The XI International educational event “Great Ethnographic Dictation” will be held at the Church on the Bloodtranslated

In the Ural capital, in the conference hall of the Church on the Blood, on November 3 at 11:00 the XI International educational event “Great Ethnographic Dictation” will take place. This year the event is dedicated to the Year of Unity of the Peoples of Russia.

The promotion will take place from November 3 to November 12, 2026 and will cover all constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as well as foreign countries. The dictation was first held in 2016 on the initiative of the Ministry of National Policy of the Udmurt Republic and active youth of Udmurtia.

“The Great Ethnographic Dictation” is an educational project that introduces the culture of the peoples living in Russia and allows us to assess the general level of ethnocultural literacy. The tasks are prepared in the form of a test and include 30 federal questions. 45 minutes are allotted for completion, the maximum score is 100.

Residents of Russia and foreign countries can become participants, regardless of age, education, social class, nationality, religion and citizenship.

The purpose of the action is to assess the level of ethnographic literacy of citizens and their knowledge about the peoples living on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as to attract the attention of the general public to the need to create effective tools for...