10th nationwide Russian language olympiad concludes at Russia’s Ankara embassy

Russia’s Ambassador to Türkiye Sergey Vershinin spoke at the closing ceremony of the 10th nationwide Russian language olympiad and congratulated its finalists and winners.

On November 7, the closing ceremony of the 10th nationwide Russian language olympiad was held on the grounds of Russia’s embassy in Ankara. The olympiad was organized with the support of the Association of Russian Language Teachers and Translators of Türkiye and the Russkiy Mir Foundation.

Russia’s Ambassador to Türkiye Sergey Vershinin thanked the participants for their interest in Russia’s rich cultural heritage, congratulated the olympiad’s finalists and winners, and wished the young people success.

Sergey Vershinin speaks at the olympiad’s closing ceremony

The embassy noted that over the past decade, the olympiad has become a notable educational event for Türkiye’s citizens interested in the Russian language, literature and culture, as well as for Russian compatriots living in Türkiye.

The embassy stressed the symbolic significance of the current olympiad coinciding with the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and the 205th anniversary of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s birth. Participants appeared at the ceremony in national costumes.