Yuri Vyazemsky, the creator and longtime host of the intellectual TV show "Gifted Girls & Brainy Boys", who was eagerly awaited in Yekaterinburg, did not attend the final of the Olympiad in the capital of the Urals. However, he recorded a video message for the participants, in which he declared his love for the city. Material by URA.RU.
“There are objective reasons for my absence. At the same time, I’m with you in spirit because I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time. I really wanted to go to the Urals because I already have Kaliningrad, I already have Chukotka, but I don’t have the Urals yet. In other words, I don’t have the center of our nation, my friends. Without you, the Gifted Girls & Brainy Boys movement would be absolutely impossible, so I’m very glad that you are joining us. Today we have a big reason to celebrate, and we will see each other many, many times in the future. I am a philosopher, but you are the clever boys and clever girls. Good luck!”
Vyazemsky said. The host also noted that his first love connected him to the Urals.
The selection will take place at the Golden Ratio Foundation. Thirty participants have been invited to the final stage of the regional selection in the capital of the Urals. The students will answer questions on four topics: the Russian Revolution and the development of the Urals in the 1910s-1930s, the Demidovs, Ural inhabitants in Russian history and culture, and the Urals during World War II.
Based on the results of the competition, three winners and several prize-winners will be selected. They will travel to Moscow free of charge to participate in the federal stage of the television Olympiad. There, they will compete for the opportunity to enter MGIMO (Moscow State Institute of International Relations). In addition, the top participants will receive 100,000 rubles (~1250 USD) from the Empathy Charitable Foundation, founded by Mikhail Shelkov, who is a patron of the competition in Yekaterinburg.