Scientific Essay Contest – 2025
Moscow University of Finance and Law (MFUA), International Association "Peace through Culture" and International Social Movement "League of Culture" invites high school, college, university and graduate students, teachers and citizens to take part in the international Competition of Scientific Essays on the topic: "Constitutional Obligations of the State and Citizens for the Preservation of Historical and Cultural Heritage, Historical and Cultural Monuments, and Ways of Russia's and other Countries Accession to the International Treaty "On the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historical Monuments" – the Roerich Pact (1935).
The contest is held within the framework of the World Culture Day Program on April 15, 2025, and is associated with the 90th anniversary of the signing of the International Treaty for the Protection of Cultural Values - the Roerich Pact (1935), the adoption of which was marked by the real affirmation of the idea of cultural cooperation of all people of the world under the Banner of Peace.
Purpose of the essay competition:
- In-depth study of the Constitutional obligations of the State and citizens for the preservation of historical and cultural heritage;
- Analysis of legislation and law enforcement practice in the field of protection of historical and cultural heritage, historical and cultural monuments;>
- Promotion, finding ways for countries to join the International Treaty "On the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historical Monuments" – the Roerich Pact (1935)."
The competition accepts author's works made in accordance with the attached form with anti-plagiarism of at least 65%, in Word, Times New Roman, up to 10 pages, with an interval of 1.5 in Russian or English width alignment, links to information sources with title, abstract, keywords, introduction, main text, conclusions and a list of references. An information about the author includes last name, first name, patronymic if applicable, position, place of work, organization, email address and phone number.
The participants of the competition need to send their scientific essay in attached form accompanied by a report on anti-plagiarism by April 10, 2025, to the email address: bikalova@yahoo.com, with the subject of the message "INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ESSAY CONTEST 2025".
The jury awards three prizes (winner of I, II, III degrees) for the nominations "Students" and "Professionals".
The selected scientific essays will be posted on the information pages of the Moscow University of Finance and Law MFUA, the International Association "Peace through Culture", the Public Movement for the Approval of the World League of Culture.
Responsible:
Nadezhda A. Bikalova,
PhD in Economics, Associate Professor of the Department of State and Financial and Legal Disciplines of the MFUA, Professor of the International Slavic Academy of Sciences, Education, Arts and Culture, Member of the Presidium of the International Association "Peace through Culture" (Moscow), Member of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the first convocation, Member of the Writers' Union of Russia.
