About 1800 foreigners from 94 countries took part in the VI International Russian Language Olympiad “Lobachevsky/RU”.
At the first stage, the participants had to create a video presentation of the project on one of the topics: “Amazing tradition of my country”, “Unusual personality of my country”, “Gastronomic traditions of my country”.
As part of the second stage, the contestants underwent individual interviews. Those who successfully answered the jury’s questions were able to enter the final third stage – the “Improvisation Contest”.
On March 27, according to the results of all the tests, the winners and prize–winners were determined in six categories according to the level of proficiency in Russian as a foreign language – from A1 (elementary) to C2 (advanced).
Pavel Shevtsov, Deputy Head of Rossotrudnichestvo, joined the award ceremony in a remote format. “Rossotrudnichestvo has provided and will continue to provide comprehensive support and assistance to people from all over the world who love the Russian language and want to study it both for education and professional development, as well as for general cultural development, building a friendly interethnic dialogue,” Pavel Shevtsov stressed.
UNN Rector Oleg Trofimov noted that attention to the Olympics is growing every year. This time, 1,775 foreign citizens from 94 countries took part in it. Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Iran, Egypt, China, Nigeria, and Mexico declared the largest number of contestants.
The award ceremony was also attended by Olga Petrova, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia. She spoke about the unifying role of the Russian language in the modern world and what a secret it holds.
The Olympiad was held from December 1 to March 27 in an online format.