Carleton University, in cooperation and support from the Russia-Canada Business Council and the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Canada,
is pleased to announce the winners of
the Third Canada-Wide Russian Writing Contest
This year marks the 75th Commemoration of the End of the WWII OR 75-летие Победы в Великой Отечественной войне, and, accordingly, our contest topics addressed this big event. We received 48 impressive and touching personal essays from across Canada. We had also a wide age range of contestants, from 10 years old to 75 years old.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS:
The first place in the category “The Russian Language as a Window Into Russian Culture”:
Mercedes Bullock (University of Ottawa)
The second place in the category “The Russian Language as a Window Into Russian Culture”:
Grant McIlhargey (University of Ottawa)
The third place in the category “The Russian Language as a Window Into Russian Culture”:
Sladjana Grmas (Carleton University)
A special award in the category “The Russian Language as a Window Into Russian Culture”:
Alexander Currey (Carleton University)
The first place in the category “The Russian Language as a Native Language”:
Leonid Chizhikov (RCC Pushkin Russian Language School, Vancouver)
Liudmila Ivanova (Children’s Centre “Mechta”, Montréal)
The second place in the category “The Russian Language as a Native Language”:
Elena Mitrofanova (Holy Trinity Russian Parish School, Toronto)
Sergey Tyunin (Russian School Gramota, Montréal)
The third place in the category “The Russian Language as a Native Language”:
Nicole Anosov (Russian School Gramota, Montréal)
Yaroslav Davletshin (Russian School Gramota, Montréal)
A special award from the panel of judges – “A Prize From the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Canada”:
Ivan Travkin (University of Ottawa)
A special award from the panel of judges – “My Language – My Soul”:
Artem Kerbalaev (Children’s Centre “Mechta”, Montréal)
A special award from the panel of judges – “A Young Talent”:
Olessia Larina (Russian School Gramota, Montréal)
Pavel Pyak
A special award from the panel of judges – “For the Faithfulness in Classical Traditions”:
Allison Tsypin (Russian School Gramota, Montréal)
Natalie Freidlin (Roots Education Inc., Toronto)
Valentina Morley (RCC Pushkin Russian Language School, Vancouver)
A special award from the panel of judges – “The Heart’s Memory”:
Adele Usmanov (Russian School Gramota, Montréal)
Emilia Korjavykh
Maria Mirau (Russian School Gramota, Montréal)
Mariia Gegiya (Russian School Gramota, Montréal)
We thank once again everyone who has participated in the 2020 Russian Writing Contest, and we wish you success in all your future endeavors.
If you have questions about the contest, please email us at cu.russianwritingcontest@gmail.com
Yours sincerely,
Carleton Russian Writing Contest Team