Friends, comrades, draugi. The international camp "Be-La-Rus" gathered young people from three countries in the Vitebsk region
The international camp "Be—La—Rus" gathered 400 activists of youth organizations from Russia, Belarus, and Latvia near the Mound of Friendship in the Verkhnedvinsk district. The young men and women will spend three eventful days on the hospitable Vitebsk land.
The camp program includes plenty of events to help youth strengthen relationships: discussion platforms, sports tournaments, creative contests, campfire songs with guitars, and discos until morning, says **Alexandra Goncharova, Secretary of the Central Committee of the BRSM**:
— It's great that over its 30-year history, the camp has preserved its traditions: the symbolic initiation of first-year campers, holding a rally, and honoring veterans of the Great Patriotic War. The camp will conclude with the traditional awarding of medals to participants who have been coming here for 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 years. This year, we will even have 30-year anniversary participants.
The camp is distinguished by a special atmosphere of friendship, creativity, and unity among youth, shared **Pavel Krasnorutsky, Chairman of the Russian Union of Youth**:
— This year, we have planned a series of discussion platforms during which we intend to develop a roadmap for cooperation between Russian and Belarusian youth.We have some preliminary ideas in this direction, but we also want the youth gathered at the camp to voice their ideas and suggestions.
More than 150 young men and women from ten regions of Russia have arrived at "Bel—La—Rus", Pavel Krasnorutsky specified:
— Among them are representatives from Pskov, Yaroslavl, Novgorod, and Moscow regions. For the first time, we have been joined by...joined by youth from Tatarstan, Chuvashia, and Nizhny Novgorod. It is pleasant to note that the delegation included many first-time attendees who are yet to immerse themselves in the camp atmosphere.
Representatives of the Latvian delegation will join the camp online.
The camp program includes plenty of events to help youth strengthen relationships: discussion platforms, sports tournaments, creative contests, campfire songs with guitars, and discos until morning, says **Alexandra Goncharova, Secretary of the Central Committee of the BRSM**:
— It's great that over its 30-year history, the camp has preserved its traditions: the symbolic initiation of first-year campers, holding a rally, and honoring veterans of the Great Patriotic War. The camp will conclude with the traditional awarding of medals to participants who have been coming here for 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 years. This year, we will even have 30-year anniversary participants.
The camp is distinguished by a special atmosphere of friendship, creativity, and unity among youth, shared **Pavel Krasnorutsky, Chairman of the Russian Union of Youth**:
— This year, we have planned a series of discussion platforms during which we intend to develop a roadmap for cooperation between Russian and Belarusian youth.We have some preliminary ideas in this direction, but we also want the youth gathered at the camp to voice their ideas and suggestions.
More than 150 young men and women from ten regions of Russia have arrived at "Bel—La—Rus", Pavel Krasnorutsky specified:
— Among them are representatives from Pskov, Yaroslavl, Novgorod, and Moscow regions. For the first time, we have been joined by...joined by youth from Tatarstan, Chuvashia, and Nizhny Novgorod. It is pleasant to note that the delegation included many first-time attendees who are yet to immerse themselves in the camp atmosphere.
Representatives of the Latvian delegation will join the camp online.