The final stage of the Russian Language Olympiad for foreigners held at the Presidential Library

From March 26 to 28, 2024, the final stage of the Olympiad “Russia in the Electronic World” in the subject “Russian as a Foreign Language” came to an end at the Presidential Library. About a thousand schoolchildren and students from Vietnam, Iran, Uzbekistan, Egypt, India, China and other countries of the world competed to reach the finals this year. 

The contest was held from October 2, 2023 to March 28, 2024. Foreign citizens - schoolchildren over 14 years old and students - were also able to participate. The Olympiad included two stages. The qualifying round was held remotely from October 2, 2023 to January 18, 2024. The final stage takes place in person from March 26 to March 28, 2024 at the Presidential Library in St. Petersburg, its Reserve Center in Moscow, as well as the remote electronic reading rooms of the institution in Russia and abroad.

Contest tests allowed to evaluate three levels of Russian language proficiency: elementary (A1), basic (A2), first certification level (B1).  

• On March 26, a test of knowledge of the elementary level of Russian as a foreign language (A1) will be held,
• March 27 – basic (A2),
• March 28 – advanced level (B1).

The tasks of the full-time round of the Olympiad consisted of four blocks: “Vocabulary and Grammar”, “Listening”, “Writing” and “Cultural Block”.

The results will be based on the results of the individual contest. Winners and runners-up will be awarded diplomas.

The Olympiad in the subject “Russian as a Foreign Language” has been held by the Presidential Library since 2019. During the existence of the educational project, about 3,000 schoolchildren and students became its participants.

More detailed information about the event is available at http://olympiada.prlib.ru/rusforeign/#/Welcome. One can also contact the department of educational programs of the Presidential Library (812) 305-16-21 (ext. 360 - Anastasia Evgenievna Chashchina) or email at rusforeign@prlib.ru.

The information partner of the project is the GlavSprav portal.