Studying in Russia — no promises, but I'll tell you everything
127 opportunities documented from their official sources — university and organiser websites, with the source named on every page. Plus free guides on getting your file right.
Every opportunity here is competitive and not guaranteed — and I say so on every page.
Who's writing this?
I'm Abdelrahman Yahya — an Egyptian student in Russia for the past 5 years.
Every number here is real and verified — and nothing is stated that you can't find on this site.
Four real gateways to studying in Russia
Government scholarship · All levels
Russian Government Scholarship (the Quota)
International olympiad · Fully online
International Olympiad "Global Universities" (Open Doors)
University olympiad · Designed for international students
RUDN Open Olympiad for Foreign Citizens
University olympiad · For school students
HSE International Youth Olympiad
I'm not selling you an illusion — I'll tell you what I've seen, and the rest is on you.
— Abdelrahman Yahya
Download the guides — free PDFs
I wrote them to save you months of scattered research — all from official sources and my direct experience:
Free tools to prepare your documents
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The story from the beginning — without embellishment
I'm someone who has already walked the road you're about to take.
I spent 5 years living and studying in Russia — I moved between more than one city and university, and I saw the experience from the inside, not from the outside. And the beginning wasn't rosy: I was rejected at first, and I went through moments when I felt the door was shut. But what I learned from that rejection is exactly what I'm trying to pass on to you — that the road is there; it just needs someone to explain it to you properly.
Before this channel, I used to help a lot of students personally — a question here, a file there, someone lost with no idea where to start. Over time I kept finding the same questions repeating and the same misinformation being passed around. So I decided to gather all of it in one place, in Arabic, and honestly. That's what built “Athar”.
My principle is simple: accuracy before content. I won't promise you admission, I won't sell you a dream, and I won't write a number I'm not sure of. Every piece of information here is tied to its official source, and every opportunity is described as competitive and not guaranteed — so you can make your decision seeing the full picture.
My goal isn't to impress you; my goal is for you to get there. And if I can make even one step of the road easier for you —
The site shows you — Telegram tells you
You browse and save here on the site. Telegram has one job: bringing you the news without you having to keep checking.
I send these alerts myself — so they reach you as soon as I know, not the moment it happens.
The one-on-one mentorship program is currently in preparation — it will be announced on the channel first. Coming soon.