Penza, 21 February 2018. PenzaNews. Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Penza region Valery Lidin presented a letter of gratitude to Maxim Kostyushin, photo journalist of the independent news agency PenzaNews, initiator of the project "On the trail of forgotten estates", at the regional forum Initiative-2018, which was held in the M.Y. Lermontov library on Wednesday, February 21.

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"I would like to express sincere gratitude for the implementation of socially significant projects in the Penza region. Your willingness to solve problems, initiative and civic responsibility contribute to the achievement of results in the interests of the society and different social groups," the letter of gratitude reads.

Valery Lidin also presented Maxim Kostyushin with a book about the Tarkhany State Museum-Reserve.