The Istobensk Cucumber Festival was recognized at the regional stage of the XIV Silver Archer — Volga Region Communications Award, held in Nizhny Novgorod from 29 to 31 January.
      Hamid Ahmed Salah, a student of the Faculty of Foreign Studies, winner of the World Cucumber Crunching Championship, took part in the offline defense of the competition projects. He presented the festival "Istobensk Cucumber", which, following the results of the presentations, became the winner of the audience vote.
      The Silver Archer is a key award in the field of communications. For 28 years, she has been celebrating the most significant and innovative projects that set industry standards. Over the years, large companies, government and public organisations, as well as charitable foundations have won the award.