All-Russian Olympiad “Guardians of the Russian Language”

The Olympiad is organized on the initiative of the Ministry of Education in the Russian Federation, with the support of the Empathy Charitable Foundation, established by Mikhail Shelkov. The Olympiad involves teachers and Russian language instructors from educational institutions across the various regions of the Russian Federation.

Dates and Venues of the Olympiad:

1. Remote Stage
Conducted online from October 2 to October 23, 2023
2. Regional Stage
Held in-person in the various regions of the Russian Federation from November 1 to November 2, 2023
3. All-Russian (Final) Stage
In 2023, this stage will take place in-person in Tula, at the Oktava Cluster from December 6 to December 8

Prize Money for Winning Teachers:

Mikhail Shelkov’s foundation will provide a monthly grant of 50,000 rubles for 12 months to all 30 winners. The total prize money, donated by Empathy, will amount to 18 million rubles.

Procedure for Conducting the Olympiad:

The regulations for conducting the all-Russian professional Olympiads for teachers and instructors in 2023 are presented on the Olympiad website: konkurs.apkpro.ru

Remote Stage

Access to tasks is provided through the Olympiad website. Participants need to:

  • Register on the website and fill in personal data in their profile;
  • Complete the tasks of the remote stage within 240 minutes.

Results of this stage will become available in participants’ personal profiles immediately after submitting the answers. Participants who score the highest number of points in their region will be recognized as winners of the remote stage. The next 50 teachers in each region following the winners will be recognized as prize-winners based on the ranking table.

Regional Stage

Winners and prize-winners of the remote stage will be eligible to participate in the in-person regional stage of the Olympiad.

The time limit for completing the tasks of the regional stage will be no more than 240 minutes. Results of this stage will be available in participants’ personal profiles immediately after submitting the answers. The participant with the highest number of points will be recognized as the winner of the regional stage.

All-Russian (Final) Stage

The all-Russian (final) stage of the Olympiad in 2023 will take place in Tula, at the Oktava Cluster, which is privately bankrolled by Mikhail Shelkov, founder of Empathy. Winners of the regional stage from each region will be sent to participate.

Participants occupying the top positions in the rankings will become winners of the Olympiad. The other 4 participants in the top 5 will be recognized as prize-winners.

Lists of winners and prize-winners of the all-Russian (final) stage of the Olympiads will be published on the websites of the Olympiad and the Academy of the Ministry of Education in Russia (FGAOU DPO).

 

For more details on the procedures of the Olympiad, refer to the regulations for conducting all-Russian professional Olympiads for teachers and instructors in 2023 by the Academy of the Ministry of Education in Russia, on the Olympiad website.