Savchenko Solutions - Collaborative Problem Solving

For over 30 years, the Savchenko physics problem collection has challenged students across post-Soviet countries-yet no comprehensive solution manual existed, until now. Savchenko Solutions is the first global, student-led effort to compile and refine detailed explanations for all 2,023 problems. With 1,434 published solutions in multiple languages, our thriving platform welcomes learners worldwide to collaborate, share insights, and publish in rigorous peer review.

In high school, my classmates always asked me how to solve certain problems. Our homework is from Savchenko's textbook "Problems in Physics"-a textbook of advanced physics problems without solutions. I wanted to help all my classmates, but I knew it would be hard without a website where everyone could help each other. So, in late September 2023, I set a goal-to build an educational platform for lyceum students and graduates in three weeks.

Planning to build fully-fledged solutions to over two thousand problems in three weeks was overconfident. That's when I first understood it clearly: Every complex task is just a combination of many simple ones that are done as a team. I went with my friends from the physics olympiads and we began to work together, splitting book chapters among ourselves. The first webpages were simple scans of solution papers, gathered together.

Users that I invited from my previous project-a website of the national physics olympiad-signed up by the hundreds and started to invite friends. The project went viral. I started getting emails from other users sharing their solutions. We needed a more convenient way of submission. I rented a server and rewrote all the frontend and backend code from scratch. Everyone is now able to make changes, sharing their ideas and thoughts, making it an example of how collaboration improved the world.

Founded the pioneering peer-to-peer student-led non-profit with 135k+ active users, providing solutions to Savchenko Problems in Physics and democratizing access to advanced physics education. Led a diverse, international team of over 10+ contributors, from high school students to university professors, collaboratively publishing 700+ original solutions in Russian and English. Achieved 50k pageviews and 12k unique visitors per month, cementing the platform's role in the physics education community.


BelPhO - Belarusian Physics Olympiad Association

After experiencing firsthand the lack of resources available to students in small towns, I launched BelPhO.org to provide materials and guidance for students preparing for the Belarusian Physics Olympiad. This initiative addresses a gap in physics education in Belarus by coordinating the launch of the largest dataset of Belarusian physics olympiads for the last 35 years, designed to help enhance problem-solving skills for Belarusian students and preparing for regional and national olympiad stages.

Perhaps most impressively, I took it upon myself to address a gap in physics education in Belarus. After experiencing firsthand the lack of resources available to students in small towns, I launched a website (http://belpho.org/) to provide materials and guidance for students preparing for the Belarusian Physics Olympiad. My initiative has had a profound impact, and I have already gained official recognition from the Olympiad jury for my efforts. This project reflects my desire to give back to my community and improve the educational landscape for future generations.

Coordinated the launch of the largest dataset of belarusian physics olympiads for the last 35 years, designed to help enhance skills of problem-solving for belarusian students, and preparing for regional and national olympiad's stages. Recognized as the official contact for the Republic of Belarus (BLR) in the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) countries list. Collaborated with distinguished BelPhO representatives, including Dr. L.G. Markovich and Prof. A.I. Slabadzyanuk (BelPhO President). According to Yandex, the top resource for Science Olympiads preparation in Belarus, 90% members of national physics team have used our platform.