National Russian Essay Contest and Olympiada of Spoken Russian Registration Soon!

The National Russian Essay Contest

Every year our program sponsors student participation in the ACTR National post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest. Dartmouth students regularly place near the top!

This contest, established in 1999 by ACTR, has become a signature Russian language contest for post-secondary students around the country. ​Students taking Russian in accredited colleges and universities are invited to participate in the annual National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest (NPSREC) sponsored by the American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR). 

Registration is January 15.

If you have any questions, please contact the Director of the Russian language program Alfia Rakova alfia.rakova@dartmouth.edu

The Olympiada of Spoken Russian

The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies is proud to sponsor the New England Regional Olympiada of Spoken Russian. The 2025 Olympiada of Spoken Russian is scheduled for Sunday, April 6, 2025, on Harvard's Cambridge campus. 

Participating students:

• Compete individually in three "commissions": 
  • About Me/Oral Communication 
  • Civilization/Area Studies 
  • Reading/Stories and Poems
• Compete at levels determined by how long they have studied Russian -- first year students compete at Level One, and so on. Heritage speakers may also participate in the competition. 

Registration for the 2025 Olympiada will open in January 2025!

If you have any questions, please contact the Director of the Russian language program Alfia Rakova alfia.rakova@dartmouth.edu

*picture is of last year's (2024) winners*