RUSSIAN HISTORY Olympiad for Foreign Citizens 2025
Give them the surprise of all life – win this WORLD WAR II HISTORY Olympiad
About us
Russia is launching the RUSSIAN HISTORY Olympiad for Foreign Citizens this year, which is a huge brain-game event to bring together people from various countries, who are in love with Russia’s Language, History and Culture.
The Olympiad is to celebrate the crucial role that the USSR played in defeating fascism during World War II. The participants joining the event will have a chance to explore the military strategies employed by the Soviet Union, including the major military operations and tactics, as well as to analyze the USSR’s diplomatic incentives matching these vs the ones pursued by the Allies.
From October 6, 2025 until November 26, 2025, over 1,000 participants will be discussing the most important events pertaining to the said period. The rounds have been designed in various formats – quizzes, history quests, etc.
Just join this unique contest, put your knowledge to a test, improve your Russian and just show what you are up to – all this while enjoying this tough yet friendly battle of brains!
How to join?
We welcome both teams and individual contestants.
Team all-around:
I. Assemble a team:
5 persons aged 16-30. To be eligible, the participants must reside beyond Russia and have no Russian nationality.
II. Get yourself a mentor:
We recommend mentors to be someone experienced, ready to accompany the team and support it all the way through the event.
III. Complete registration:
Fill out the team application form within the deadline.
5 persons aged 16-30. To be eligible, the participants must reside beyond Russia and have no Russian nationality.
II. Get yourself a mentor:
We recommend mentors to be someone experienced, ready to accompany the team and support it all the way through the event.
III. Complete registration:
Fill out the team application form within the deadline.
For those preferring to compete for themselves:
Fill out the individual registration form.
Fill out the individual registration form.
- Go through all the rounds.
Individual all-around:
PRIZES
Top prize ㅤ —ㅤeducational program held for the finalists in St. Petersburg (Russia).
Place I – the History Olympiad Cup and the History Olympiad winner title.
Places II and III – medals
personal & electronic certificates
Rounds
Training seminars for the mentors
The program includes 3 webinars where the mentors will get to know the structure and the specifics of the Olympiad, as well as they will be introduced into the types of tasks and the special issues within different formats. These webinars have been designed to help the participants prepare better for the event.
September 22 – September 24
Format: online
September 29 – October 3
Qualification round
Here each contestant will have to take an individual test, which, if completed successfully, will mean advance to the next round.
Format: online
October 9 – October 13
Round I
- Cinema analysis (identification of historical accuracy by movie scenes)
- Work with award papers (identification of the link between the act of heroism and the respective award)
Format: online
October 20 – October 23
Round II
- Comparative analysis of the strategies employed by the Allies and by the Wehrmacht
- Identification based on memoir certificates
- Cryptanalysis of military reports.
Format: online
November 24, offline, St. Petersburg (Russia)
Semifinals
The Semifinals will bring around 4 teams and 5 individuals.
This round is to be held similar to the Jeopardy TV-show format, and will include 4 theme-based sections: Military Commanders (Zhukov, Rokossovsky, Konev); Turning Points (Battle of Moscow, Battle of Stalingrad); Homefront (evacuation of industry); Anti-fascist resistance (partisan movement)
This round is to be held similar to the Jeopardy TV-show format, and will include 4 theme-based sections: Military Commanders (Zhukov, Rokossovsky, Konev); Turning Points (Battle of Moscow, Battle of Stalingrad); Homefront (evacuation of industry); Anti-fascist resistance (partisan movement)
November 25, offline, St. Petersburg (Russia)
The third-place playoff
This third-place playoff includes four options, which involve five tasks of different format and complexity degree.
November 26, offline, St. Petersburg (Russia)
Final
The Final is arranged as a historical quest with respective routes to be taken around St. Petersburg (Museum of the Defense; Road of Life; Leningrad Siege addresses).
Closing Ceremony
Official Closing Ceremony of the History Olympiad. Prize-winners and top winners Award Ceremony
November 26, offline, St. Petersburg (Russia)
November 22 – November 26, offline, St. Petersburg (Russia)
Entertaining program
Theme tours visiting the most famous sites of interest in St. Petersburg (Russia)
August 12 – September 19
Registration on the website
Each participant will have to complete registration on the website.
REGISTRATION
Complete registration to join the Olympiad
Application form for teams
Application form for individuals
Each team member and their respective mentor is to complete registration
Заявка для участника
Data collection form for participation in the Olympics as an individual participant.
Data collection form for team participation in the Olympics.
News
F.A.Q.
Fill out the form in the Registration section – click Application for Individuals or Application for Teams. Please note that the team application is to be completed by the mentor for all the contestants.
Registration, webinars for mentors, Round I and Round II will be held online on the website.
The Semifinals, the third-place playoff and the Final will be held in St. Petersburg (Russia).
The Semifinals, the third-place playoff and the Final will be held in St. Petersburg (Russia).
All the expenses related to the trip, accommodation and catering for the finalist-teams and their mentors will be covered by the Olympiad organizers.
Subject to the Olympiad Rules, persons who are nationals of Russia may not join the contest.
The contestant’s legal representative will do it.
To learn about the Olympiad 2024, please follow this link:
https://historicalolympiad.com/tab
https://historicalolympiad.com/tab
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