A children's drawing competition dedicated to the Nativity of Christ starts in Zheleznogorsktranslated

On the initiative of the rector of the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael, Archpriest Roman Neshcheret, a children's drawing competition dedicated to the Nativity of Christ is being held in Zheleznogorsk. The initiative was agreed upon with the head of the Education Department, Igor Rydenkov, and is being implemented within the framework of the grant project “Splitting the Atom - Towards the Light of the Christmas Star,” which won the International Grant Competition “Orthodox Initiative 2026.”

The organizers of the competition are the Orthodox Parish of the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel of the city of Zheleznogorsk, the Municipal Educational Institution "Department of Education" of the city of Zheleznogorsk, the Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium (a structural unit of the KGBOU "Zheleznogorsk Cadet Corps"), regional educational organizations with the support of the International Grant Competition "Orthodox Initiative" 2026. Children and teenagers are invited to participate in four age categories: 7–9 years old, 10–12 years old, 13–15 years old and 16–18 years old. The school stage will be held from October 12 to December 11, applications for the city stage are accepted until December 12, work must be submitted on December 14, and the award ceremony will take place on December 18 at 14:30 in the assembly hall of the Mariinsky Women's Gymnasium.

Works will be accepted using painting techniques...