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From 14 to 21 October 2017, the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students will be held in Russia.

"World Festival of Youth and Students 2017" will be held in Olympic Sochi, and a solemn parade of delegations - in Moscow.

More than 20,000 young people from 150 countries, aged 18 to 35, will take part in the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students 2017. Young leaders from different fields will gather on one site: representatives of youth public organizations, young journalists, creative and sports youth, young engineers and IT specialists, leaders of youth organizations of political parties, young entrepreneurs, leaders of student government, young scientists and university professors, and also compatriots and foreigners studying Russian and interested in Russian culture.

Live broadcast of the World Festival of Youth and Students 2017

Watch the live broadcast of the Opening Ceremony of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students online at ALLfest at the link!

A live broadcast from Luzhniki stadium of the concert in support of the World Festival of Youth and Students 2017 can be viewed online on our portal HERE.

Participants of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students

Everything important for the participants of the "World Festival of Youth and Students 2017" can be downloaded from the link, namely: information about food, about medical care, about the rules of stay and checkpoints, about the festival sites, about the work of transport and a call-center, as well as about what things should be carried by the participants of the festival.

Anthem of the World Festival of Youth and Students 2017

You can listen to the anthem of the World Festival of Youth and Students 2017, which would be written and performed by pop singer Alexei Vorobyov and presented on the eve of the opening of the Festival, at ALLfest at.

World Festival of Youth and Students 2017 program

The festival starts on October 14 with a solemn meeting of the guests of the festival in Moscow at the parade-carnival. After the carnival, a grand concert "Music of the First at Luzhniki" will take place, in which the stars of the national pop scene will take part.

The Opening Ceremony performance will be built around real stories of people who change lives for the better: among them Afroz Shah from India, who removed 5.4 tons of garbage from the Mumbai beach in 86 weeks, Roman Gek from Russia, who built a school in Nepal, founders of the I am! Egor Beroev and Ksenia Alferova and others. Popular music stars will perform at the opening ceremony: Dima Bilan, Nyusha, Polina Gagarina, Sergey Lazarev, Alexander Panayotov, Quest Pistols Show, Tina Kuznetsova, Guru Groove Foundation, Lena Katina, Morandi. The headliner of the ceremony is OneRepublic!

Throughout the festival, its guests will find a rich discussion program, a varied cultural program, an active sports program, a powerful scientific and educational program (speakers of which, in particular, will be motivational speaker Nick Vuychich, Director General of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Marco Lambertini, Google foreign policy director Avni Doron, writer Frederic Begbekder, FIFA secretary general Samuru Fatmu).

For the first time in the history of the festival movement, the whole country will be involved in a grandiose youth holiday. Within the framework of the festival, from 14 to 17 October 2017, a regional program is planned for more than 1,500 foreign participants who came to the WFYS 2017.

The closing ceremony of the festival will take place on October 21 at the Bolshoi Ice Palace in Sochi. One of the key elements of the Ceremony will be the message "Let's Change the World", which will be drawn up by the participants. The closing ceremony will feature world-renowned artists such as 25-year-old Rochelle Perts, the most popular R'n'B singer in Holland.

• The full program of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students is available at ALLfest by the link. You can also download the program in pdf format there.
• The discussion program of the Festival can be downloaded from the link.
• The cultural program of the Festival can be downloaded from the link.
• Festival program by day - download.

Registration for the festival of youth and students

Any young person can register for the festival of youth and students 2017 on the official website of the festival - russia2017.com. As of October 1, 2016, more than 1000 young people have already applied to participate in the festival.

On October 1, the international stage of recruiting participants started on the English version of the festival website. Citizens of most countries of the world will be able to apply for participation. In addition to Russian and English, the official website of the festival for youth and students will soon work in all working languages ​​of the festival: Spanish, French, Chinese and Arabic. Thus, the audience of the whole planet will be able to get acquainted not only with the program of the festival of youth and students in 2017, but also receive information about the history of the festival movement, learn more about the host country and, of course, stay up to date with all the latest news.

Foreign participants of the festival will be provided with visa-free entry to Russia.

Who can become a member

A young man aged 18 to 35, who has an active life position, who has what he loves, who respects the interests of his country, who considers himself part of the world community and belongs to one of the categories of participants:

1. leaders of youth NGOs
2. young journalists
3. creative youth (musicians, writers, artists, directors, etc.)
4. leaders of sports clubs
5. young engineers
6. leaders of youth organizations of political parties
7. young university professors
8. student government leaders
9. young scientists (social, humanitarian and economic, natural, technical sciences)
10. young entrepreneurs
11. foreigners studying Russian who are interested in Russian culture

What awaits the participants

• visa-free entry to Russia for foreign participants
• a unique educational and discussion program with the participation of world-class professionals
• real applied skills in workshops and creative workshops
• variety of facets of Russian culture: ballet, ice show, film festival, jazz festival, circus performance
• Life-style program: street dancing, healthy lifestyle, jogging, passing the GTO standards, extreme park, musical subcultures
• meeting like-minded people and colleagues from 150 countries of the world
• participation in a grandiose youth event of an international scale

And also - at the expense of the receiving party:

• nutrition
• hotel accommodation
• access to all educational, cultural and sports grounds

The purpose of the festival of youth and students

The upcoming festival in Sochi is intended to increase interest in Russia and show its best sides.

Breaking news of the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students - preparation for the festival

Official outfit # WFMS2017

The official form of the festival was developed by designer Igor Chapurin. He set himself the task of creating a coherent picture of all the people who will be present at # WFMS2017: participants, volunteers, organizers and guests.
The uniform is made in the official colors of the festival. The most sophisticated modern technologies of the garment industry were used in the manufacture of the equipment: waterproof zippers, 3D printing of logos, a combination of appliqués and embroidery.

The uniform was presented by famous Russian actors, TV presenters, athletes, musicians, including the special correspondent of the Evening Urgant show Alla Mikheeva, TV presenter Aurora, actresses Ekaterina Varnava and Nadezhda Sysoeva, Miss World 2008 title holder Ksenia Sukhinova, creative producer # VFMS2017 Ilya Bachurin and singer Mitya Fomin. Below on this page are some video presentations of the outfit of the World Festival of Youth and Students 2017. More details on ALLfest by the link.

Opening ceremony headliner determined

From July 11 to July 17, elections were held by popular vote for the headliner of the # WFMS2017 opening ceremony among performers Ellie Goulding, Rita Ora, OneRepublic and The Black Eyed Peas. On July 18, it became known that according to the results of the popular vote, the OneRepublic group became the winner and headliner of the World Festival of Youth and Students.

Folk Museum of the Festival

On June 6, the project "People's Museum of the Festival" starts, timed to coincide with the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS). During the month, an exhibition will be formed, which will open on July 7 at the Museum of Moscow. Anyone can bring souvenirs left over from the Moscow festivals of 1957 and 1985 to the collection point that has opened in the museum. In October, the exhibition will be presented at the WFMS-2017 in Sochi.

Choosing a mascot for the 2017 World Festival of Youth and Students

The photo gallery on this page presents the 10 best competitive works selected by an expert jury, which included famous Russian artists, designers, representatives of the Union of Artists, and Public Ambassadors of the festival. Until April 28, on the festival website and in the VKontakte community, you can vote for your favorite mascot # ВФМС2017. On April 28, the results will be summed up and it will become known we will find out the name of the winner and the winning concept of the festival mascot! The best drawing will be finalized by professionals.

On April 28, the popular vote on the choice of the mascot for the festival of youth and students ended. About one hundred thousand users from different countries took part in the open voting. As a result, the winning entries were the robot "Daisy", the ferret Shurik and "Mishanya"! Very soon we will introduce you to the authors and learn all about talismans.

On October 14, 2016, festive events were held in Moscow, Sochi and other cities of Russia, timed to coincide with the launch of the countdown - A Year to the World Festival of Youth and Students 2017. World Festival of Youth and Students ".

On January 19, 2017, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed the Decree "On the preparation and holding of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students". The Organizing Committee # WFMS2017 was established by the decree. First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation Sergei Kiriyenko has been appointed its Chairman.

On January 30 and 31, 2017, a presentation of the upcoming XIX World Festival of Youth and Students took place in New York as part of the Youth Forum of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) opened at the UN headquarters. The Russian delegation was headed by the head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs Alexei Palamarchuk. During his speech, he invited the forum participants to take part in thematic side events on the margins of #ECOSOC on January 30 and 31 and talked about # WFMS2017. "The festival will host completely different youth from different countries, different continents with different cultures, with different views, but they are all united in their desire to make our world a better place!" - stressed Palamarchuk. Following the presentation of the youth festival, the UN Secretary General's special envoy for youth, Ahmad al-Hendawi, spoke out. According to TASS, he said that the festival will help the peoples of the world to unite and overcome the problems facing humanity: “We stand for the rapprochement of people, for the rapprochement of youth. At a time when there are so many difficulties and difficulties in world politics, I hope that people can come together and try to chart a new way forward based on mutual understanding, recognition of each other, and the ability of people to act as peacemakers and contribute to (socio-economic) development, "he said.

On February 8, Moscow hosted the 1st meeting of the Organizing Committee for the preparation and holding of the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students. Chaired by First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko, the meeting participants discussed the preparations for the Festival and formulated the tasks of the organizing committee for the future.

On February 6, Sergey Kiriyenko approved the composition of the Organizing Committee. The National Preparatory Committee is represented by its chairman Grigory Petushkov. On behalf of the Chairman of the Organizing Committee Sergey Kiriyenko, specific tasks for the joint work of the preparatory structures of the Festival and federal executive authorities will be worked out and formulated in a short time. "It is necessary to formulate precise and specific tasks for joint development. I propose to do this within two weeks. The Federal Agency for Youth Affairs will act as the main coordinator and organizer," the Chairman of the Organizing Committee emphasized.

Hashtags: # WFYS2017 # ВФМС2017 # Rosmolodezh

The 19th World Festival of Youth and Students 2017 will be held in Sochi on the site of the Olympic Park from 15 to 22 October 2017. The festival is held with the support of UN institutions

In the entire history of the festival movement, Russia will host the largest international event in the field of youth interaction for the third time.

It is planned to attract 20,000 participants from 190 countries of the world, 8,000 volunteers, 200 public ambassadors to the events of the Festival.

The objectives of the Festival are:

• consolidation of the youth world community around the idea of ​​justice;

• strengthening of international relations;

• development of interethnic and intercultural interaction;

• preservation of shared memory and history;

• increased interest in Russia.

The main events of the Festival:

October 14, 2017- Festive parade with heads of delegations on Red Square, Moscow;

October 15-22, 2017- discussion, sports, cultural program on the territory of the Olympic Park, Sochi.

Who can participate in the Festival?

A young man between the ages of 18 and 35, who has an active life position, who does what he loves, who respects the interests of his country, who considers himself part of the world community and belongs to one of the categories of participants:

• leaders of youth NGOs;

• young journalists;

• creative youth;

• sports youth;

• young design engineers;

• foreigners studying Russian, interested in Russian culture;

• leaders of youth organizations of political parties;

• young university professors;

• leaders of student government;

• young scientists;

• young entrepreneurs;

The age of the participants is 18-35 years old.

In accordance with the quota determined by the organizers, the delegation of participants from the region will consist of 70 people.

Requirements for volunteers of the Festival:

• Age from 18 to 70 years old;

• Knowledge of a foreign language (English, Spanish, French, Chinese and Arabic);

• Pass an interview at a recruiting center (on-line format).

In the Volga Federal District, such centers are located in Kazan, Izhevsk and Cheboksary. Young people wishing to try themselves as a volunteer of the Festival can choose any volunteer center for training.

In accordance with the quota determined by the organizers, the delegation of volunteers from the region will consist of 30 people.

How to become a participant and volunteer of the Festival?

What awaits participants and volunteers?

• A unique educational and discussion program with the participation of world-class professionals;

• Applied practices in workshops and creative workshops;

• The variety of facets of Russian culture: ballet, ice show, film festival, jazz festival, circus performance, presentation of regions;

• Life-style-program: street dancing, healthy lifestyle, jogging, passing the TRP standards, extreme park, musical subcultures, sports and quests;

• Acquaintance with like-minded people and colleagues from more than 150 countries of the world;

• Participation in a grandiose youth event of an international scale

• Visa-free entry to Russia for foreign participants.

And also - at the expense of the sending and receiving parties:

• Travel to Sochi and the Olympic Park;

• Hotel accommodation;

• Nutrition

• Access to all educational, cultural and sports grounds.

For reference:

The first youth festival was held in our country in 1957 in the city of Moscow. He had a huge impact on the further formation of culture, art and served as the ancestor of many innovative genres for that time. It was then that the editorial board "Festivalnaya" appeared on Central Television, producing the Soviet TV quiz show "Evening of Merry Questions". Later, this format was redesigned into the Club of the cheerful and resourceful - KVN, well-known and beloved by everyone today.

The second Festival took place in 1985.

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14 - 22 October 2017

The Youth Festival will be held on October 15-22, 2017. The opening and closing ceremonies will be held at the Bolshoi LD. The main Media Center of the Olympic Park will become the central site of the forum. Entertainment programs will be held daily at the sites:
- Olympic Park
- Green Theater of the Riviera Park
- Winter Theater
- Concert Hall "Festival"
- Southern breakwater
- Sochi Circus

A stage for a cultural program will be set up at the Olympic Square "Medals Plaza". The Main Media Center will host the participants of the scientific, educational and business program, a youth expo center will also unfold here, exhibitions and film screenings will be held.
"Adler Arena" will become a stage for the participants of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra, a dance academy will open in the "Ice Cube". Sports tournaments will be held on the Sochi Autodrom track. All participants of the festival will be accommodated in the hotels of the Imereti region. The organizers of the festival have booked rooms to accommodate more than 20 thousand guests.

WFMS NEWS:

25.10.17

Photo agency "Gigarama" made a unique and largest photo of the WFMS participants with the President in the Olympic Park at the show "Russia" on October 21, 2017.

Arutyunov Alexander

23.10.17

21.10.17
Closing ceremony of the Festival of Youth and Students
On October 21, the closing ceremony of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students was held. In fact, it consisted of two parts: first, the grandiose show “Russia” took place at the “Medals Plaza”, which introduced the audience to the cultural diversity of the peoples inhabiting our country, and then the final performance was held in the Ice Palace “Bolshoi”, the main characters of which were the participants of the forum. ...

Those present at the Rossiya show were greeted by Vladimir Putin. The President of the Russian Federation expressed hope that the festival week would benefit almost 30 thousand young people from all over the world. “I am sure that when you leave Russia, you will leave a piece of your heart here. But Russia will always remain in your heart, ”he said. The head of state also noted the unusual energy of the festival, calling it "the energy of the young", and thanked everyone who came to it. Concluding his speech, Vladimir Putin switched to English: “Future starts here and now future is you. All the best! ("The future starts here, and now the future is you. I wish you all the best!"). Then, while chanting "thank you", the President of Russia took a group photo with the participants of the holiday.

The leitmotif of the show "Russia" was the acquaintance of the participants of the WFMS 2017 with the folk art of the host country of the festival - from Kamchatka to Kaliningrad. The most colorful collectives of the country gathered at "Medals Plaza", which represented eight federal districts of the country. The presentation of the regions was stylized as a photo application on a computer, queries on an Internet search engine, videos on Youtube video hosting, posts on Instagram and Twitter social networks and symbolized that Russia lives in an age of high technologies, but does not forget about its roots.

Together with creative teams, the audience experienced a kind of journey across Russia. The ensemble "Red beads" from Khabarovsk and "Koritev" from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the famous "Buranovskie grandmothers" from the Volga region, the Russian folk choir named after V.I. E. Popova and the "Rosinka" dance ensemble, which represented Central Russia, the "Extravaganza" drum show that embodied the traditions of the north-west of the country, beatboxer Erik Grigoryan and his team of drummers from the Ural Federal District, artists of the Chechen state ensemble "Vainakh" and the dance ensemble " Naltsuk "from Kabardino-Balkaria, which presented the North Caucasus," Altai Storytellers "and the Kuban Cossack Choir, which conveyed to the public all the flavor of the Southern Federal District. The honored artist of Russia Zara summed up the musical and costumed travel across the country with the song "Wide is my native country". After that, the participants of the concert wished the audience to personally get acquainted with the geographical and cultural diversity of our country.

The show "Russia" was followed by the culmination of the evening and the entire Festival of Youth and Students. The Bolshoi Ice Palace hosted a closing ceremony called Awakening.

Nicolas Papadimitriou, President of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, addressed the audience from the stage. “During these days we have had the opportunity to learn lessons. During these days, progressive youth participated in the discussion program and events, exchanged experiences, beliefs and ideas. The success of the festival is not reflected in figures and facts - it can only be reflected in the meanings that young people can convey from Russia and from the festival to their countries, ”Papadimitriou said. He also separately thanked the Russians, the organizers and Vladimir Putin personally for the work done.

The main characters of the closing ceremony were the participants of the festival and ... music - as one of the main elements uniting people around the world. That is why, starting from the first seconds of the ceremony, a huge rock orchestra headed by Alexander and Nikita Pozdnyakov, consisting of festival participants, appeared on the stage. During the show, he performed world famous hits in rock arrangements.

At the same time, the audience was also involved in this huge musical flash mob. The lyrics were displayed on the scoreboard, and the whole audience sang along with them. In addition, various tasks were displayed on the screens: people were asked to make a wave, freeze like a dummy in a certain position, and also hug or kiss a person sitting next to them.

Nevertheless, the main heroes of the ceremony were the participants of the festival, who took turns on the stage, recited poetry and uttered warm and sincere words to the guests, friends and organizers of the festival. “I feel that each of the participants wants to change the world for the better and achieve equality in the world. At this festival, I felt the unity, solidarity and kindness of youth from all over the world. We can say that the youth made this festival for the youth, ”one of the participants of the WFMS 2017, Enrique Dominguez from Brazil, addressed the audience. This is the youngest man who lost his sneakers at the festival. They were literally searched for by the whole world presented at the WFMS 2017, but they were never found. However, at the closing ceremony, Enrique was in for a surprise.

“During the week of the festival, we had one unpleasant story: Enrique, who had just performed on this stage, lost his sneakers. Everyone helped him to look for them ... Of course, we could not let him go from the festival and give him a gift, ”said the head of the Directorate for the preparation and holding of the festival, Ksenia Razuvaeva, and handed the guest from Brazil a bag with new white sneakers.

Ksenia Razuvaeva also noted that for the first time in the history of the movement, UN volunteers took part in organizing the festival. One of them - Shreya Bose from India - took the stage during the closing ceremony. “As one of the five thousand Volunteers of the World, I can say with confidence that each of us put a piece of our soul into the work that we did together. It doesn't matter what role each of us played, everyone experienced and rejoiced with you! We shared a variety of moments with you and are glad that we were able to benefit from such a grand event, ”she said.

The closing ceremony once again emphasized that if a person has a goal and a dream, then nothing will prevent them from realizing. At one of the moments of the evening, a participant of the WFMS 2017 from Chad Ndolegulum Jasrabe Herve appeared on the stage and sang the unofficial anthem of the festival. “In Chad, the problem of modern technologies is acute; they are practically not integrated into life in the country. Therefore, young people often feel lonely and abandoned, and I decided to write this song so that people around the world would pay attention to us and maybe support us. I was born into a poor family and set a goal for myself to study well in school, because I had the only way to succeed and support my family, ”Hervé said from the stage. It was Ndolegulum Jasrabe Herve's dream to perform the song at the festival's closing ceremony, and now that dream has come true.

The closing ceremony ended with a colorful fireworks display, consisting of four thousand volleys. After that, a disco at the Medals Plaza awaited the guests.
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21.10.17
The Russian national team won the WFMS-2017 football tournament

On October 21, the Continents Cup football tournament ended, which was held as part of the World Festival of Youth and Students. The teams from Russia and Europe met in the final.
The European national team opened the scoring in the match, but the Russians were able not only to recoup, but also to come out ahead. At the last minute of the meeting, the Old World team managed to score, and regulation time ended with a score of 2: 2. The winner of the tournament was determined by a penalty shootout, where Russian students were more accurate - 5: 4.

One of the guests of honor of the match was Fatma Samura, Secretary General of the International Football Federation. On the sidelines of the festival, the FIFA Secretary General was asked about the possibility of increasing the number of the cheapest tickets for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia. She replied that they did not plan to do this.
“The number remains the same, as does the price - from 1250 rubles for group stage matches. We had a categorization meeting, all commitments must be met. They concern 350 thousand tickets of the fourth category only for Russians. This is more than 10% of all tickets ", - quotes Fatma Samura TASS.

21.10.17
On October 20, at the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students, the quarterfinals, semi-finals and the final of the international Battle of Robots were held. 18 teams from Russia, Brazil, India, Iran, Spain, Turkey and Australia competed for the victory.
Each battle took place in a specially equipped ring, and was given 3 minutes. After that, experts evaluated the damage suffered by the opposing teams. A robot was considered defeated if it stopped moving or if the number of points for the destruction inflicted on it exceeded the number of points of the enemy.
In the final, teams from Kazan fought with the robot "Destructor", Muscovites with the robot "Weber" and the Brazilian "Decepticon" with the original Russian nickname "Prostofilya". The Weber Robotics team from Moscow became the winner and the owner of the cup and the prize fund in the amount of 300 thousand rubles. The rest of the finalists received 100 thousand rubles each.
The battle was attended by the first deputy head of the Presidential Administration, head of the Russian organizing committee of the WFMS 2017, Sergei Kiriyenko, and the head of Sberbank, German Gref.
“I didn’t stand behind the robot’s remote control, but while a spectacular battle was going on in the ring, I fidgeted and tried to press non-existent buttons with my hands. I was terribly sorry for one robot, I tried to help the second one - this suggests that this is an amazing and exciting event. I would like to say thank you to the organizers of the battle, Promobot, and Sberbank employees who made a lot of effort to create a real spectacle that evokes emotions in all of us, ”German Gref shared his impressions.
Sergei Kiriyenko noted that "Battle of Robots" is only partly a game, but otherwise it is a serious work to create new technologies: after all, behind the creation of each "fighter" there is a lot of work of its designers. “It would be very cool if the only conflicts that remained in our world were such battles of robots,” Kiriyenko expressed hope.

20.10.17
On October 22, 2017, the sky over the Imeretinskaya Valley will light up thanks to a pyrotechnic show of 4,000 volleys. New developments of specialists from the Research Institute of Applied Chemistry formed the basis of the fireworks.

The show will use new low-smoke pyrotechnic items, elements with a transition in the color of fire, charges with an increased burning rate. The new line of pyrotechnics reduces the amount of smoke from volleys by 2.5 times, while the range of sparks is increased by 20-30%, which significantly improves the brightness and entertainment of the picture, - the press service of the Rostec State Corporation told the TASS news agency preparing the show. The festive fireworks will last at least 3.5 minutes. The fireworks will be launched to music specially written for the festival with a frequency of more than 10 shots per second.

Today, on October 20, at the intersection of Kurortny Avenue and Fabricius Street, a public garden was solemnly opened in honor of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students. The new resting place was named just that - the Festivalny square.
Participants of the WFMS-2017 from many countries have become guests of honor at today's celebration. A lot of Sochi residents also came to the celebration, some with children. In honor of the opening of the park, a eucalyptus was planted, which was named the "Tree of Peace". Another notable decoration of the new green zone is the figure of the dove, which is a symbol of peace and the WFMS. Like the nearby Arboretum park, the Festivalny square with an area of ​​more than a hectare promises to become a popular place among the townspeople and guests of the resort.

18.10.17
After the end of the regional program of the XIX Festival of Youth and Students, which took place from October 14 to 17 in 15 regions of the country, all the participants of the WFYS 2017 finally gathered in Sochi, their number will not increase anymore.
For 4 days of the regional program, 2000 delegates of the festivals, which were divided into groups, visited St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Yekaterinburg, Vladivostok, Kazan, Orenburg, Veliky Novgorod, Krasnoyarsk, Rostov-on-Don, Yaroslavl, Tyumen, Makhachkala, Novosibirsk, Izhevsk and Sevastopol. It is noteworthy that at the same time, citizens of the United States and Canada visited Crimea, who were delighted with what they saw.
Participants of the WFYS 2017 continued to arrive at the festival during all the first days. As a result, to date, about 25,000 young professionals in various fields, aged 18 to 35, from 188 countries of the world have gathered at the WFMS 2017.
The volunteer corps also takes part in organizing the event. 5,000 people from Russia and foreign countries from 18 years old, including "silver" volunteers, have already become World volunteers.

In the sky "Falcons of Russia", Battle of robots, Nick Vuychich, .....

17.10.17
Participants of the Youth Festival will plant a tree of "friendship and solidarity" in a new park in Sochi

The opening ceremony of the park will take place on October 20 at 17:00. The park is located next to the famous arboretum at the intersection of Kurortny prospect and Yana Fabritius street. It was created in memory of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi.
Distinguished guests are expected, who together with the delegates of the Festival from different countries will leave a "green autograph" on the central site of the park - they will plant the eight-year-old Rostrat eucalyptus, which will become a symbol of interethnic friendship and solidarity. This tree is fast-growing, unpretentious and can withstand frosts down to -12 degrees. It is evergreen and, according to dendrologists, will perfectly complement the Sochi urban landscape.
As previously reported, the site for the park began to be prepared in advance. A land plot was cleared, tens of tons of garbage, emergency trees and trimmings of green spaces were removed, pipes were laid under the drainage system to drain groundwater, almost 700 sq. six passages with stairs, the existing bridge over the canal is "reinforced".
By the date of the opening of the Molodezhny public garden, the improvement of the sidewalk along the left bank of the canal and the exit to the bus stop will be completed. Landscaping of the park and the arrangement of a universal site with a workout zone will be completed.

16.10.17
Sochi hosted a colorful opening ceremony of the World Festival of Youth and Students.
The creators of the show at the Bolshoi Ice Palace were renowned producer Igor Krutoy and member of the Russian Television Academy Alexei Sechenov. This is not their first joint project: they have already worked on shows for such large-scale events as the XXVII World Summer Universiade, the VII Winter Asian Olympic Games, the XVI FINA World Aquatics Championships and many others.

The President of the World Federation of Democratic Youth, Nikos Papadimitriou, spoke at the opening ceremony. First, he thanked the President of Russia and the entire Russian people for hosting the festival in their country.
“We are all received in the country of heroes who defeated fascism in World War II and changed history a hundred years ago,” Papadimitriou said. He also condemned fascism, colonialism and imperialism in his speech and called for uniting in the name of peace.

The opening ceremony was dedicated to the key issues of the modern world: ecology, poverty, education, energy, information and science. Based on these themes, a show performance was created. Speakers from different parts of the world were invited to present each part of the program, who have already made a significant contribution to the solution of global world issues. Their stories were diluted with performances of pop stars - Dima Bilan, Polina Gagarina, Tiona Dolnikova, Nyusha, Alexander Panayotov, Yulia Parshuta, the Tolmachev sisters, Sergei Lazarev. He selected his compositions according to the theme of the performances of the heroes of the evening.

After the main program, Russian President Vladimir Putin took the stage and announced the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students open.

- The first festival took place seven decades ago. Then the same young guys and girls like you were united by the power of dreams, the belief that young people, their sincerity and kindness can melt the ice of mistrust, help rid the world of injustice, wars and conflicts. And your peers of that time did a lot. They proved that barriers are powerless in front of true friendship, and the warmth of human communication does not depend on political, national, religious, cultural and other differences, - said Vladimir Putin.
The President of Russia noted that the energy and talent of youth have amazing strength, and the young generation always brings innovative ideas to the world.
The ceremony ended with a performance by OneRepublic, who performed one of their biggest hits, "Apologize".

Press Service of the Sochi City Administration

15.10.2017
Vladimir Putin will open the festival of youth and students in Sochi

Today, the Bolshoi Ice Palace will host the grand opening of the World Festival of Youth and Students. As previously reported by the Kremlin press service, the opening ceremony will be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The organizers spoke about the concept of the opening ceremony. The arena of the ice palace will symbolize a planet inhabited by billions of different people and united by one goal - to make the world a better place. The ceremony will be dedicated to the key problems of the modern world and their solutions offered by young people. The theatrical show will bring together six important themes: ecology, poverty, education, energy, information and science.

14.10.17
The FIFA General Secretary will attend the Sochi Youth and Students Festival.
FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samura, WorldFootballForum Director Edward Cowell, FIFA World Cup 2018 Ambassador from the host city Rostov-on-Don Viktoria Lopyreva and officer of the Russian Football Union for Combating Discrimination Alexei Smertin.

Together with the participants of the Ecology and Health platform, experts will discuss the experience of developing world football as a system for improving the health of the planet's population, instilling a healthy lifestyle and love for active leisure.
- No matter how much you travel the world and how closely you interact with people from all six continents, there is always something to learn. There is always something magical when so many young people from all over the planet come together to discuss topics such as education, culture, sports and development. In a sense, we will see how history is built, we will witness the formation of the world of the future, - said Fatma Samura.
It is planned that the FIFA General Secretary will take part in the awarding ceremony for the winners of the Continents Cup at the WFMS 2017, the press service of the Festival reports.

October 13, 2017
On October 15, 2017, in the Bolshoi Ice Palace, the opening ceremony of the World Festival of Youth and Students will take place at the Bolshoi Ice Palace on October 15. According to the organizers, this will be a bright action, united by the ideas of peace, kindness and friendship of peoples. The script is kept in the strictest confidence so far.

The audience of the ceremony will be directly the participants of the Festival. The rest will be able to see the broadcast of the holiday on television and on the Internet.
After the end of the ceremony, a fireworks display is scheduled for about five minutes in the Olympic Park. Residents of nearby areas, as well as vacationers on the Imeretinskaya embankment, will be able to see the game of lights in the sky. In connection with the fireworks, traffic on Olympic Avenue, including public transport, will be blocked from 18.20 to 18.40.
On the Olympic Avenue in Sochi, traffic will be limited for the duration of the fireworks.
The administration of the city of Sochi asks residents and guests of the resort to take this information into account when planning their holidays and trips.

12 October 2017
Festival run with Match TV... To participate, you must register on the site before October 15.
If for some reason you cannot register online, an application can be made in the building of the Main Grandstand of the Sochi Autodrom on October 15 from 9.00 to 20.00. When registering, one of two distances is available - 2017 meters or 4000 meters.

Dear participants of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students!
Running is the most accessible and popular sport in the world. Millions of people are passionate about running - adherents of a healthy lifestyle. It brings together athletes and amateurs, people of different ages, nationalities and religions. The 2017 meter symbolic race will be the largest and most massive event in the sports program of the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students.
Together with you, young people from more than 180 countries of the world will participate in the Festival Run!
The 2017 meter festival race is not a speed competition, the main thing is to get to the finish line. All participants in the race will receive commemorative prizes - medals, which depict the symbols of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students.
Everyone, including people with disabilities, will be able to take part in the Festival Run, because it is a run of endless possibilities.
If you are seriously passionate about running, then you will have the opportunity to test yourself in the competitive 4 km race! The route runs along the Formula 1 track and allows you to show the best time.

FESTIVAL TERRITORY MAP

11.10.17
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit the World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi and talk with its participants. The head of state will also take part in the work of some sections of the forum.

10.10.17
Sochi residents and guests of the resort will greet the participants of the Youth Festival at the festival on the Yuzhny Mall. The concert dedicated to the opening of the XIX World Festival will begin at 14.00 and will end at 19.00 on October 14. The program includes performances by national folk groups and dance ensembles, musical compositions performed by soloists of the Sochi College of Arts. A special guest is the popular youth group "30.02". One of the highlights of the holiday will be a blitz interview on stage with participants in the youth festivals in Cuba in 1978 and in Moscow in 1985. Also, all those present will be invited to sing the "Anthem of Democratic Youth", which was first performed at the Strahov Stadium in Prague on July 25, 1947, on the opening day of the 1st World Festival of Youth and Students and was awarded the first prize in the festival song contest.
The event will end with a festive fireworks display.
In addition, in honor of the opening of the forum on October 13 at 13:00 in the hall of the Sochi Institute of Fashion, Business and Law, an exhibition of children's drawings "Fireworks, Festival!" Children from all over the world sent their works.
- More than 150 children's works were submitted for consideration by the jury of the competition. Young artists expressed their understanding of the future of our planet on paper. Joyful faces, cute animals, rich landscapes, flags and symbols of the peoples of the world are reflected in these drawings, - said the coordinator of the competition, head of the art school SIMBiP Lilit Tigranyan.

10.10.17 In Sochi, preparations are being completed for the most massive event of this year.

Workers are finishing the installation of creative platforms for the World Festival of Youth and Students. The main work is taking place in the Imereti lowland, where the main stage of the forum is being prepared.
The "heart" of the youth festival will be the Medal Square in the Olympic Park, where the main stage of the festival is being built. Its metal frame is almost ready, workers have already installed equipment and lighting equipment. Exhibition stands are installed in the building of the Main Media Center for the discussion program of the festival. About 6.5 thousand people will take part in scientific and educational events every day. The interview sites are almost ready. An accreditation center was also opened.
“We will, of course, inform the participants. Often all the questions are asked by the participant as soon as he gets to the accreditation stand, so we will try to be as informed as possible, ”said Olga Gladysheva, administrator of the accreditation center.
Volunteers of the WFMS-2017 have already started arriving in Sochi. The guests of the forum will be accommodated in three-star hotels in the Imeretinskaya lowland. The infrastructure that Sochi inherited from the Olympic Games allows the resort to easily accommodate more than 25 thousand guests and volunteers.
Meanwhile, the official anthem of the 2017 World Festival of Youth and Students has already been published. Russian musician Alexei Vorobyov became the author of the words and music. The arrangement and remix especially for the festival was created by the Swedish music producer RedOne, a two-time Grammy winner.

05.10.17.
The outfit of the participants of the World Youth Festival was presented in Moscow

The ceremony took place yesterday at the media center of the Zaryadye Park. The form was developed by the famous Russian fashion designer Igor Chapurin. Three design concepts of outfit were initially developed for the festival, from which the organizers chose the most relevant and suitable for the ideas of the event.

The uniform is made in the official colors of the festival. The most sophisticated modern technologies of the garment industry were used in the manufacture: waterproof zippers, 3D printing of logos, a combination of appliqués and embroidery.

This is a product that embodies our time. We did everything with great love, because we want these clothes to remain in memory and remind those bright moments that the participants experienced at the festival, - commented Igor Chapurin.

The uniform was presented by famous Russian actors, TV presenters, athletes, musicians, including the special correspondent of the Evening Urgant show Alla Mikheeva, TV presenter Aurora, actresses Ekaterina Varnava and Nadezhda Sysoeva, Miss World 2008 title holder Ksenia Sukhinova, film producer Ilya Bachurin and singer Mitya Fomin.

PROGRAM:
OCTOBER 15, 2017 (SUNDAY)
09:00 - 20:00 Registration and issuance of starter kits

OCTOBER 16, 2017 (MONDAY)
07:00 - 10:00 Registration and issuance of starter kits
9:00 - 12:00 Opening hours of changing rooms and lockers
10:20 - 10:50 Official opening of the Race
10:50 - 11:00 Gathering of participants in the 2017 m and 4000 m race in the starting area
11:00 START OF THE RACE AT 2017 m and 4000 m
11:30 Closing the finish line of the Race
12:00 Closing of the Race
21:00 - Ceremony of awarding the winners of the Festival Race at a distance of 4 km (Main stage of the Festival).

Program of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students

For the sake of peace, solidarity and social justice, we are fighting imperialism - By respecting our past, we are building the future !!!

14/10/2017 1 day Arrival and accreditation.

15/10/2017 Day 2 Main conferences within the framework of the Special Day dedicated to the theme of the WFYS and the opening ceremony (Thematic program A -) Main theme: 100th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution and 70th anniversary of the festival movement.
WFMS is dedicated to:
a. Ernesto Che Guevara
b. Mohammed Abdelaziz
v. Fidel Castro Rus

16/10/2017 Day 3 (Thematic Program B) Refugee crisis as a result of imperialist aggression. The power of solidarity in the pursuit of peace. America Day.

17/10/2017 Day 4 Partnership for Development (Thematic Program C) Fight against fascism, anti-communism, racism and xenophobia. Africa Day.

18/10/2017 Day 5 (Thematic Program D) Student movement in the struggle for free and quality public education. The struggle of youth for free and universal access to health care, education, science, culture and information. Middle East Day.

19/10/2017 6 day (Thematic program E) The impact of the capitalist crisis on human rights; unemployment and youth precariousness. Asia and Oceania Day.

20/10/2017 7 days (Thematic program F) Scientific and technological progress and its impact on the environment. Europe Day.

21/10/2017 Day 8 Host Country Day and Official Closing Ceremony. Russia Day.

22/10/2017 Day 9 Departure of the delegates.

15/10/2017 –DAY 2 Thematic day
09:00 -10: 00 Solemn parade of delegates in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution

10:30 Exhibitions(work daily)
Exhibition dedicated to the Soviet era
Special exhibition dedicated to the period of World War II and the contribution of the USSR to the struggle of peoples against Nazism and fascism
Exhibition dedicated to the life of Ernesto Che Guevara
Exhibition dedicated to Mohammed Abdelaziz
Special exhibition dedicated to the VI and XII WFMS held in the USSR
Exhibition dedicated to the life and ideas of Fidel Castro

11:00 -13:00, 14:30 -17:30
Conference Preservation of Historical Memory (Thematic Program A)
Goals and achievements of the Great October Socialist Revolution.
Ernesto Che Guevara's legacy in the youth movement.
Mohammed Abdelaziz as a symbol of anti-colonial struggle and independence.
WFDY as the main anti-imperialist youth organization; its responsibility for the preservation and development of the WFMS.
13:00 -14: 30 Lunch break
18:00 -21: 00 Official opening ceremony

16/10/2017 -Day 3 America Day
09:30 -12: 30; 14:30 - 17:30 Main Conference (Thematic Program B)
Peace, justice and effective cooperation

Struggle to maintain sovereignty, independence and self-determination
The Role of Youth in the Struggle for Peace and International Solidarity
Imperialist conflicts and the threat of a larger war
Other methods of imperialist policy: blockades, embargoes, economic and other sanctions.
Peace, justice and effective cooperation
The refugee crisis as a result of imperialist aggression. The power of solidarity for peace.
Partnership for development
Friendship of Peoples and the Fight against Fascism, Racism, Discrimination and Xenophobia (Thematic Program C)
Quality education, health and wellbeing
The Role and Contribution of the Student Movement in the Struggle Against Imperialism to Promote Peace and Solidarity (Thematic Program D)
Decent work and economic growth
Youth Vulnerability and Youth Unemployment: Ways to Address These Challenges (Thematic Program E)
Ensuring environmental sustainability
Development of science and health care: for the good of mankind or for the profit of monopolies? (Thematic program F)
Global politics, their agenda and how to protect international peace
World culture
Preservation of historical memory
The role of the USSR in the victory over Nazism and Fascism (Thematic program A)
Energy for peoples without borders
Regional
World culture
Preservation of historical memory
The role of the USSR in the victory over Nazism and Fascism (Thematic program A).
General Workshop Environmental Conservation. Sustainable development
Region-specific
Peace, justice and effective cooperation
The Role of Youth in the Struggle for Peace and International Solidarity (Thematic Program B)

Youth media
Friendship Fair
General workshop of the day Access to information and art
General seminar of the day Healthy lifestyle is a national problem of modern society
Sports activities
Cultural activities

12:30 -14: 00 Lunch break

17/10/2017 -Day 4 Africa Day

09:30 -12:30; 14:30 -17:30
Main conference (Thematic program C)
Partnership for Development Fight against fascism, anti-communism, racism and xenophobia.
Seminar Anti-communist propaganda, prohibition of communist parties, persecution of communists in an attempt to weaken the organized struggle. (Thematic program C)
Seminar Partnership for Development Growth of fascist sentiments with the support of imperialism. (Thematic program C)
Partnerships for Development The Role of Youth in the Fight against Gender Equality. (Thematic program C)
Peace, justice and effective cooperation
Fight against imperialist wars and alliances by calling for demilitarization and the closure of military bases. (Thematic program B)
Quality education, health and wellbeing
Tradition of the student movement, its history and perspectives. (Thematic program D)
Decent work and economic growth
Intensification of migration processes in the conditions of the capitalist crisis. (Thematic program E)
Ensuring environmental sustainability
Fighting incurable diseases. Land issue, hunger, food security. (Thematic program F)
Different roles of civic engagement
Future technologies
Preservation of historical memory
Environment and health
Future technologies
Preservation of historical memory
Che and the Cuban Revolution (Thematic program A)
Workshop Determined by region
General workshop Culture as a space for dialogue
Solidarity Forum Determined by the region
Meetings for the purpose of mutual exchange of views
Combating all bad habits Rural and agricultural youth
Friendship Fair
General workshop of the day
Capitalist resource exploitation, environmental destruction and climate change
New technologies and society of the future: trends and forecasts
Sports activities
Cultural activities

12:30 -14: 00 Lunch break

18/10/2017 -DAY 5 Middle East Day

09:30 -12:30; 14:30 -17:30
Main conference (Thematic program D)
Quality education, health and wellbeing
Student movement in the struggle for free and high-quality public education. The struggle of youth for free and universal access to health care, education, science, culture and information.
Privatization Processes and Their Impact on Youth Struggles for Free and Quality Public Education (Thematic Program D)
How imperialism manipulates media and information. (Thematic program D)
Quality education, health and wellbeing
Illiteracy in the 21st Century and Combating It (Thematic Program D)
New anti-scientific educational materials as a tool to manipulate the minds of young people. (Thematic program D)
Peace, justice and effective cooperation
Religious and Ethnic Conflicts as Instruments of Imperialism (Thematic Program B)
Partnership for development
The importance of combating the unequal position of women. (Thematic program C)
Decent work and economic growth
Austerity measures and unpopular exploitation of workers. Struggle of youth and workers for the right to work and legal protection of labor. (Thematic program E)
Ensuring environmental sustainability
Development of new technologies outside the military industry. (Thematic program F)
The future of science and global education
Design the future. Architecture and design
Workshop Western Sahara - the last colony in Africa
Workshop Determined by region
Solidarity Forum Determined by the region
Meetings for the purpose of mutual exchange of views
Student organizations and young students
Friendship Fair
General seminar of the day Scientific look at the global space
Humanity's struggle against extremism and the system that generates terrorism.
Sports activities
Cultural activities

12:30 -14: 00 Lunch break

19/10/2017 - DAY 6 Asia and Oceania Day

09:30 -12:30; 14:30 -17:30
Main conference (Thematic program E)
Decent work and economic growth
The impact of the capitalist crisis on the rights of peoples. Unemployment and youth vulnerability.
The ongoing capitalist crisis and the situation of youth. (Thematic program E)
Poverty in various regions and the struggle to improve the living standards of peoples. (Thematic program E) Determined by region
Prospects for progressive social transformation as opposed to an aggressive capitalist crisis. (Thematic program E)
Exploitation of child labor and child rights. (Thematic program E)
Peace, justice and effective cooperation
The imperialist nature of NATO and the EU, their aggressive role and military interventions. (Thematic program B)
Quality education, health and wellbeing
Youth Rights with regard to Access to Sports and Culture (Thematic Program D)
Industry of the future
Integration of youth with trade unions
Preservation of historical memory
The Soviet Union's Contribution to the Struggle of National Liberation Movements (Thematic Program A).
Workshop Determined by region
General Workshop Industrial Development
Solidarity Forum Determined by the region
Meetings for mutual exchange of views Young members of trade unions
Friendship Fair
General seminar of the day Intensification of migration processes as a consequence of the capitalist crisis: adaptation and problems
The role of youth in the fight against illiteracy
Sports activities
Cultural activities
International anti-imperialist court

12:30 -14: 00 Lunch break

20/10/2017 -DAY 7 Europe Day

09:30 -12:30; 14:30 -17:30
Ensuring environmental sustainability
Scientific and technological progress and its impact on the environment
Seminar Ensuring Environmental Sustainability
Environment and development at the service of youth and humanity in general. (Thematic program F)
Ensuring environmental sustainability
Climate change and measures to combat it. (Thematic program F)
Ensuring environmental sustainability
Capitalist exploitation of resources and environmental destruction. (Thematic program F)
Ensuring environmental sustainability
People must have free access to water as a universal resource. (Thematic program F)
Peace, justice and effective cooperation
Struggle against agreements of international associations and organizations as instruments in the hands of imperialism (IMF, WB, TTIP, TPP, CETA) (Thematic program B)
Partnership for development
Imperialist interventions under the pretext of restoring human rights and freedoms. (Thematic program C)
Quality education, health and wellbeing
Fighting AIDS - Patents and Disease as Imperialist Business (Thematic Program D)
Decent work and economic growth
The Role of International Organizations in Taking Unpopular Measures. Consequences of international agreements such as TTIP, TPP. (Thematic program E)
Seminar New media New media
Seminar Economy and Development for the Good of the Future
Seminar Preservation of Historical Memory
The WFYS Movement and its History (Thematic Program A)
Workshop Determined by region
General Workshop Science and Innovation in Medicine
Solidarity Forum Determined by the region
Meetings for the purpose of mutual exchange of views Young representatives of autochthonous peoples
Friendship Fair
General Workshop of the Day The Impact of Social Media on Society
Humanity's fight against wars, invasions and occupations
Sports activities
Cultural activities
IV International preparatory meeting (adoption of the Declaration of the XIXWFMS)

12:30 -14: 00 Lunch break

21/10/2017 DAY 8 Russia Day

09:30 -12:30; 14:30 -17:30
Main conference (Thematic program F)

Seminar To be determined by host country NPC
Workshop To be determined by host country NPC
General Workshop Aviation of the Future
Solidarity Forum
Determined by the host country's NPC
Meetings for the purpose of mutual exchange of views
International anti-imperialist organizations
Friendship Fair
General workshop of the day
Water as a universal resource. Fight against privatization of water resources.
Against any attempts to falsify history and revise the results of World War II by equating communism with fascism.
Sports activities
Cultural activities

12:30 - 14:30 Lunch break

17:30 -21: 00 Official Closing Ceremony

List of items prohibited to be brought into the territory of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi

1 explosives and their components, explosives and items filled with them
2 weapons of any type, including self-defense, ammunition, components of firearms
3 piercing or cutting objects, knives, other edged weapons, as well as other objects that can be used as weapons
4 compressed and liquefied gases (exception - pocket lighters)
5 flammable and pyrotechnic substances or products, including signal flares, flares, firecrackers, gas cylinders and objects (chemical materials) that can be used to make pyrotechnic products or fumes (except for matches)
6 flammable solids
7 oxidizing agents and organic peroxides
8 toxic substances, radioactive materials and corrosive substances
9 poisonous, poisonous and pungent-smelling substances
10 flammable and flammable liquids, flammable gases
11 stains and objects
12 devices and products, including homemade ones, which are not pyrotechnics, used for scattering, spraying various materials and substances (including pneumatic clappers) and other substances, products, objects, incl. homemade, the use of which may result in injury, fire or smoke
13 other substances, products, items, including homemade, the use of which can lead to smoke, ignition
14 materials of an extremist, offensive or discriminatory nature containing Nazi attributes or symbols, or attributes or symbols of extremist (except for the official symbols of the states participating in the Festival)
(1 When carrying out special events, additional restrictions may be introduced by the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation.
organizations, or aimed at discrimination of any kind against a country, person or group of persons on the basis of race, color, ethnic, national or social origin and status by place of birth, financial condition or other status, sex, disability, language, religion, political or other beliefs, or for any other reason, including but not limited to banners, flags, symbols and attributes, leaflets, clothing)
15 body protectors:
- body armor,
- means for body protection used for martial arts and extreme sports,
- corsets (except for medical reasons)
(exception - kits required for extreme sports as part of the official part of the program)
16 narcotic, psychotropic and toxic substances, their precursors, including in the form of medicines
17 working tools
18 glass containers and bottles
19 liquids in containers over 1500 ml
20 thermoses and flasks (exception - transparent plastic containers up to 1.5 liters)
21 alcoholic drinks
22 aerosol cans
23 any animals (exception - guide dogs with a passport and a completed veterinary document)
24 folding chairs or benches
25 bulky items, the sum of three dimensions of which in length, width and height exceeds 75cm
26 scooters not intended for transportation of people with limited mobility (MGN) (with the exception of regular and electric wheelchairs *;
electric 3 and 4 wheel scooters for MGN (up to: width -70 cm, length -130 cm, turning width up to 90 cm)
27 flags and banners, the dimensions of which exceed 2x1.5 m. (Exception - flags up to 2x1.5 m only from non-flammable materials)
28 poles for flags or posters of any type (except flexible plastic or double poles (up to: 1 meter long)
29 advertising materials of any kind, printed materials of religious, political or offensive content or content contrary to public order and / or morality (including banners, banners, posters, signs and their analogues) (except for religious books for personal use)
30 professional television and telecommunication equipment **
31 technical means that can interfere with the holding of the official event of the Festival or its participants
32 means of disguise or items that impede identification
33 moving and gliding aircraft and their models (gliders, drones, kites, etc.)
34 any free-flowing substances, regardless of volume (with the exception of permitted drugs in the form of free-flowing substances)
35 any items that superficially resemble prohibited items or their copies and analogues
36 other substances and items posing a danger, as well as prohibited for circulation on the territory of the Russian Federation
* speed up to 6 km / h
** admission through checkpoint No. 6

There is very little time left until Russia opens its doors to young people from all over the world.

Already, key events of the preparatory stage are underway: the selection of participants and volunteers of the festival has begun, topics for the discussion program are being formed, and young people all over the country and the world are joining the festival movement. WFMS 2017 will become the most ambitious youth event of the year!

The festival aims to consolidate the youth world community, strengthen international ties, and develop interethnic and intercultural interaction. One of the main tasks of the future festival will be the joint development of the image of the future by young people from different countries of the world, an attempt to formulate answers to the most pressing challenges facing the generation.

More than 20,000 young people from 150 countries, aged 18 to 35, will take part in the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students 2017.

Young leaders from different fields will gather on one site: representatives of youth public organizations, young journalists, creative and sports youth, young engineers and IT specialists, leaders of youth organizations of political parties, young entrepreneurs, leaders of student government, young scientists and university professors, and also compatriots and foreigners studying Russian and interested in Russian culture.

World Festival of Youth and Students 2017 program

The festival starts on October 14 with a solemn meeting of the guests of the festival in Moscow at the parade-carnival. The opening ceremony of the festival will take place on October 15 in Sochi.

The Opening Ceremony performance will be built around real stories of people who change lives for the better: among them Afroz Shah from India, who in 86 weeks removed 5.4 tons of garbage from the Mumbai beach, Roman Gek from Russia, who built a school in Nepal, founders of the I am! Egor Beroev and Ksenia Alferova and others.

Throughout the festival, its guests will find a rich discussion program, a varied cultural program, an active sports program, a powerful scientific and educational program (speakers of which, in particular, will be motivational speaker Nick Vuychich, Director General of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Marco Lambertini, Google foreign policy director Avni Doron, writer Frederic Begbekder, FIFA secretary general Samuru Fatmu).

For the first time in the history of the festival movement, the whole country will be involved in a grandiose youth holiday. Within the framework of the festival, from 14 to 17 October 2017, a regional program is planned for more than 1,500 foreign participants who came to the WFYS 2017.

The closing ceremony of the festival will take place on October 21 at the Bolshoi Ice Palace in Sochi. One of the key elements of the Ceremony will be the message “Let's change the world”, which will be drawn up by the participants.

Registration for the festival of youth and students

Any young person can register for the Festival of Youth and Students 2017 on the official website of the festival. As of October 1, 2016, more than 1000 young people have already applied to participate in the festival.

On October 1, the international stage of recruiting participants started on the English version of the festival website. Citizens of most countries of the world will be able to apply for participation. In addition to Russian and English, the official website of the festival for youth and students will soon work in all working languages ​​of the festival: Spanish, French, Chinese and Arabic.

Thus, the audience of the whole planet will be able to get acquainted not only with the program of the festival of youth and students in 2017, but also receive information about the history of the festival movement, learn more about the host country and, of course, stay up to date with all the latest news.

Foreign participants of the festival will be provided with visa-free entry to Russia.

History of the World Festival of Youth and Students

The first youth festival was held in our country in 1957 in Moscow. He had a huge impact on the further formation of culture, art and served as the ancestor of many innovative genres for that time.

It was then that the editorial board "Festivalnaya" appeared on Central Television, producing the Soviet TV quiz show "Evening of Merry Questions". Later, this format was redesigned into the Club of the cheerful and resourceful - KVN, well-known and beloved by everyone today.

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The XIX World Festival of Youth and Students will be held in Russia in 2017.

This decision was made February 7, 2016 The World Federation of Democratic Youth and international student organizations at an international consultative meeting on the holding of the XIX Festival. The application of youth organizations to host the Festival was submitted by Rosmolodezh on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin in November 2015.

In the entire history of the festival movement, Russia for the third time will host the largest international event in the field of youth interaction. It is especially important for us that 2017 is a jubilee year not only for the festival itself (the first took place in 1947), but also for Russian history. For the first time we opened our doors to the youth of the whole planet 60 years ago. The Moscow scale then amazed the world and in many ways became a point of reference and a high bar for the future capitals of the festival.

Keeping all the best festival traditions and synthesizing them with important modern trends, Russia will once again become a hospitable host for representatives of all continents!

Infrastructure of the festival

All the main events of the festival will take place on the territory of the modern Olympic Park, which was built in the Imeretinskaya lowland in Sochi. The infrastructure has been created in such a way that it is essentially a “city within a city”: participants will live in comfortable hotels, and discussion platforms, work centers and leisure facilities are within walking distance. Well-established air traffic connects Sochi with Moscow and dozens of other cities, and with the help of modern rail transport it will be easy to get to the city center or to Rosa Khutor, the so-called Mountain Cluster.

All facilities were specially built for the XXII Olympic Winter and XI Paralympic Games. In 2014, Sochi impressed the whole world. The festival pursues an ambitious task - to fully comply with the level set during sports competitions.

Red Square, Moscow

The center and heart of not only Moscow, but all of Russia. It is difficult to list all those significant events that took place here or are associated with the history of Red Square. There is a lot of controversy about the origin of its name, but most historians are similar in opinion: Red from the word Beautiful.

Here is the starting point of all tourist routes - both for Russians and for guests of our country - and right there is the reporting point of all highways - "Kilometer Zero". St. Basil's Cathedral and the red-brick walls of the Kremlin, the Gothic facade of the Main Department Store and the building of the Historical Museum (by the way, it was here that the world-famous and oldest in Russia University - Moscow) was originally located.

It is especially symbolic that here, near the first building of the University 14 october 2017 and the Student Parade will begin, which will serve as the start of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students.

Sparrow Hills, Moscow

Years passed ... Moscow University became more and more. At the beginning, he occupied several buildings on Mokhovaya Street, which is opposite the Kremlin, and in the mid-fifties of the XX century (just on the eve of the first youth festival for our country) he acquired a new house, which to this day is one of the visiting cards not only of Moscow , but all of the Russian students, youth.

The famous skyscraper has secured the title of the tallest building in Europe for half a century. Today's university is even larger and occupies the entire vicinity of Vorobyovy Gory. The population of this “microtown”, together with all students, teachers and staff, is approaching a hundred thousand. The vast square in front of the University is formed by the intersection of several streets and a large park.

This is a favorite walking place not only for students, but also for all Muscovites and tourists. Still, from the observation deck on the Vorobyovs - the whole city, at a glance! October 14, 2016 it was here that the most ambitious festive events "A Year before the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students!" Its participants gave a start to the countdown of time, a clock in the form of a festival chamomile throughout the year became another decoration of Vorobyovy Gory!

Olympic Park, Sochi

Before the Olympics in Sochi, the world was perplexed: how can you hold winter competitions in a subtropical climate? It's that simple! Directly by the sea, among the palm trees, the Olympic Park was built with indoor stadiums and facilities, inside which they created their own microclimate.

Real winter - in the mountains - only half an hour away, but more on that later. The compactness and logistical accuracy of the Olympic Park will allow the festival to be held conveniently and safely. The constant companion of the participants will be the warm Black Sea breeze.

Navigation between hotels and facilities is clear and logical. October in Sochi is the end of the so-called velvet season. Guests from the south will not feel chilly, and our northern colleagues will not feel the sweltering heat. No wonder Sochi is crossed by the central 45th parallel.

Rosa Khutor, Sochi

30 minutes by train from the Olympic Park or the airport and you are in the very center of Krasnaya Polyana. Welcome to the Rosa Khutor mountain resort! The main ski resort in Russia and the CIS really knows how to impress at any time of the year. It is here that the festival participants will find numerous sports activities, the emotions and impressions of which will remain in their memory for a long time!

Date and venue

Welcome to Russia! We are waiting in Sochi! See you at the festival!