s excursion-campaign “Blue Stone (Kok-Tash): a panoramic symphony of Crimea.”

source: press service of the Ministry of Resorts and Tourism of the Republic of Crimea