It is the first time the International Association of the Russian Language and Literature organizes the World Festival of Russian Language supported by the Russian World Fund and Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation. During the 2010-2011 academic year the selecting rounds for the students were being held all over the world. The ZNU student is among the winners.
Among the absolute winners are 57 participants including five Ukrainian students. The ZNU senior of the Philological Department Zhanna Ragrina is among them too. 100 participants are vice-winners, among them are eight Ukrainuians including: ZNU senior Julia Gryn and the Philological Department alumna Alina Makarenko. 
The finalists are invited to Saint-Petersburg this autumn. The girls are grateful to their teacher Prof. Iryna Pavlenko 
Congratulations!
