Solving for real x and y If x and y be real numbers such that, $x^3 - 3x^2 + 5x = 1$ and $y^3 - 3x^2 + 5y = 5$; Find $(x + y)$ From an old Russian olympiad.
I tried to make the equations homogenous by substituting for $1 = x^3 - 3x^2 + 5x$ in the second equation for $5 * 1$, which didn't work even by repeated substitution. 
Next, equating $3x^2$ in both equations and trying to homogenise them also doesn't give me anything.
Hint for this one please!

I think you have somewrong,I have see a book with Russian olympiad problem 
Let $x,y$ are real numbers, and 
$$x^3-3x^2+5x=1,y^3-\color{#0a0}{\text{$3y^2$}}+5y=5$$
Find $x+y$
since
$$(x-1)^3+2(x-1)=-2$$
$$(y-1)^3+2(y-1)=2$$
since $f(x)=x^3+2x$ is odd function,and increaing on $R$
since
$$f(x-1)+f(y-1)=0\Longleftrightarrow f(x-1)=-f(y-1)=f(1-y)$$
so
$$x-1=1-y\Longrightarrow x+y=2$$
