Boris Belkin, the violinist-virtuoso

Frequent champion of the world, Europe and Olympic games A.A. Karelin

I truly appreciate being awarded with “The Urals Star”. I consider it a high honour and will do my best to justify confidence. I wish “The Urals association of fellow-countrymen” self-esteem, peace and prosperity.

Mayor of Ekaterinburg A.M. Chernetsky

I am a part of your attempt to develop overall connections with our compatriots in Russia and around the world. I am sure that mutually profitable collaboration between the Government of Ekaterinburg and “The Urals association of fellow-countrymen” possesses a good prospect and a considerable potential.

Colonel-general, Vice-President of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia V.P. Strashko

I am aware that I will not be able to fill up my colleagues and friends, with whom I was happy to run through very interesting years, with all I got in the Ural! But I will keep trying!

Space-pilot of the USSR, twice Hero of the Soviet Union V.P.Savinykh

Near-earth space has been “inhabited” by spacecrafts for a long time. Each of them is our “compatriot” in a certain sense, which had to leave the place of its birth – Earth - as fate has willed. A considerable number of outstanding people have been sent to the immense human ocean by the Ural. The firm Ural character let them stand “space” burdens and tests.

Lieutenant-general of Custom Service, Head of Government of the Sverdlovsk region in 1994 – 1995 A.L. Strakhov

Thousands of our nationals daily cross the Russian borders in different directions. The potential of such an exchange is tremendous. I wish “The Urals association of fellow-countrymen” success in its precious activity in attracting of former compatriots to solve social, economic and investment problems of our nation.