The American Council of Teachers of Russian (ACTR). Register your students for National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest. Deadline is January 31, 2016. 10th ANNUAL ACTR NATIONAL POST-SECONDARY RUSSIAN ESSAY CONTEST Students taking Russian in accredited colleges and universities are invited to participate in the ninth. This year, all Russian Flagship students will be required to participation in the National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest, sponsored by the American Council of. 11th Annual ACTR National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest. Students taking Russian in accredited colleges and universities are invited to participate in the. CFA: 2015 National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest. Please note that one teacher at each participating institution must be a current member of ACTR. Students other than Russian Heritage Learners Category A: Students who do not and did not ever speak Russian or any other Slavic language at home. This is a national writing contest for Russian speakers of all levels, from 1st-year to heritage, and is judged by a panel of experts. Participants have the. Russian Language Students Place in ACTR National Post. Russian students who did extremely well on the ACTR National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest. 8th ANNUAL ACTR NATIONAL POST-SECONDARY RUSSIAN ESSAY CONTEST. Students taking Russian in accredited colleges and universities are invited to participate in the. Congratulations to the winners of the Sixteenth Annual ACTR National Post-Secondary Russian Essay Contest. In this year’s contest, there were 1,087 essays submitted.