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Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
The Total Dictation, an annual cultural and educational event that grew from an initiative by students of Novosibirsk State University into a global event, was held for the sixth time at the Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University.
For the first time, Polytechnic became the site of the Total Dictation in 2018. At that time, the text was read by SPbPU teacher Svetlana Ulyanova. The following year, the university’s guest and reader was the Honored Artist of Russia Anastasia Melnikova.
In 2020, St. Petersburg was declared the capital of the Total Dictation, and although the event was postponed twice due to the pandemic, it still took place, including at the Polytechnic University.
In 2023, the Total Dictation at SPbPU was attended by A record number of literacy enthusiasts – 222. The head of the SPbPU news portal department, journalist Evgeny Gusev, dictated. That year marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Far East explorer Vladimir Arsenyev, and it was to him that Vladivostok writer Vasily Avchenko dedicated the text of the dictation.
And last Saturday, the 22nd Total Dictation took place, with over 1.3 million people around the world joining in. In 57 countries, venues were organized for those wishing to test their literacy, including in 1,134 Russian cities. In St. Petersburg, 7,839 people wrote the dictation, 166 of whom were at the Polytechnic University.
This year, the guests were received in auditorium #235, the very same one where the history of the Total Dictation at our university began. Each person who came was given gifts: a postcard, a bookmark, a fridge magnet, a branded pen, and a form reminiscent of an exam form. The sight of it evoked a slight excitement, already forgotten by those who had long since graduated from school or university. And there were about a third of such participants.
The guests were greeted by the host of the event, the head of the SPbPU Public Relations Department Marianna Dyakova. She told about the features of this year’s dictation, reminded them of the rules and introduced the announcer, a popular St. Petersburg actor, TV presenter and blogger. Andrey Zaitsev. By the way, Andrey is reading the dictation text at SPbPU for the second time – in 2020 heshared this role with journalist and TV presenter of the program “Open Studio” Roman Gerasimov.
The texts for the 2025 dictation were written by Marina Moskvina, a writer, screenwriter, finalist of the Yasnaya Polyana Prize, and laureate of the honorary diploma of the International Hans Christian Andersen Prize.
After the dictation was over, many stayed to take photos and get an autograph from Andrey Zaitsev, and some participants shared their impressions.
Olga and Yulia: This is our second time participating in the Total Dictation. The last time we didn’t really like the result – a C for punctuation. We were confident in spelling, but there were problems with punctuation marks. And now it’s the same! But overall, everything is great – we wrote with pleasure, the announcer was good, and Marina Moskvina herself also read her text expressively.
Egor: My girlfriend and I are writing the dictation for the third time and the second time at the Polytechnic. We like this venue. Last year we got a B. No, we didn’t prepare specifically this year, how can you prepare here – the texts are always different, there are always some new tricks.
Kirill: It was my first time participating, it was exciting. Writing a dictation at an educational institution is something special, especially with such narrators. The hardest thing was writing by hand, I don’t do it often, now I’ll need to rest for a week! It’s scary to imagine what grade I’ll get, a C, probably. But it doesn’t matter, the main thing is the process itself.
Daniil: I am writing the Total Dictation for the first time. For me, it is a very interesting experience when people of different ages sit together and write a dictation. Grammar did not raise any questions, but punctuation is a more unpleasant moment. I think it is worth coming here, it is not scary to make a mistake, it is interesting to see the result.
Kirill Stanovenko: I came to the dictation today for the first time and I am very impressed. I graduated from the Polytechnic University four years ago, spent many hours in this auditorium – we had higher mathematics here. I came – and memories came flooding back, I met the teachers, plus such an event, organized at the highest level, in general, I am delighted. I believe that people who doubt their knowledge of the Russian language are doubly obliged to come here to try their hand and learn something new. I hope for an A.
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