Having started in Moscow, the system spread to become a nationwide competition. Moreover, from mathematics and physics it extended to the disciplines of biology, chemistry, geography and even into some areas of the humanities.
這項制度首先由莫斯科推展，如今已成全國性競賽，並由數學、物理，繼而推展至生物、化學、地理，甚至一些人文科學的領域。