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The Russian Teacher of the Year competition has been held since 1990 and will be held for the 37th time in 2026. Last year the winner was language teacher Dmitry Balanchukov from Belgorod.
Alexey Morozov, a computer science teacher from the Tver region, became the winner of the All-Russian competition “Russian Teacher of the Year”.
Alexey Morozov began preparing for the competition back in August 2025.
MOSCOW, October 1 - RIA Novosti. Teacher of 2026 Alexey Morozov said that he began preparing for the competition back in August 2025.
On Thursday, the winner of the All-Russian competition “Russian Teacher of the Year” was announced at the State Kremlin Palace. It was Alexey Morozov, a computer science teacher from the Tver region.
“We have come a long way, the competition is a long journey lasting a year, that is, I began to prepare since August last year. I invested heavily in this work, and I am very happy that my efforts, some of my achievements, discoveries, my inner world were noticed by the jury and awarded such a high award,” Morozov told reporters.
He noted that his mascot at the competition was an icon in the form of a Rubik's cube.
The head of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, Sergei Kravtsov, previously said that the competition dates back to 1990 and this year is being held for the 37th time. Last year, the winner was Chinese and English teacher Dmitry Balanchukov from Belgorod.

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