Youth Day at the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" will be held on July 16
"Traditionally, Youth Day becomes one of the brightest events of the festival Vitebsk. This year, in honor of the upcoming anniversary of the youth union, the name and slogan of the youth holiday is "BRSM: 20 Years Together!". The new format of the event involves youth platforms throughout the city with the participation of young people from all regions and the capital," said Alexandra Goncharova. "But an unchanged and important element of the overall Youth Day program will be the large-scale patriotic campaign "Belarus Remembers. We Remember Everyone" at the memorial complex "To the Liberators of Vitebsk - Soviet Soldiers, Partisans and Underground Fighters" with a theatrical performance "We Remember," a minute of silence, and the laying of flowers and lit lamps at the central monument."
The culmination of the campaign will be the patriotic procession "Belarus Remembers." "This year, the main location for Youth Day is the area near the stage at the Vitebsk Concert Hall, where the participants of the procession will proceed for the official opening ceremony and the solemn awarding of the winners of the competition among young journalists "Press Code." Then, at the Vitebsk State University named after Masherov, the national festival-competition "Fire of Youth Talents" will start - a colorful spectacle that will reveal new talents of young Belarus. More than eight hundred young people will take part in the large open dialogue "100 Questions from Youth." The event will be held at the football arena of the festival Vitebsk. It is expected that the speakers of the current discussion will be the State Secretary of the Union State Dmitry Mezentsev, Minister of Education Andrei Ivants, First Secretary of the Central Committee of BRSM Alexander Lukyanov. Interactive thematic platforms "BRSM: 20 Years Together!" will also be deployed right in the arena," added the Secretary of the Central Committee of BRSM.
For the first time, the Youth Day program includes a networking intensive for student youth Stud Proekt with thematic modules: "Development of Student Media," "Personal Brand. Project Pitching - How to Make Your Community Irresistible," "Time to Do Good - Student Volunteering," "Public Speaking, Time Management," "University as a Center for Realizing Students' Scientific Potential," "100 Ideas for Belarus: From Scientific Idea to Implementation," "Youth Communities as a Driving Force for Large-Scale Thematic Projects and Programs," "Student Community: Teamwork," "Potential of the University Community in Unlocking Students' Creative Abilities," and "Self-management: Managing Yourself for High Results."
The youth celebration will conclude with a gala concert on the stage near the "Vitebsk" Concert Hall. "It will be a youth show accompanied by pyrotechnic effects, featuring winners and laureates of the republican festival 'Art Vacations-2022,' popular stars of Belarusian and foreign stage, and winners of the festival-competition 'Fire of Youth Talents.' Here, we will also announce the winners of the republican competition 'BRSM: Strength in a Team'," added Alexandra Goncharova.
The youth celebration will be preceded on July 15 by a promotional presentation of Youth Day, DJ sets on Freedom Square in Vitebsk, and the festival open-air "Rhythms of Summer" near the "Vitebsk" Concert Hall.
The organizers of the youth celebration are the Belarusian Republican Youth Union, the Ministry of Education, and the "Vitebsk" Cultural Center (Directorate of the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" Arts Festival). Its objectives are to popularize the country's youth movement by supporting talented and gifted youth, including youth subcultures and creative associations, and to foster civic consciousness among youth.
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