2023 National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest Award Winners from Rutgers
In this year’s contest, there were nearly 1,000 essays submitted from dozens of universities, colleges, and institutions across the nation. Judges from Moscow read each essay and ranked the top 15 to 20% of essays (depending on the total number submitted in each category). Of these, FOUR Rutgers students earned awards in the national contest! Congratulations to:
Nicholas Doblosky (B1 level): Silver medal
Olena Freyak (B1 level): Bronze medal
Helen Hopersky (C4 level): Bronze medal
Alex Dolgin (C2 level): Honorable mention
Congratulations!!
2023 Rutgers Russian Essay Contest Results
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1st Place, Non-heritage: Emily Gill
1st Place, Heritage: Olena Freyak
2nd Place: Shannon Huhn
3rd Place: Marie Parkin
Honorable Mentions: Jack Eagleburger, Sarah Roth
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1st Place: John Thatcher2nd Place: Nicholas Doblosky
Honorable Mention: Alexandria Minetti
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1st Place: Rosie Berman2nd Place: Alex DolginHonorable Mentions: Andrew Krapivin, Bianca Lusher
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1st Place, Non-heritage: Marcus Cook 1st Place, Heritage: Jennifer Raskoshin
Honorable Mentions: Sophia Malinsky, Yury Lauterbach
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1st Place: Liza Ter-Saakov
2nd Place: Valery Lyssyakevich3rd Place: Ivan Nikolaev
Honorable Mention: Amel Metjahic
At-large, honorable mention: Helen Hopersky