# Russia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Russia first competed in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2005. Their first win came in 2006, when the Tolmachevy Twins won for Russia with "Vesenniy jazz". Their second win came in 2017, when Polina Bogusevich won for Russia with "Wings". Their worst result to date has been achieved by Tanya Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak with the song "A Time for Us" in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 where they placed 13th.
RTR has represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The broadcaster has selected Ekaterina Ryabova to represent Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Kyiv with the song "Malenkiy prints". Ekaterina Ryabova represented Russia once again in 2011 with the song "Kak Romeo i Dzhulyetta". She was also the first returning artist in the history of the Junior Eurovision.
Russia had initially confirmed their participation in the 2022 contest, however on 26 February 2022, the Russian broadcasters VGTRK and Channel One Russia withdrew their EBU membership after the country was excluded from participating in the regular Eurovision Song Contest due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, thus being excluded from Junior Eurovision in 2022 and beyond.

## Participation overview

Here is a list of all and songs and their respective performers that have represented Russia in the contest:
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
| 2005 | Vladislav Krutskikh [ru] | "Doroga k solntsu" (Дорога к солнцу) | Russian | 9 | 66 |
| 2006 | Tolmachevy Twins | "Vesenniy jazz" (Весенний джаз) | Russian | 1 | 154 |
| 2007 | Alexandra Golovchenko | "Otlichnitsa" (Отличница) | Russian | 6 | 105 |
| 2008 | Mikhail Puntov | "Spit angel" (Спит ангел) | Russian | 7 | 73 |
| 2009 | Ekaterina Ryabova | "Malenkiy prints" (Маленький принц) | Russian | 2 | 116 |
| 2010 | Liza Drozd and Sasha Lazin | "Boy and Girl" | Russian, English | 2 | 119 |
| 2011 | Katya Ryabova | "Romeo and Juliet" | Russian | 4 | 99 |
| 2012 | Lerika | "Sensation" | Russian, English | 4 | 88 |
| 2013 | Dayana Kirillova | "Dream On" | Russian | 4 | 106 |
| 2014 | Alisa Kozhikina | "Dreamer" | Russian, English | 5 | 96 |
| 2015 | Mikhail Smirnov | "Mechta (Dream)" (Мечта) | Russian, English | 6 | 80 |
| 2016 | The Water of Life Project | "Water of Life" | Russian, English | 4 | 202 |
| 2017 | Polina Bogusevich | "Wings" | Russian, English | 1 | 188 |
| 2018 | Anna Filipchuk | "Unbreakable" | Russian, English | 10 | 122 |
| 2019 | Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak | "A Time for Us" | Russian, English | 13 | 72 |
| 2020 | Sofia Feskova | "My New Day" | Russian, English | 10 | 88 |
| 2021 | Tanya Mezhentseva | "Mon ami" | Russian, English | 7 | 124 |

### Gallery

* Vladislav Krutskikh [ru] in Hasselt (2005)
* Ekaterina Ryabova in Yerevan (2011)
* Lerika in Amsterdam (2012)
* Dayana Kirillova in Kyiv (2013)
* Alisa Kozhikina in Malta (2014)
* Mikhail Smirnov in Sofia (2015)
* Water of Life Project in Valletta (2016)
* Polina Bogusevich in Tbilisi (2017)
* Anna Filipchuk in Minsk (2018)
* Tatyana Mezhentseva and Denberel Oorzhak in Gliwice (2019)

## Commentators and spokespersons

| Year(s) | Channel | Commentator(s) | Spokesperson |
| 2005 | Russia TV | Yuri Nikolaev | Roman Kerimov |
| 2006 | Russia TV | Olga Shelest [ru] | Roman Kerimov |
| 2007 | Russia TV | Olga Shelest [ru] | Marina Knyazeva |
| 2008 | Russia TV | Olga Shelest [ru] | Sarina |
| 2009 | Russia TV | Olga Shelest [ru] | Philip Masurov |
| 2010 | Russia TV | Olga Shelest [ru] | Philip Masurov |
| 2011 | Russia TV | Olga Shelest [ru] | Valentin Sadiki |
| 2012 | Russia TV | Olga Shelest [ru] | Valentin Sadiki |
| 2013 | Carousel | Alexander Gurevich | Mariya Bakhireva |
| 2014 | Carousel | Olga Shelest and Alexander Gurevich | Mariya Kareeva |
| 2015 | Carousel | Olga Shelest | Sofia Dolganova |
| 2016 | Carousel | Olga Shelest | Mikhail Smirnov |
| 2017 | Carousel | Lipa Teterich | Tonya Volodina |
| 2018 | Carousel | Anton Zorkin | Dina and Khryusha |
| 2019 | NTV | Vadim Takmenev and Lera Kudryavtseva | Alisa and Khryusha |
| 2019 | Carousel | Anton Zorkin | Alisa and Khryusha |
| 2020 | Carousel | Anton Zorkin and Khryusha | Mikella Abramova and Khryusha |
| 2021 | Carousel | Anton Zorkin and Khryusha | Liza Gureeva |
| 2022–2024 | Suspended from broadcasting | Suspended from broadcasting | Did not participate |