RGS announces the winners of the "Write Your Question for the Geographical Dictation" contest

The Russian Geographical Society assembled the results of the annual contest for the greatest questions for the Geographical Dictation. The competition drew a large response in the year of the RGS's 180th anniversary, with authors sending questions from all over Russia as well as 13 countries around the world.

The contest's theme highlighted major events in 2025: the 180th anniversary of the Russian Geographical Society, the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, and the 100th anniversary of the Northern Sea Route's establishment. The questions also traced Russia's historical, cultural, and geographical links with the BRICS countries. The participants displayed a high degree of knowledge and the ability to explain geographical facts in an engaging manner.

Contest Winners:

1) Kolobova Sofia Vadimovna (Oryol Oblast)

2) Fomicheva Ekaterina Gennadevna (Tver Oblast)

3) Levadny Yuri Valerevich (Saint Petersburg)

4) Ledyankina Nadezhda Yurevna (Yaroslavl Oblast)

5) Yusupov Marat Denisovich (The Republic of Crimea)

Nomination "Memory of the Heroes: 80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War": Igumnova Irina Alekseevna(Moscow Oblast)

Nomination "Northern Sea Route: History and Discoveries": Yasashnova Yulia Aleksandrovna (Vladimir Oblast)

Nomination for "Geographical Bridges: Relations between Russia and the BRICS countries": Gorbunov Dmitriy Alekseevich (Tula Oblast)

Nomination "180 years of the Russian Geographical Society: A Journey through Time": Mamontova Ksenia Evgenevna(Sverdlovsk Oblast)

Winners of the incentive prizes:

1. Belokon Michail Alekseevich

2. Belogorzeva Marina Nikolaevna

3. Gorbunova Alla Nikolaevna

4. Krivenko Nina Dmitrievna

5. Konstantinidi Aleksandra Ivanovna

6. Mineev Mark Germanovich

7. Minnullin Kamil Faritovich

8. Minnullin Nailya Faritovna

9. Nasirov Ramzil Fanzilovich

10. Zopa Aleksandra Olegovna

11. Chistyakova Dina Aleksandrovna

Finalists:

The entire list of finalists is available on the Dictation website.

Awards and Prizes

The contest winners will receive Сertificates and commemorative presents from the Russian Geographical Society, as well as invitations to the award ceremony, which will be held on November 30 at the Dictation's Central venue in Moscow. The winners' questions will be included as tasks for the Geographical Dictation - 2025, with necessary authorship attribution.

All finalists will be presented with Certificates of Participation. The selected questions will be featured in Geographical Dictation variants as well as in quizzes and other educational initiatives organized by the Russian Geographic Society. The finalists' award certificates and incentive prizes will be mailed out within a month after the official results release.

We thank all participants; your contributions make the Geographical Dictation more engaging and relevant.

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