The Sixth All-Russian historical competition for students of the upper grades has come to an end

The Sixth All-Russian historical competition „Man in history. Russia – 20th century“ for students of the upper grades has come to an end.

3520 papers from 1289 towns and settlements were received. Practically all (85 out of 89) regions of Russia were represented in this competition. The region of Krasnoyarsk brought in 165 papers (thous occupying forth place in measured activitiy in Russia), 70 of which passed the first round. 36 papers came from the Republic of Khakassia, 13 of which were selected into the secon round as well.

Four papers from Krasnoyarsk and one from Khakassia passed the third selective procedure (representing the 100 best papers):

• Zhanna Bogdashina from Krasnoyarsk („What does one’s homeland start with“)
• Yevgeniya Kosolapova from the villsge of Kazantsevo, Shushensk district  („Soldier of an unknown front: hero or victim?“)
• Yekaterina Podolitchenko from the settlement of Tanzybey, district of Yermakovo („The war and the people“)
• Vera Ritter, Nadezhda Chuyeshova from the village of Mezhovo, Sayansk district   („Did they forget about anyone?!“ Documents and memoirs about the inhabitants of the village of Mezhovo, who died during the Great Patriotic War“)
• Anastasia Safronova, Liudmila Shelomentseva from the settlement of Shira  („The election of Ivan Solovev and Arkadiy Golikov – at the crossroads of two epochs“) 

Dimitriy Merikin from the settlement of Novaya Syda, Krasnoturansk district, became one of the prizewinners  - he ranked third with his paper „Hurrah – marched the soldiers“. His treatise was among the 55 best. The winners, with Dima Merikin among them, were invited to Moscow from May 4th to 8th to take part in the final discussions and the presentation ceremony.

On May 19th the regional presentation ceremony for the participants in the competition will take place in the municipal Pioneer and Student Palace.

Dima Merikin in Moscow

 
Presentation ceremony. Dima – we are proud of you!

 The organizers of the competition:

• the International „Memorial“ Organization of historical illumination, social               welfare and human rights,
• the Council of local history and geography of the Russian Academy of Education,
• the professorate of regional history and geography and
• the Center of oral tradition of the Russian State Humanistic University

The competition was supported by:

• the regional social organization „Open Russia“ (RF),
• the foundation „Remembrance, responsibility and future“ (FRG),
• the Ford Foundation (USA),
• the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation (FRG)

Subjects of the competition:

• Man and War. The price of victory
• Family history
• People like us – strangers. A different nationality, a different religion, different  convictions
• Personality and society
• Man and authority
• Man and his native village

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