A student of Krasnodar gymnasium became the winner of the international poetry competition

A student of the 11th grade of Krasnodar gymnasium No. 36, Kirill Polovinsky, won the poetic nomination of the international literary award Glagolitsa for authors from 14 to 17 years old. The final of the competition was held in Kazan, where the student was awarded the statuette “Crystal Owl”, the press service of the Krasnodar administration reported.

Kirill has been writing poetry since he was four. He repeatedly became the winner and prize-winner of city competitions of readers and literary festivals, received regional literary awards and won federal creative competitions.

In the award “Glagolica” the student participated for the second time. In addition to his own works, he presented the author's board game "War and Peace: Rumors", conducted a poetic battle and interviewed actor Sergei Chonishvili.

In 2026, more than 2,200 young writers and poets aged 10 to 17 from 31 countries applied for the competition. 110 authors reached the final. They competed in the nominations of prose and poetry in Russian and Tatar languages, drama, essays and literary translation.

The final program lasted six days. Participants met with writers, poets and artists, and also attended master classes in illustration, photography, poster design, stage craftsmanship and podcasting.

The Glagolitsa Literary Award has been held since 2013. During this time, more than 15 thousand children from 83 regions of Russia and 65 countries of the world took part in it. The organizer of the competition is the charitable foundation for the development of culture “Happy Stories”.

Earlier, Veniamin Kondratiev awarded the best teachers of the Krasnodar Territory.