Young Russian Geniuses Share Winning Secrets for Global Academic Contests

Mar 28, 2025

Follow the parental example, but trust intuition. Timur Akhmedov was born into a family of medical professionals, so from very childhood he had dreamed of becoming a dentist. To achieve this, he began studying biology and chemistry. But later, he realised that the second subject was much more interesting, so he enrolled in a class with a chemistry focus. Timur reached this new level gradually. first, a victory at the all-Russian school Olympiad in 9th grade. then, gold and silver at the international Mendeleev Olympiad. but already being an 11th grader, he did not stop there...