The Mirninsky Region Toponomy website screenshot, the winner of the first school kids online project contest held in Yakutia, Russia, in 2011.

It’s getting really interesting. It seems the eYakutia – English blog is getting popular in my hometown, Yakutsk. Here is the news I was asked to share with you. I like it much, because it is about what I love, actually. It is about motivating school kids to promote their lovely regions with the means of Internet.

A week ago, the Republic’s Complementary Educational Center (SakhaEdu.Ru) successfully finished the 1st “My Homeland” Internet projects contest among high schools in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Siberia / Russia.

The contest mission was simple. Children were assigned to create websites dedicated to their homelands, i.e. regions, towns or villages. As a result, 19 schools from 10 Yakutian regions submitted their online projects for the republic competition.

So, who are the winners? See the list below.

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Yulia Zerzheeva

TOP 10 Miss Virtual Yakutia 2011 online beauty pageant contenders have been announced. On March 8th, the Siberian city of Yakutsk will meet and greet its best lady, who made it to the long-desired gold crown and high title through numerous photo sessions, voting stages and various small contests from December of the previous year.

Can you imagine? For almost four months, contenders have been living the life of virtual beauty rat race?

Miss Virtual Yakutia is the annual web-based beauty pageant arranged by Sakha Internet, the major Yakutsk-based online content provider, and Ona+, weekly women newspaper.

Further, please, find more pictures of the online beauty contest finalists…

Oh, by the way, does anyone know, why young ladies are so eager to participate in such beauty events? Is it like just their way of saying, “Hey, look at me. I am the best and definitely I deserve the rich fiance on the white horse …”? Whatever the true motivation is, it’s a good reason to show what type of women live in Yakutia, the biggest Siberian region

Enjoy!

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Veronika Vysokikh, Miss Virtual Yakutia 2010

24-year-old Veronika Vysokikh earned the Miss Virtual Yakutia 2010 crown. She won the online beauty pageant and was recognized by people’s choice as the best of 137 participants. Congratulations!

Miss Virtual Yakutia is an annual online contest. It is more prestigious than Miss Yakutia. MVY is considered to be the big Internet-based event hosted by Sakha Internet LLC in Yakutsk. It usually starts in the early December and ends in the beginning of March, a few days prior to Russia’s Women Day, March 8th.

Further, please, find Veronika Vysokikh’s video and photographs. Read the rest of this entry…

Yulia Gibadullina, a 2010 Miss Virtual Yakutia finalist, #1 in semi-final. 7405 voices.

This news is a little bit delayed. I was really busy. Nevertheless, check the portraits of the 2010 Miss Virtual Yakutia online contest finalists elected on the basis of the results of online voting, sms voting race, and sub-competitions “the best video presentation” and “the best out-of-format picture.” Ten finalists were announced on Feb. 09, 2010. Read the rest of this entry…

I have an US-based friend on Facebook. His name is Sid Korn. A few days ago he informed me that he created the slideshow using my pictures of the recent road trip to Oymyakon, the Pole of Cold. Here it is. Read the rest of this entry…

Aytalina Smirnova, a Miss Virtual Yakutia online beauty contest participant

The Miss Virtual Yakutia 2010 executive committee announced that all participants’ porfolio photographs have been published on the official website of Yakutia’s online beauty contest. Read the rest of this entry…

Olesya Malevanik, a Miss Virtual Yakutia 2009 finalist (left), Anastasia Sanitarova, Vice-Miss Virtual Yakutia 2009 (right).

This is the Pavlov & Pavlov creative studio’s promo posters for the online beauty contest “Miss Virtual Yakutia 2010″, that started officially on Novermber 27th, 2009. The final “battle” will take place on March 6th, 2010. The motto of this year’s online beauty pageant is “The Battle for the Crown!” Read the rest of this entry…