Intellectual Quiz on the Fundamentals of Orthodox Doctrine Held at the Almaty Theological Seminary

November 1, 2026. Almaty. With the blessing of Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan, an intellectual quiz testing knowledge of the fundamentals of Orthodox doctrine was held at the Almaty Theological Seminary.

The participants included students from the Seminary’s pastoral, catechetical, and choir conducting departments.

The quiz was organized by the Seminary administration, headed by its Rector, Archpriest Evgeny Ivanov.

The jury comprised Priest Pyotr Bakhtiyarov, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs; Priest Evgeny Bessonov, Seminary Inspector; Priest Alexander Shishlov, Head of the Seminary’s Chancellery; L.E. Goricheva, Head of the Cultural Department of the Metropolitan District and Honoured Worker of Culture; and Reader Maxim Safin, a lecturer at the Seminary.

The competition programme included questions testing participants’ knowledge of the fundamentals of Orthodox doctrine, the troparia and history of the Twelve Great Feasts, as well as an assessment of their skills in reading liturgical texts in Church Slavonic.

The following students were named winners of the competition:

Preparatory Course Students

First place - A. Borodin

Second place - A. Grishenkov

Third place - V. Kolchin

Senior Students

First place - N. Stolbova

Second place - G. Britov

Third place - G. Gromov

The prize-winners were awarded diplomas and gift certificates for purchasing books at Meloman stores.

At the conclusion of the event, Priest Pyotr Bakhtiyarov noted the high level of knowledge demonstrated by the students during the quiz and encouraged the Seminary students to continue studying the doctrinal truths of the Orthodox faith.

A group photograph was taken to commemorate the event.