This manual offers methodically competent development of history olympiads for grade 10. The materials of the work are arranged in chronological order and cover the time period of the history of Russia from the VI to the XVIII century. The author proposed olympiad tasks of various levels: from elementary to complex - which helps to attract students with different levels of training, increases their interest in studying the subject, and the quality of academic performance. The tasks offered in the work of high school students also consolidate the ability to compare, formulate their own conclusions, and the use of historical documents, additional materials increases the erudition of students, expands their horizons.