On November 7, Barnaul hosted the "Legacy of the WYF-2025" summit. The event brought together 50 young representatives, including active participants in the activities of the WYFD International Friendship Club of the Altai Territory and participants of the World Youth Festival 2024. Russian and international students also attended the summit.

Participants from Russia, Afghanistan, South Africa, China, India, Egypt, and Kazakhstan also took part in the event. The summit was aimed at creating conditions for the development of international diplomacy among young people. Participants attended strategic sessions with representatives from youth associations and government officials, where they reviewed the activities of the WYFD International Friendship Club for the 2024-2025 period. They also developed a roadmap for promoting international cooperation among the youth of the Altai Territory, and discussed the role of projects in facilitating this cooperation. As a result, participants gained practical skills in designing social projects and applying for grants. Additionally, they created the groundwork for future collaboration.

"The WYF-2025 Legacy Summit clearly demonstrates to Russian and foreign youth that we have a platform in our region where everyone can communicate, make friends, create something new, and offer their ideas. We held a panel discussion, where experts from the representative office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Barnaul, the Government of the Altai Territory, and distinguished guests from the Republic of Kazakhstan were in ongoing dialogue with the participants. They answered their questions and the number of questions demonstrated a high interest in our event. During the project session, we observed the formation of new acquaintances. We are pleased to see that Russian and foreign young people communicate in the language of friendship." — said Valeria Volkomorova, leader of the WYFD International Friendship Club.

The summit was organized as part of the implementation of the integrated youth policy development program in the constituent entities of Russia, "Region for Young People", under the regional project "Russia - the Country of Opportunities (Altai Territory)", which is part of the national project "Youth and Children". The event was co-organized by the WYFD International Friendship Club in the Altai Territory.

Overview:

The World Youth Festival took place on March 1–7, 2024 in Sirius, according to the Decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on the development of international youth cooperation. The WYF-2024 brought together 20,000 young leaders from 190 countries.

In accordance with the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on preserving and developing the legacy of the World Youth Festival, which took place on the Sirius Federal Territory in 2024 and united 20,000 young people from 190 countries of the world, festival events on the territory of the Russian Federation will be held annually. The next World Youth Festival for 20,000 participants will be held in 2030. In 2026, there will be a smaller event, an International Youth Festival with 10,000 participants. In between, the World Youth Festival’s themed Assemblies will be held annually for 2,000 participants.

The first World Youth Festival Assembly was held in Nizhny Novgorod from September 17 to 21, 2025 and brought together 2,000 young people from 120 countries. The World Youth Festival Directorate continues the work aimed at strengthening international youth cooperation.