All-Ukrainian competition of student works on "History and lessons of the Holocaust" named after I.B. Medvinsky
On May 20-21, 2023, the ХХІІІ All-Ukrainian competition of student works "History and lessons of the Holocaust'' named after I. B. Medvinsky was held! Because of the russia's military aggression against Ukraine, the event was conducted in a mixed format. 29 participants could take part in the final of the competition.
We express our huge gratitude to all participants, teachers, parents and mentors! Your works have become a source of inspiration and have given us even more confidence in the future of our country. Let this competition become an impetus for further research and development of your talents.
Congratulations to all the winners of the XXIII competition!
So, here are the results:
Creative session
1st place - Maryna Yarysh (Dnipro), Dmytriv Iryna (Lviv)
2nd place - Oliynyk Olga (Cherkasy)
3rd place - Ilya Gerasimenko (Dnipro), Karina Kyrychenko (Oster, Chernihiv Region)
Research session:
1st place - Fandyra Bohdan (Klynove village, Khmelnytskyi region)
2nd place - Taisia Derkach (Poltava)
3rd place - Anna Ustymenko, Liana Lesechko, Alyona Sobko (Novoukrayinka village, Mykolaiv Region)
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