Talented young people from the Donetsk region achieved outstanding results in the 19th International Competition on Ukrainian Studies for students in grades 8–11 of general secondary schools.
The winners received awards in various categories.
In the category “Exalting the Heroism and Courage of Ukraine’s Defenders and Honoring the Memory of Fallen Heroes,” first place went to Anna Hasych, a 9th-grade student at Gymnasium No. 12 of the Pokrovsk City Council (mentor: Olena Demchenko). Anna researched the topic “The Formation of Civic Attitudes Among Youth in Wartime: The Figure of Dmytro Lysenko as a Moral Compass for a Generation (Based on Materials from the Pokrovsk Community in Donetsk Oblast).”
In the category “Ukrainian Statehood: Past and Present; The Struggle for Ukrainian Independence and Unity in the 20th–21st Centuries,” first place went to Aisha Murza, a 9th-grade student at the Mangush Support School (advisor: Anzhelika Okhtyrko). Her work was dedicated to the topic “Ethnic terror against the Greeks of the Azov region: historical experience and modern parallels.”
In the category “The Ukrainian Language, Education, and Science as Factors in Preserving Ukrainian Identity,” first place went to Iryna Shumey, a 10th-grade student at Velykonovosilkovsky Secondary School No. 2 (Grades 1–3) (advisor: Olena Avilova). She brilliantly explored the topic “The Concept of ‘Wealth’ in Oneiric Folklore.”
In the same category, second place was awarded to:
- Yelyzaveta Konoshenko, a 10th-grade student at Lyceum No. 2 of the Pokrovsk City Council in Donetsk Oblast (advisor: Halyna Kira), who researched the topic “The Impact of the 2022–2026 Russian-Ukrainian War on the Linguistic Situation in Donetsk Oblast”;
- Taisiya Tikhonova, a 9th-grade student at the “Leader” General Secondary Education Center of the Kramatorsk City Council in Donetsk Oblast (advisor: Iryna Melnyk). The topic of her work is “The Genetic Code of Ukrainian Identity in Donetsk Oblast: The Experience of the ‘Leader’ General Secondary Education School (Kramatorsk Ukrainian Gymnasium) in Fostering National Identity.”
Dear winners! Your research is a significant contribution to the preservation of national memory, the development of Ukrainian statehood, and the nurturing of our identity.
Based on materials from the Donetsk Regional Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education