Ƶ students won the annual professional skill competition "Restorer of the Year - 2026," organized by the Union of Restorers of St. Petersburg and the Committee for State Control and Protection of Monuments.
Students of the Engineering School of Clothing (College) Ƶ Kristina Inshakova took third place in the nomination "Oil Painting," and Evdokia Zhuravleva - 4th place in the nomination "Tempera Painting." The leaders prepared the girls for the competition - teachers Ekaterina Stratulat and Gleb Shinkarev, respectively.
Kristina Inshakova conducted a visual study and determined the characteristics of the sample of painting received for restoration. Then she drew up a plan of restoration measures, selected the necessary tools. The student collected the subframe, stretched the picture, laid the edges and corners of the canvas, let down the soil in places of loss. It was important to fix each stage in an explanatory note. Christina took bronze for her work. It is noteworthy that the college first participated in this nomination and immediately won a prize.
Evdokia Zhuravleva performed a description of the safety of the reconstruction copy of the fresco "Angel with Mitra," conducted a study in ultraviolet rays, made a cartogram, removed soot and soot, summed up the soil in the place of loss and performed tinting with watercolor.
"It seems to me that it is very useful to participate in such competitions, because this is a consolidation of the material passed. During the preparation, I remembered everything that I was taught. It is also useful for understanding the level of other specialists of my age. I think that the competition helped me make the first serious step in my professional activity", - said Evdokia.
