FULL LIST of WINNERS FROM ABROAD The 9th International Children's Art Contest "Anton Chekhov and Characters of his Works" GRAND PRIZE Kwok Tsz Long, Ethan (aged 5) Kowloon, Hong Kong, China for “Circus dog”. Age Group: 14-17 year-olds 1st place awards: Nguyen Dinh Nhat Anh (aged 17) Hanoi, Vietnam for “Portrait of Anton Chekhov”; Daria Zaritskaya (aged 16) Kostanay, Kazakhstan for “Chekhov Book Illustration”. 2nd place awards: Zhang Ying (aged 16) Zoucheng, Jining, Shandong, China for “The man with a dog’s face”. Age Group: 11-13 year-olds 1st place awards: Sophia Yakutova (aged 12) Pavlodar, Kazakhstan for “Are You Lost?”; 2nd place awards: Zhao Rongzi (aged 11) Zoucheng, Jining, Shandong, China for “Green Road”; Olga Anosova (aged 12) Khartsyzsk, Donetsk Peoples’ Republic for “Kashtanka”. 3rd place awards: Varadharayan Akshara (aged 11) Chennai, India for “The Three Sisters”; Ayaulym Kasenbekova (aged 12) Pavlodar, Kazakhstan for “An Unusual Trophy”. Age Group: 8-10 year-olds 1st place awards: Ina Nenkova (aged 9) Targovishte, Bulgaria for “The Three Sisters”; Teodora Ruseva (aged 10) Targovishte, Bulgaria for “Portrait of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov”; Galena Naidenova (aged 9) Targovishte, Bulgaria for “Chekhov with his dog”. 2nd place awards: Kavindya Alkegamage (aged 9) Harlow, Essex, Great Britain for “The Great Anton Chekhov”; Kenard Alvaro Hadinata (aged 9) Surabaya, Indonesia for “Kashtanka” 3rd place awards: Keshala Weerarathna (aged 8) Kegalle, Sri Lanka for “Nataly and Lomov argue about dogs”; Aidana Zhanzakhova (aged 8) Rudny, Kazakhstan for “Kashtanka”. Age Group: 4-7 year-olds 1st place awards: Ralitsa Stoicheva (aged 7) Targovishte, Bulgaria for “The Lady with the Dog”; Irina Georgieva (aged 5) Targovishte, Bulgaria for “Portrait of Anton Chekhov”. 2nd place awards: Chanudi Praharsha (aged 5) Ratmalana, Sri Lanka for “Kashtanka and the Military Band”; Veronica Bogaevskaya (aged 6) Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan for “Kashtanka”; Anna Kovaleva (aged 7) Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan for “The Lady with the Dog”; Nethula Kobbekaduwa (aged 5) Polgolla, Kandy, Sri Lanka for “Taganrog — home city of Anton Chekhov”. 3rd place awards: Varvara Walter (aged 7) Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan for “Portrait of Anton Chekhov”. Encouragement prizes Elina Dimitrova (aged 12) Targovishte, Bulgaria for "Portrait of Anton Chekhov"; Alima Eralieva (aged 12) Kostanay, Kazakhstan for “Kashtanka”. .