#Discover Russia (Russian: #Узнай Россию) is a series of contests in the Russian Wikipedia organized by the Association of Honorary Citizens and the foundation Wikimedia RU since 2013.[1] The project is supported by the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation. As of March 2019, 276 people took part in the competitions: they created and extended more than 18,700 Wikipedia articles. In December 2018, "Discover Russia" became the winner of the all-Russian contest Russian Volunteer as an educational project.[2][3]
| Discover Russia | |
|---|---|
| Russian: Узнай Россию | |
 Logo of the contest #Discover the World. Start with sister cities (2018–2019) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Presented by | Wikimedia RU; Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation |
| First awarded | June 3, 2013 |
| Website | www |
References
edit- ^ Dmitriy Buyanin (2013-06-03). "Русскоязычная Википедия впервые объявила конкурс с денежным призом" [Russian Wikipedia announced the very first contest with a money prize]. ria.ru (in Russian). RIA Novosti. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- ^ Olga Borskaya (2018-12-05). "Лучшие волонтеры страны: Кто стал победителем конкурса «Доброволец России-2018». Номинация: Говорит волонтер" [The best volunteers of the country: Who won the Russian Volunteer 2018 contest]. kp.ru (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- ^ "Жители Дона могут принять участие в международном конкурсе "Галерея славы"" [Residents of the Don region can take part in the international competition "Gallery of Glory"]. rostov.aif.ru (in Russian). Argumenty i Fakty. 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
External links
edit- Elena Gerasimova (2019-03-12). "Информация о достопримечательностях городов-побратимов Иркутска теперь доступна в Википедии. Справка: "#Узнай Россию"" [Information about the tourist attractions of the sister cities of Irkutsk is now available in Wikipedia. "#Discover Russia"]. SIA.ru (in Russian). Siberian Information Agency. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- Sergey Krutskikh (2019-03-12). "Итоги конкурса "Узнай мир": сведения о городах-побратимах Симферополя и Евпатории теперь в Википедии. Справка: "#Узнай Россию"" [The results of the “Discover the World” contest: Data on twin cities of Simferopol and Yevpatoriya are now available in Wikipedia. "#Discover Russia"]. crimeapress.info (in Russian). CrymPRESS. Retrieved 2019-10-27.