Russian citizens from 89 regions, including residents of the LNR, DNR, Zaporozhye and Kherson Regions, submitted applications to participate in the World Youth Festival. The most number of applications came from Moscow and the Moscow Region, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, Rostov, Nizhny Novgorod, Samara, Sverdlovsk and Chelyabinsk Regions.
"We are delighted that people from every region of the country have applied for participation and expressed their desire to be part of the World Youth Festival. All of them are young leaders in various fields: science, culture, sports, politics and international relations, business, media, charity and many others. It proves that our country has active and bright young people who want to implement their ideas, find like-minded people and build a dialogue with their peers from different countries on the platforms of the Festival. It means that they can make an important step for themselves, their country and the world!" - commented Ksenia Razuvaeva, the Head of Rosmolodezh.
The World Youth Festival is open to 20 thousand people from Russia and abroad aged 18-35, including young scientists, IT specialists, representatives of media and youth public associations, environmentalists, entrepreneurs, athletes, artists, engineers, specialists in tourism, agriculture, agro-technology, urbanization and creation of a pleasant urban environment, leaders of volunteer and charity organizations and many others. In addition, for the first time in the history of the festival movement, young people aged 14-17 will be allowed to take part in the event - 500 from Russia and 500 from abroad.
"Russia is preparing to host an international event that is unique in its format and scale. I am sure that the competition for participation in the Festival will grow: it is a great opportunity to visit Sirius and to visit the Russia exhibition at VDNH, to discover one of the 30 regions of the country, and most importantly, to meet like-minded people from all over the world. For our part, we will do everything necessary to make the program memorable and the organization - at the highest level", - said Dmitry Artyukhov, the Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area, the Head of the Working Group on Regional Cooperation of the World Youth Festival Organising Committee.
Registration for participation in the World Youth Festival for Russian and foreign citizens is open from 24 June to 1 December 2023. Russian and foreign youth can apply on the WYF 2024 website: fest2024.com
Prepared by the World Youth Festival Press Office
