300 young people from the Vitebsk region received their first passports as part of the nationwide campaign 'We are Citizens of Belarus'

They are young, but they have already managed to prove themselves and achieve success in various fields of activity, whether it be academic subject olympiads, creative competitions, or sports events. They have many more goals and achievements ahead of them, but already in a different status – as citizens of the Republic of Belarus. Receiving a passport is always exciting: you realize that you are crossing a certain threshold of growing up, beyond which lies responsibility for your own destiny and the destiny of your country. It is doubly exciting and joyful if it happens in a solemn ceremony with the participation of representatives of authorities and elected officials. It was precisely these feelings that 15 young men and women from different regions of Vitebsk region experienced, to whom passports were presented on the stage of the regional philharmonic hall by the Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee Nikolai Sherstnev during a solemn meeting dedicated to the Constitution Day of the Republic of Belarus. Among them are young athlete, holder of the I adult category in sports gymnastics Valeria Belyashova, participant of the choreographic ensemble "Zorka" Ivan Kosmachev, head of the pioneer squad, volunteer and researcher Tatiana Kezha, winner of the regional stage of the republican informatics olympiad Artem Starantsov, prize-winner of district competitions "Kolyadnaya zorka", "Hello, World!" Alina Antipova, and others.

As Nikolai Sherstnev noted, youth is the most dynamic and energetic part of society. There are many talented young people in the Vitebsk region in various fields of activity, and in the Year of Youth, authorities expect new ideas and proposals from them.

– It is you who will be solving innovative tasks of the socio-economic development of our country in the near future, strengthening the Motherland with your labor. Our common duty is to build a strong and prosperous state based on the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, where everyone can live in abundance, enjoy the results of their labor, satisfy their spiritual and cultural needs, and look to the future with confidence, – noted the head of the region. – Confidence in tomorrow is very important, as the experience of our neighbors shows. We need to cherish stability, preserve it, and this depends on each of us.

The patriotic campaign of the BRSM “We are citizens of Belarus”, dedicated to the Constitution Day of the Republic of Belarus, took place in all corners of the Pridvinye region. The Constitution was adopted 21 years ago on March 15, it marked the beginning of a new era in the history of the state, a reliable foundation for achieving its sovereignty. During the campaign, it was the Basic Law that was presented to young people along with their passports, as well as the books “I am a citizen of the Republic of Belarus”.

And on the eve of the holiday, three representatives of the youth of the Vitebsk region took part in a solemn ceremony of handing over passports in the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus. These are students of Secondary School No. 6 of Polotsk, Yulia Gribova, Secondary School No. 7 of Vitebsk, Igor Shelkov, and Nikita Khramtsov. The chairman of the Council of the Republic, Mikhail Myasnikovich, presented them with their main document. The guys admitted that it was an unforgettable moment. As was the excursion around the building of the Council of the Republic.

The celebration of Constitution Day was not limited to a youth event; all generations joined in, as it is an important day for every Belarusian. Concerts, meetings in work collectives, class hours,

“round tables”, exhibitions were held in the regions, as well as the awarding of jubilee medals “70 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941 — 1945” to veterans.

Olga Maslovskaya, "Vitebskiye vesti"