In the closing ceremony of this year's Wikimania, held in Cape Town, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced Farkhad Fatkullin ( User:Frhdkazan) as the Wikimedian of the Year for 2018. Fatkullin was selected for his efforts in support of the minority language communities in Russia. Wales said that "Farkhad is energetically community organizing among Russia's minority languages communities, going far and wide beyond his native Tatar. He is also fluent in English, a fact that has established a bridge between those communities and the wider movement after years of isolation. He is community-minded, helpful, friendly, and dedicated to both Wikipedia's mission and to diversity."
Fatkullin joined the Wikimedia movement in 2009, when he "fell in love with Tatar Wikipedia", the small yet diverse encyclopedia that he goes to whenever he needs to get informed about any topic. Since 2015, Fatkullin has been actively contributing to Wikipedias in the languages of Russia project, aiming at supporting Wikipedia in those languages. The Signpost interviewed him about his work and views of Wikipedia. (Introduction adapted from the Wikimedia blog post.)
In the closing ceremony of this year's Wikimania, held in Cape Town, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales announced Farkhad Fatkullin ( User:Frhdkazan) as the Wikimedian of the Year for 2018. Fatkullin was selected for his efforts in support of the minority language communities in Russia. Wales said that "Farkhad is energetically community organizing among Russia's minority languages communities, going far and wide beyond his native Tatar. He is also fluent in English, a fact that has established a bridge between those communities and the wider movement after years of isolation. He is community-minded, helpful, friendly, and dedicated to both Wikipedia's mission and to diversity."
Fatkullin joined the Wikimedia movement in 2009, when he "fell in love with Tatar Wikipedia", the small yet diverse encyclopedia that he goes to whenever he needs to get informed about any topic. Since 2015, Fatkullin has been actively contributing to Wikipedias in the languages of Russia project, aiming at supporting Wikipedia in those languages. The Signpost interviewed him about his work and views of Wikipedia. (Introduction adapted from the Wikimedia blog post.)
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