The Bolshaya Peremena final has kicked off at Orlyonok: 1,500 schoolchildren compete for a million rubles

On October 28, the final of the Bolshaya Peremena competition for students in grades 8–10 opened at the All-Russian Children's Center Orlyonok. For the first time, the final stage for senior students is being held here: 1,500 schoolchildren from more than 70 regions have gathered. The winners' names will be announced on November 3, with first-degree laureates receiving one million rubles each.

Otabek YusupovFirst published on tafs uz 28 October 2026 at 21:212 min read

The key facts

1,500 schoolchildren from more than 70 Russian regions are taking part in the Bolshaya Peremena final at Orlyonok
For the first time, Orlyonok is hosting the competition's final stage for senior students
Winners will be announced on November 3; prizes range from 100 thousand to 1 million rubles, with mentors receiving from 50 to 200 thousand

The final of the seventh season has opened at Orlyonok

The ceremonial opening of the final of the Bolshaya Peremena (Big Break) competition for students in grades 8–10 took place on October 28 in the Amfiteatr concert hall of the All-Russian Children's Center Orlyonok, the Rosmolodezh press service reported. One and a half thousand schoolchildren from more than 70 Russian regions are taking part in it. For the first time, it is Orlyonok that is hosting the competition's final stage for senior students. The ceremony began with the raising of the flag, after which the participants got to know one another and the center's traditions.

Challenges, experts and partner workshops

The participants brought with them books of fairy tales, legends and epics of their peoples, in order to introduce their peers to the culture of their home regions. The finalists face competition challenges, meetings with experts and practical sessions ahead. A novelty of the seventh season is the partner workshops, where the schoolchildren will have to solve real-world tasks set by major Russian companies and organizations. Orlyonok director Alexander Dzheus, according to Life.ru, addressed the participants, saying that winning the competition would 'open up new opportunities' and allow them to 'feel the power of community'. Artur Orlov, chairman of the board of the Movement of the First, expressed confidence that taking part would help senior students demonstrate their abilities and find like-minded people. The largest number of finalists came from Moscow, Krasnodar Krai, Sverdlovsk, Rostov, Moscow, Kaluga and Nizhny Novgorod regions, Kuzbass and St. Petersburg.

Prizes and dates

The names of the winners will be announced on November 3. First-degree laureates will receive one million rubles each, second-degree laureates 200 thousand each, and third-degree laureates 100 thousand each. Cash prizes are also provided for mentor teachers: from 50 to 200 thousand rubles depending on their students' results. The final will conclude on November 4, National Unity Day, when the participants will join the festive events. The competition is part of the national project 'Youth and Children' and is held with the support of Rosmolodezh, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Russia.