Attention: the deadline for accepting works for the competition “My City of St. Catherine” has been extended until November 25translated

The Organizing Committee of the VI Regional Children's and Youth Essay and Video Competition “My City of St. Catherine” announces the extension of the deadline for accepting competitive works. Now essays and videos are accepted until November 25 inclusive.

This decision was made based on numerous requests from participants.

The essay and video competition “My City of St. Catherine” is being held in the Ural capital with the blessing of Metropolitan Evgeniy of Yekaterinburg and Verkhoturye for the sixth time. Schoolchildren and students of colleges and technical schools in Yekaterinburg and the Middle Urals aged 7 to 18 can submit their creative works to it. The theme of this year’s competition was a quote from the work of Chingiz Aitmatov - “Man learns goodness from man.”

Participants can reveal it in one of three categories:

– “Pages of History” - about historical events and residents of Yekaterinburg, who became examples of mercy, compassion and selflessness;

– ““Quiet” heroes” - about those who do good without loud words: teachers, neighbors, volunteers and other caring people;

– “The Power of Words” is about the meaning of competent, pure speech and its ability to become the beginning of good changes.

Traditionally the competition...