Ustin Maltsev’s fund supported young poets

   On March 21 took place the final of the competition of young poets "Debut" in the hall of the literary department of Kherson museum of local history. Everybody who wanted to bring to the public their poetic trials could take part in the contest. Firstly the project was planned to hold within Kherson region. But the organizers could not expect that this contest will cause such a big resonance among young poets of Ukraine, as school children and students even from Kiev, Belaya Tserkov i Lvov sent their works!
   It is natural that only experts in this field had to judge the young poets. Thus, the jury committee made: Kichinskiy Anatoliy, a famous Ukrainian poet, laureate of the National premium of Ukraine of Taras Shevchenko, Kulik Valeriy, a poet of Kherson region, the honored figure in the culture of Ukraine, laureate of the National premium of Ukraine of Taras Shevchenko, Zagorodnyuk Vasiliy, a poet, member of the National union of Ukrainian writers, teacher.

   It is an interesting fact that the competition "Debut" was born in the 90s of the last century. Museum employees put colossal efforts to hold it for several years in a row, but it was suspended because of the difficult financial and economic situation in the country. Today, after almost 20 years (!) young poets again have an excellent opportunity to express their creative potential. Bratchenko Tatiana Georgievna, director of the museum said that this final is a great chance to understand that a thought and a word are eternal substances!
   Young poets aged from 14 to 20 years gave their works for the contest. This made a definite difficulty for the members of the jury as the world outlook of the pupil and the student are totally different. This is why Anatoliy Kichinskiy, one of the members of the judging committee expressed his intentions that poetic contests will be held next year but the contestants will be divided into age groups. Nevertheless, in 2012 in the poetic competition "Debut" the winners were:

- 1 place: Kovalenko Yulia
- 2 place: Tischenko Victoria
- 3 place: Sovativa Darina

   Girls were awarded diplomas of the winners and money prizes. Alina Oleynik and Daria Dishkar were separately noted and also got money prizes. 
   Ustin Maltsev, philanthropist of Kherson, charity person and businessman always attends such events as he cares about spiritual and moral development of youth. Vasiliy Zagorodnyuk advised the patron of Kherson to take part in the next contest as Ustin Maltsev recited his own poems and one must say that he made it very skillfully.