The results of the regional stage of the “Beauty of God’s World” competition have been summed up in the Ekaterinburg diocesetranslated

The Yekaterinburg diocese summed up the results of the regional stage of the XXII International Children's Art Competition “The Beauty of God's World”. The theme of the competition in 2026 is “The Beauty of God’s World: the Peoples of a United Russia.”

The winners were determined among the works of students from Yekaterinburg, Berezovsky, Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Sysert, Pervouralsk, Revda and Verkhoturye. The project, dedicated to the Year of the Unity of the Peoples of Russia, allowed children to reveal the richness of the cultural diversity of our country through creativity.

A special feature of this year was the formation of a jury from representatives of various city structures of Yekaterinburg. The competition committee was headed by the deputy chairman of the department of religious education and catechesis of the Yekaterinburg diocese, Priest John Avdyushin. The venue for the work of the jury and the holding of the competition stage was the Yekaterinburg Children's Art School No. 4 named after G. S. Metelev.

The jury members jointly selected the prize works and determined the laureates. In their drawings, the children reflected the identity of different peoples, their traditions and way of life. The images of the peoples of the North and Karelia, Tatars, Bashkirs, Buryats, as well as representatives of ethnic groups living in the Sverdlovsk region came to life on the canvases:...