MOSCOW – CenterTelecom OJSC announces completion of the first stage of its "Each in His Own Way" Contest for pupils organized by the company in ten cities of Russia's Central Federal District: Lipetsk, Belgorod, Orel, Tula, Balashikha, Khimki, Smolensk, Kaluga, Bryansk and Tver.

The children's contest is aimed at stimulation of the pupils' creativity and at development of their communications skills. Over 2,000 schoolchildren aged 10-14 years took part in four contest's nominations: Sport, Dramatic Art, Arts and Crafts, and Modern Technologies.

The contest comprises two stages: the regional stage and the federal one. The winners of the regional stage take part in the final stage which is to be held in Moscow region. The jury of the contest is chaired by Russian writer Anatoly Trushkin.