May 28, 2020: The International Children's Art Contest "Anton Chekhov and Characters of his Works" was held for the tenth time in the city of Taganrog.

A contest entry "Death of a Civil Servant" by Zhu Ruixiang from Peoples' Republic of China. Photo: Wang Min

In 2020, 1680 artworks from Russia and 39 world countries were received by the organizers of the Chekhov Art Contest: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Byelorussia, Bulgaria, Canada, China (Peoples' Republic of China, Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei), Czech Republic, Donetsk Peoples' Republic, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America and Uzbekistan.

The Grand Prize was awarded to Diana Skatova (aged 13) from the city of Omsk, Russia for her work "After the Play".

A contest entry "The Meeting of Fat and Thin" by Zhao JingYi from Peoples' Republic of China. Photo: Wang Min

Young artists from Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Canada, Czech Republic, Lebanon, Mexico, Moldova, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Turkey and Qatar took part for the very first time, bringing the overall number of participant countries to 62.

Click here for a full list of winners from abroad.