Awardee of the Russian President's Award in the field of education, publisher and editor-in-chief of «Encyclopedia for kids Avanta+» (63 volumes, 20 mln books sold) and other encyclopedias
"My partners and I were not interested in money for the sake of money, but in business bringing positive changes to the world. In general, I believe that it is possible to speak of a business as successful only if it has both a financial and a social component"