The regulations of the VI Regional essay and video competition “My City of St. Catherine” have been publishedtranslated

Reception of works for the VI Regional children's and youth essay and video competition “My City of St. Catherine” starts on October 15, 2026. You can learn about the conditions of participation and competitive nominations from the regulations published in the competition community.

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” – about the meaning of competent, pure speech and its ability to become the beginning of good changes.

Traditionally, the competition is held in two directions - an essay and a video...