Free Knowledge Award is an award presented by Wikimedia RU, a russian nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting encyclopedic knowledge.
[1] The prize is awarded to individuals or organizations who are not active participants in Wikimedia Foundation projects, but who have made a notable contribution to the goals of the Wikimedia movement: the dissemination of free knowledge.
[2] The Free Knowledge Award winners are determined in two stages.
First, the wiki community nominates candidates and votes, which results in a short list.
From this list, Wikimedia RU members select 3-4 winners, taking into account the arguments presented.