Putin will take part in the closing of the world festival of youth and students. Closing ceremony of the World Festival of Youth and Students Closing ceremony of the Youth Festival

The World Festival of Youth and Students, which has aroused great interest, is finishing its work in Sochi. Thousands of participants who came from different parts of the world will soon go home. In the meantime, they use every opportunity to learn as much as possible about our country - today they will have a great idea of ​​the diversity of the peoples inhabiting Russia. And the evening will pass solemn ceremony closing and there will be fireworks.

Young musicians from all over the world - Argentina, Italy, China, Russia and other countries. Only eighty people, and although they met only five days ago, they have already played under the guidance of an experienced mentor.

“One day, the net time of our rehearsal reached eight hours, which is a lot. But in fact it turned out - from 9 am to 10 pm with breaks for food. The enthusiasm of these young guys, people from different countries from all over the planet, it mixes and becomes truly international,” says conductor, project manager Airat Kashaev.

"I had to look mutual language with foreign participants, but, as they say, the musicians have one language, and we understand each other quite well and play along. We feel everything very well,” says Tamara Zhukova, a member of the orchestra from Krasnodar.

Creation of an international symphony orchestra during the festival - a new experience. But the responsibility is great reporting concert- right on the main square of the Olympic Park.

And where without sports? It brings together guys from different continents, they understand each other without words. On one of the sites, the results of the flatball championship are summed up, the game was invented a couple of years ago in Russia. There are only two athletes on the field, you can’t go beyond your three-meter square, and the ball is 10 centimeters. It seems like football, but you can’t go to the opponent’s half of the field.

“You must carefully defend your goal. Flatball is perfect. You need endless strength, you need intelligence to use your head, so I hope that flatball, in two years the whole world will know about it,” says Daniel Duro Daini from Nigeria.

The final - and on one of the most beloved and visited venues: the battle of robots. The weight of such a machine is up to 110 kilograms. And each is their own development of the participants, on which the whole team worked. Young roboticists have shown that they are ready for serious projects. Behind the scenes, they grind, tighten, reprogram. The Australian team fielded their red spider to fight.

“This robot is controlled by two people at once from two remotes. One is responsible for the weapons, the other for steering the wheels. There is no one like him here,” says Miles Blow.

“All it takes is passion. This main secret. My rivals are very strong, including those from Russia – they are quickly gaining momentum,” says Igor Duran from Brazil.

The final bout was won by a car driven by Yaroslav Orleansky, a schoolboy from Moscow.

In honor of the large-scale youth forum in the center of the resort, the festival participants and Sochi residents opened a new square - Festival, next to the famous Arboretum. One of the eucalyptus trees was named the Tree of Friendship. It will become a symbol of the unification of all those who found their like-minded people in Sochi - 30 thousand participants, 30 thousand new friends who want to see again.

“The park is very beautiful, very green. Such a vibrant show. I hope to visit this place in a year or two and be sure to visit here again,” says the guest of the festival.

Foreign guests fell in love with Russian motifs - at first they danced, then they could not resist, spinning in a round dance.

Today is the final day of the festival marathon. The theme will be Russia. And in the evening - the solemn closing of the grandiose forum, which lasted only a week, and will leave impressions for a lifetime.

Until the moment when Russia solemnly opens its doors to 20,000 participants from all over the world, there are only a few hours left: International Festival youth and students of Sochi 2017 will begin on October 14, 2017.

According to the organizers, it will be one of the largest in the history of the festival and unique, as it will take place outside the capital, but at the same time it will capture the whole country.

President of the World Federation of Democratic Youth N. Papadimitriou

At the conference in the TASS press center, a rich program of events was announced, the purpose of which is to establish mutual understanding between representatives different cultures and religions. During the week, young people from 150 countries of the world will exchange experiences and become imbued with Russian culture.

What is the festival

70 years ago, in the capital of the Czech Republic, for the first time, a congress of leaders of youth organizations with a socialist or communist orientation was organized, and held under the slogan "For Peace and Friendship", to which one more term was later added - "imperialist solidarity". In the 21st century, the organizers of each subsequent event at the preparatory meeting choose a new motto. This year it reads as follows: "For peace, solidarity and social justice, we fight against imperialism - respecting our past, we are building our future!"

For Russia, this is the third festival of youth and students. In 1957, Moscow gathered 34 thousand participants - a record number in history.

It was then that Soviet students got acquainted with rock and roll, jeans and Western values ​​that impressed young people so much. Soviet people that at the subsequent event in 1985, the authorities made every effort to limit the communication of our citizens with foreigners.

In 2017, the organizers tried to think over the plan of the festival events in such a way that young journalists, athletes, engineers, entrepreneurs, representatives creative sphere and programmers, scientists, teachers, as well as leaders of youth organizations and political parties spent time as efficiently and interestingly as possible, exchanging useful experience. Numerous discussions and seminars, concerts, sports competitions, and, of course, large-scale festivities await students.

Sochi - out of competition

In May 2016 in Caracas (Venezuela), the preparatory committee of the festival unanimously approved the decision to hold the 2017 forum in sunny and hospitable Sochi, since after the 2014 Olympics the city has all the necessary infrastructure corresponding to the scope of the event, which will help to significantly save organizational costs. The host party is sure that Sochi will pleasantly surprise the participants and leave an indelible impression in their memory.

Guests will be accommodated in the hotels of the Olympic Village. It will also host concerts, exhibitions and lectures. Concerning sports events, then for their implementation will be used ski resort Rosa Khutor (Mountain Cluster).

Aims and themes of the festival

Event this year aims to consolidate the youth of the whole world, strengthen existing international ties and do everything possible to further development intercultural and interethnic interaction of the participating countries.

The festival is designed to work out the image of the future of people and the world and try to find answers to the most acute challenges facing the representatives of the modern young generation.

The purpose of the festival is to increase interest in Russia, as well as to preserve the memory and history shared with it.

The themes of the festival are carefully thought out

• culture and globalization ( cultural heritage nation, communication of representatives different cultures, creation)
• economy and development of small and medium business
• knowledge economy: education, new technologies, ideas and discoveries
• public sector, charity and volunteering
• politics and security

TV presenter and journalist Yana Churikova, figure skating champion Irina Slutskaya, director of the Moscow Circus and National artist Russian Federation Edgar Zapashny, high jump champion Elena Slesarenko and representative General Secretary United Nations Youth Affairs Ahmad Alhendawi.

Anthem and talisman

You can get into the spirit of the 19th World Festival of Young Leaders even before it opens: the anthem of the 2017 event has been officially published online. The composition was created and performed by singer, actor and UN Goodwill Ambassador Alexei Vorobyov.

Listen to the anthem of the festival.

Especially for the flash mob at the festival, the song was arranged by the Swedish musician and producer RedOne, who has two Grammy awards in his piggy bank, who has successfully collaborated with a number of world-famous stars (Michael Jackson, Enrique Iglesias, Rod Stewart, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, U2 and others) and wrote the anthem for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Main composition festival sounds in Russian and English and maximally conveys the meaning and ideas of the international forum: the ideals of peace, love, friendship and international solidarity.

The mascot for the festival was chosen through an open international vote, which was attended by about one hundred thousand people. The largest number an unusual trinity gained votes: the robot Romashka, the ferret Shurik and polar bear Mishan. The creator of the latter, Sergey Petrenko, a designer from Volgodonsk, decided that just such a character, dressed in a traditional red blouse and with a flower behind his ear, would be able to fully convey the scale of the holiday and the positive atmosphere that simply cannot be in Sochi.

Volunteers have not been forgotten either - they have their own anthem and great uniforms!

Listen to the anthem of the festival volunteers

Equipment

Just a week ago, the official uniform of the Sochi Youth Festival, designed by renowned Russian designer Igor Chapurin, was presented in Zaryadye Park.

The presentation turned out to be a real treat!

Equipment for participants, volunteers, organizers and guests is made in the official color scheme festival, so it turned out bright, beautiful. Pleasant and important details on each set of uniforms are waterproof zippers, logos, embroidery and appliqués made using the latest technologies garment industry.

The kits were appreciated and perfectly demonstrated by journalist Alla Mikheeva, TV presenter Aurora, actresses Ekaterina Varnava and Nadezhda Sysoeva, singer Mitya Fomin and other famous personalities.

15 main words

15 is the number of regions from which participants will arrive. That is how many images, personifying Russia, they will take home and will remember with warmth. A specially prepared video presentation will help those who do not speak Russian to get to know a little better, and perhaps even understand the Russian soul.

These 15 words are:

Welcome

Meetings with speakers, as well as discussions, will be held at the main Media Center. In addition, a youth expo center will operate in the building. It is expected that it will become a platform for the start of fruitful international cooperation between young people from different countries. The building is equipped with venues for film festivals, photo exhibitions and press conferences.

The World Youth Symphony Orchestra will be located in the Adler Arena, where both rehearsals and a grandiose concert of a unique ensemble created specifically for the festival will take place.

For dancers and theatre-goers, spaces have been prepared in the Ice Cube, where there will also be a mini-football field. Sports slot machines will be located on the site of the skate park and the Fomula-1 track. Participants will find many activities at other facilities:

• Olympic park sites
• Green Theater of the Riviera Park
• Winter theater
• concert hall "Festivalny"
• Southern pier and Sochi circus

Youth Festival in Sochi: plan of events

The start of the festival week is scheduled for October 14 in Moscow, where a solemn meeting of guests and a grand carnival parade will take place.

Ceremony opening will take place October 15 in Sochi. A special feature is the idea of ​​the organizers to build a ceremony around history real people, who are trying with all their might to change the world for the better, for example, Afroz Shah from India, who cleared the beaches of Mumbai from five tons of garbage, or the Russian Roman Gek, who built a school in Nepal, and many others.

A discussion program will be implemented from the first day

• October 15 - First day of education
• October 16 is America's Day. On this day, the guests of the event have a unique opportunity to participate in a discussion on the topic " World culture: global challenges”, listen to one of the most famous contemporary writers Frederick Begbeder, as well as to ask questions to the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Vladimir Medinsky.
• October 17 - Africa Day
• October 18 - Middle East Day
• October 19 - Asia and Oceania Day
• October 20 - Europe Day
• October 21 - Russia Day

Plan of cultural events

• October 16 - Jazz Festival
• October 17 – International New Music Festival
• October 18 - State Orchestra " New Russia» with Diana Arbenina
• October 19 – Festival of National Cultures
• October 20 - Concert of the World Youth Symphony Orchestra, Gala Concert classical music and ballet
• October 21 - Day of Russia

Sport program

• October 15 - Opening of the site "World TRP"
• October 16 - Festival run for 2017 meters, the opening of the "Dancing Planet"
• October 17 - Rope-skipping show, tournament among Workout camp graduates
• October 18 - Show of stars "Ekogonka", a session of simultaneous blind play on 30 boards
• October 19 – Final contests in extreme sports
• October 20 - Performance of the Football freestyle team, GTO race, mini-football tournament final

Scientific and educational thematic areas will be implemented through the organization of speeches by more than 700 speakers. One of the brightest guests will be motivational speaker Nick Vujicic.

The regional program involves visits by festival participants to 15 regions of Russia from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok, where discussions of various thematic areas will also be held.

The closing ceremony took place on 21 October. The culmination of the program was the message "Let's change the world" written by the participants. Nail music program– Dutch singer Rochelle Perts, winner music competition"X Factor".

Online broadcast of the closing of the festival

The Sochi Youth Forum will bring together young and ambitious leaders aged 18 to 35 to once again prove to the world that friendship, love and creativity can make our planet and people's future better.

Dates of the festival of youth and students in Sochi 2017: from 14 to 21 October 2017.

The article used materials and photos from sites:
Official website of the event: http://russia2017.com
WFYS Photo Bank 2017: http://wfys2017.tassphoto.com
Official group VKontakte.

RIGA, October 22 - Sputnik, Alexey Stefanov. Saturday was the last day of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students. There were very few lectures and discussions, everyone was waiting for the official closing of the event - they were preparing for two concerts in the Olympic Park. But not long before they began, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the festival and took part in a discussion on the topic "Youth 2030. Image of the Future."

Putin: Russia will remain in your heart

“The future starts here, and the future is you. 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. We believe in you,” Putin concluded.

Russian songs for friends from Africa

In the meantime, the President of Russia was speaking at the Main Media Center, on the open area of ​​"Medals Plaza" began grand show"Russia". The organizers of the concert thought that in the age of social networks, young people quickly perceive information in this format. Therefore, on the huge screens near the stage, between the performances of bands from all over Russia, the correspondence in messengers of the festival participants, photos from Instagram and videos from YouTube were displayed. But this playful interruption was, of course, only part of the show program. The main emphasis was placed on the performance of groups with national flavor from different corners Russia. And to make it easier for foreigners, and Russian youth as well, to find out where this or that ensemble came from in Sochi, the names of cities popped up on the screens one after another, some of them were told in more detail, after which the name of the federal district appeared.

The youth gathered on the square reacted very vividly to these districts and cities - one could even guess in which corner of the Medals Plaza site at that moment there were students from Moscow, Vladikavkaz, Elista, Ryazan or Novosibirsk. And where the foreign youth came from, one could understand either by the state flags, turning into which they walked around the square, or by T-shirts and sweatshirts, on which the names of cities and countries were written. However, at the end of the show, everything was mixed up - the students changed both flags and clothes. Already in the twilight you could easily see a guy in a sweatshirt" Yaroslavl region"surrounded by friends, and coming closer to realize that these are representatives of a distant African country.

"Friends, now you know what it's like to live in Russia in the 21st century, enjoy modern technologies. We hope that you will soon see all the corners of our country that we have shown today with your own eyes!" - the voice of the presenter sounded from the speakers, after which he invited all the performers to the stage, and the singer Zara sang the song "My dear country is wide", which was picked up by the audience .

It's been an amazing week

The main show of the World Festival of Youth and Students, which was supposed to be the final chord of the weekly marathon, took place in the next to "Medals Plaza" ice palace"Big". This is where the youth began to flow. When all ten thousand seats were occupied, the audience put on their hands the interactive bracelets already known for their discovery, which synchronously light up, flash to the beat of the music and create the illusion of lighters or flashlights in the dark hall, the countdown began.

At the number "one", the lights of the spotlights highlighted the central podium, on which musicians and singers gathered this time. But not visiting stars, as it was during the opening ceremony, but the participants of the Festival of Youth and Students themselves. For the first time in the history of such events, this Music band formed during the festival. It included talented young people from Russia, China, Argentina, Italy and other countries, and the participants in the first season of the Voice competition, brothers Alexander and Nikita Pozdnyakov, took over the leadership of the orchestra. For a week they rehearsed world rock hits to present their work at the closing of the biggest event of the year.

© Sputnik / MIROSLAV ROTARI

"We speak in different languages, but we are connected by a common desire to make the world a better place," the host said, after which the speakers who came to Sochi this week began to appear on the screen one after another. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, saxophonist Igor Butman, CEO of the World Fund wildlife(WWF) Marco Lambertini, Russian grandmaster Sergey Karyakin, professional skateboarder Steve Berra, Secretary General of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Fatma Samura, actor Vladimir Menshov… They all said that the festival presented a picture of the world - representatives of different countries and nationalities called lead healthy lifestyle life and go in for sports, strive for a dream, but at the same time live in the present as if it were the most priceless gift, and Vladimir Menshov asked to keep in his soul the impressions of this holiday, as he did 60 years ago, when he spent exactly the same time at the first festival of youth and students, which was held in Russia.

And then the concert began. In the intervals between songs, the presenter spoke about the tradition that was established at the same festival in Moscow in 1957, when young poets read their poems. And then he offered to continue the relay. Then it was Andrei Voznesensky, Bella Akhmadulina and Bob Dylan, and now Artem Novichenkov, Nika Simonova, Veniamin Borisov and others.

The head of the Directorate for the preparation and holding of the WFYS, Ksenia Razuvaeva, also thanked the volunteers, who noted that the volunteer team of the festival has become "the largest team of volunteers of all non-sporting events throughout the history of the volunteer movement". In their blue uniforms, the volunteers stood at the foot of the stage at the closing ceremony of the festival, dancing and urging the audience to make a live wave in the stands.

In Russia, they don't hug bears.

One of touching moments the show was the performance of the participant of the festival, professional musician from Chad Ndolegulom Jasrabe Herve. He told the story of his poor family, the desire to grow up and help parents and all the children of Chad, which is why he chose this profession, and also about the young people of the country who have practically no opportunity to access the Internet, about the feeling of loneliness and isolation from the rest of the world. Even the disc with his song, before he got to the festival, Hervé had to pass through several friends so that he could get to Moscow. "We are scattered around the world, but we are united and can solve our problems together. Hello, Russia!" - this is his perky song on mother tongue and became the unofficial anthem of the festival. And the composition was chosen as the official anthem Russian musician, actor and director Alexei Vorobyov.

© Sputnik / MIROSLAV ROTARI

During the appearance of the UN Volunteer on the stage and the speech in which she spoke that she had come to Sochi to become one of the five thousand volunteers, some conversations swept through the hall, the audience began to turn around and peer into the figure of the man who appeared on the VIP -tribune near the dome. It turned out that Vladimir Zhirinovsky came to see the closing of the festival, although at first it looked like he had flown to Sochi to show himself - he stood for a long time and waved his hands to everyone. And even the volunteers at the stage answered him in the same way. Because of this, the performance of the foreign participant turned out to be a little blurry. However, with the first chords of the next hit, they forgot about the politician.

It was interesting to listen and short interviews with participants from European, Asian and African countries displayed on the screens. The delegates were sincerely surprised that in Russia "there are no stern healthy men in earflaps" who "walk in an embrace with polar bears", that everywhere is not gloomy and dirty, but clean and cultured, and that the Hollywood idea of ​​Russians is completely untrue. .

And the concert ended with the song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, the audience began to leave the ice arena with sadness, but another small surprise awaited them on the street. On open stage"Medals Plaza" hosted another concert-disco, which ended at midnight with a grandiose fireworks display.

Sputnik, Alexey Stefanov.

Saturday was the last day of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students. There were very few lectures and discussions, everyone was waiting for the official closing of the event - they were preparing for two concerts in the Olympic Park. But not long before they began, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the festival and took part in a discussion on the topic "Youth 2030. Image of the Future."

Putin: Russia will remain in your heart

The head of Russia sat in the hall with the students, listened to the speeches, and at the end took the floor and said that those who not only have deep knowledge, but also are able to think creatively and work in a team, will achieve success in the future. About what could be more terrible than an atomic bomb is the creation of a person with given characteristics, because along with a brilliant mathematician or musician, this "may be a military man - a person who will fight without fear, a sense of compassion and regret, without pain." The fact that competitive advantages in the future will be given to those people who not only have a set of interesting and important knowledge, but "creative, planned and other types of thinking."

“The future starts here, and the future is you. 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. We believe in you,” Putin concluded.

© Sputnik / Grigory Sysoev

Russian songs for friends from Africa

And while the President of Russia was speaking at the Main Media Center, the grandiose show "Russia" began at the open area of ​​the Medals Plaza. The organizers of the concert thought that in the age of social networks, young people quickly perceive information in this format. Therefore, on the huge screens near the stage between the performances of groups from all over Russia, the correspondence in messengers of the festival participants, photos from Instagram and videos from Youtube were displayed on the screen.

But this playful interruption was, of course, only part of the show program. The main emphasis was placed on the performance of groups with national flavor from different parts of Russia. And to make it easier for foreigners, and Russian youth as well, to find out where this or that ensemble came from in Sochi, the names of cities popped up on the screens one after another, some of them were told in more detail, after which the name of the federal district appeared.

The youth gathered on the square reacted very vividly to these districts and cities - one could even guess in which corner of the Medals Plaza site at that moment there were students from Moscow, Vladikavkaz, Elista, Ryazan or Novosibirsk.

And where the foreign youth came from, one could understand either by the state flags, turning into which they walked around the square, or by T-shirts and sweatshirts, on which the names of cities and countries were written. However, at the end of the show, everything was mixed up - the students changed both flags and clothes. Already in the twilight one could easily see a guy in a sweatshirt "Yaroslavl region" surrounded by friends, and coming closer to realize that they were representatives of a distant African country.

Students from China famously danced to the Russian folk choir named after E. Popov, and students from Africa organized a large round dance to the performance of the State Academic Kuban Cossack Choir with squat dances. And I must say, they danced very masterly.

"Friends, now you know what it's like to live in Russia in the 21st century, to use modern technologies. We hope that you will soon see all the corners of our country that we showed today with your own eyes!" - the voice of the presenter sounded from the speakers, after which he invited all the performers to the stage, and the singer Zara sang the song "My native country is wide", which was picked up by the audience.

© Sputnik / Nina Zotina

It's been an amazing week

The main show of the World Festival of Youth and Students, which was supposed to be the final chord of the week-long marathon, took place in the Bolshoy ice palace next to Medals Plaza.

This is where the youth began to flow. When all ten thousand seats were occupied, the audience put on their hands the interactive bracelets already known for their discovery, which synchronously light up, flash to the beat of the music and create the illusion of lighters or flashlights in the dark hall, the countdown began.

© Sputnik / Nina Zotina

At the number "one", the lights of the spotlights highlighted the central podium, on which musicians and singers gathered this time. But not visiting stars, as it was during the opening ceremony of the festival, but the participants of the Festival of Youth and Students themselves. For the first time in the history of such events, this musical group was formed during the festival. It included talented young people from Russia, China, Argentina, Italy and other countries, and the participants in the first season of the Voice competition, brothers Alexander and Nikita Pozdnyakov, took over the leadership of the orchestra. For a week they rehearsed world rock hits to present their work at the closing of the biggest event of the year.

“We speak different languages, but we are connected by a common desire to make the world a better place,” said the presenter, after which the speakers who came to Sochi this week began to appear on the screen one by one.

Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, saxophonist Igor Butman, CEO of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Marco Lambertini, Russian grandmaster Sergey Karyakin, professional skateboarder Steve Berra, Secretary General of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Fatma Samura, actor Vladimir Menshov…

All of them said that the picture of the world was presented at the festival - representatives of different countries and nationalities, urged to lead a healthy lifestyle and go in for sports, strive for a dream, but at the same time live in the present as if it were the most priceless gift, and Vladimir Menshov asked to keep in his soul the impressions of this holiday, as he did 60 years ago, when he also spent time at the first festival of youth and students, which was held in Russia.

And then the concert began. In the intervals between songs, the presenter spoke about the tradition that was established at the same festival in Moscow in 1957, when young poets read their poems. And he offered to continue the relay. Then it was Andrei Voznesensky, Bella Akhmadulina and Bob Dylan, and now Artem Novichenkov, Nika Simonova, Veniamin Borisov and others.

A participant from Brazil, Enrique Dominguez, made a heartfelt speech in which he expressed gratitude to the organizers and volunteers of the festival.

"It was an amazing week. Here, in Sochi, I felt the power of millions of people who live and unite their efforts. I have no doubt that the new world will be built by the hands of youth. Nothing ends with us, but only begins. Let's build our life together!" he called.

The head of the Directorate for the preparation and holding of the WFYS, Ksenia Razuvaeva, also thanked the volunteers, who noted that the volunteer team of the festival has become "the largest volunteer team of all non-sporting events in the history of the volunteer movement." In their blue uniforms, the volunteers stood at the foot of the stage at the closing ceremony of the festival, dancing and calling for live waves from the audience in the stands.

© Sputnik / Maxim Blinov

In Russia, they don't hug bears.

One of the touching moments of the show was the performance of the festival participant, a professional musician from Chad, Ndolegulom Jasrabe Herve.

He told the story of his poor family, the desire to grow up and help the parents and all the children of Chad, why he chose this profession, and also about the young people of the country who have practically no opportunity to access the Internet, about the feeling of loneliness and isolation from the rest of the world. Even the disc with his song, before he got to the festival, Hervé had to pass through several friends so that he could get to Moscow.

"We are scattered around the world, but we are united and can solve our problems together. Hello, Russia!" - this fervent song of his in his native language became the unofficial anthem of the festival. And the composition of the Russian musician, actor and director Alexei Vorobyov was chosen as the official anthem.

When a UN volunteer took the stage and started talking about how she came to Sochi to become one of the five thousand volunteers, some conversations swept through the hall, the audience began to turn around and peer at the figure of a man who appeared on the VIP platform at the very domes.

It turned out that Vladimir Zhirinovsky came to see the closing of the festival, although at first it looked like he had flown to Sochi to show himself - he stood for a long time and waved his hands to everyone. And even the volunteers at the stage answered him in the same way. Because of this, the performance of the foreign participant turned out to be a little blurry. However, with the first chords of the next hit, they forgot about the politician.

© Sputnik / Maxim Blinov

It was also interesting to listen to short interviews with participants from European, Asian and African countries, which were shown on the screens. They were sincerely surprised that in Russia "there are no stern healthy men with earflaps" who "walk in an embrace with polar bears", that everywhere is not gloomy and dirty, but clean and cultured, and that the Hollywood idea of ​​​​Russians is completely untrue. .

And the concert ended with the song "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, the audience began to leave the ice arena with sadness, but another small surprise awaited them on the street. On the open stage of the "Medals Plaza" another concert-disco was held, which ended at midnight with a grandiose fireworks display.

© Sputnik / Evgenia Novozhenina

“Penguins of the Pen” is a three-day marathon, during which 40 youth editorial offices searched for newsworthy events, made acquaintances, wrote texts, interviewed, filmed photo and video reports, filled accounts on social networks and “hunted” for exclusive information.

The second day of the festival was devoted to gaining new knowledge: master classes were held for the teams and their leaders. The lecturers were representatives of various media, such as Channel One, Russia-24, Russia Today, Kino Mail.ru, radio TVNZ”, magazines “I Like Today”, “Journalist”, teachers from IGUMO, Moscow State Institute of Cinematography, members of the Union of Journalists of Russia and the Union of Journalists of the Moscow Region.

“I will never forget the emotions that I experienced here. This is where I was able to open up. I was doing what I love and I loved it. Isn't this happiness? (Irina Ovdenko, captain of the LiG team, Elektrostal). On the last day of the festival, the editors completed their work and the jury members began to evaluate the works. At 18:00, a solemn closing ceremony took place, at which prizes were awarded to the winners and participants of the festival.

WinnersXIIIOpen Festival of Youth Journalism "Penguins of the Pen"

Nomination "Best Edition"

Students: "7th Workshop" (Multimedia Journalism Center of Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow)

Schoolchildren: "Parallax" (GBOU School No. 2045 press center "Begemot TV", Zelenograd)

Nomination "Best Journalist"

Students:

1st place - Ekaterina Alyabieva (Editorial office "TChK.", Sakhalin State University, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk)

2nd place - Ekaterina Orlikova (Editorial office "Not Jeans", IGUMOiIT, Moscow)

2nd place - Anastasia Vasilyeva (editor's office "7th Workshop", Center for Multimedia Journalism of Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow)

3rd place - Alexey Zheludov (Editorial staff "7th Workshop", Center for Multimedia Journalism of Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow)

Pupils:

1st place - Egor Gudkov (Editorial office "Media Mart", JSC "Editorial office of the newspaper "Vechernyaya Moskva", Moscow)

2nd place - Vladislav Plotnikov (Editorial office "Parallax", GBOU School No. 2045, press center "Begemot TV", Zelenograd)

3rd place - Sofya Belyantseva (Editorial staff "Experiment #3.35", TemoCentre, School of Multimedia Journalism, Moscow)

Laureates of the 2nd and 3rd prizes in the nomination "Best Journalist" received an internship at the Journalist magazine, the winners received a ticket to the Summer School of Multimedia Journalism (for schoolchildren) and an internship on the Russia-24 TV channel (for students). Prizes and useful certificates were also provided by the Russia Today TV channel, the Union of Journalists of Moscow, the Esthesis magazine, the Diadar company, the Cosmo cats and Reputation agencies, the Tyrolean confectionery brand and other sponsors. Among the gifts were souvenirs and gadgets from the Architectural Center.

Nomination "Best Stand"

Schoolchildren: editorial office "In the center" (MAU DO "Center for extracurricular activities", Novouralsk, Sverdlovsk region)

Nomination "Best homework"

Students: the editors of "Bona fide" (FGBOU VO MSLU, magazine "Ostozhenka", Moscow)

Schoolchildren: Insignia editorial office (Moscow)

Nominated for "Best Title"

Students: Elmira Mustafayeva, "Not Jeans" team (IGUMOiIT, Moscow)

Schoolchildren: Sofia Boronina, team "Hello!" (MBU DO Korolev urban district MO "School of Arts", Korolev, MO

Nomination "Debut"

Students: editorial office "Prosto" (NWRIU RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg)

Schoolchildren: Unpress editorial office (Elektrostal)

From year to year the festival "Penguins of the Pen" expands its geography. This time the participants came from Kaluga, Vereshchagino and Chernushka (Perm Territory), Novouralsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Volgograd, St. Petersburg, Moscow and the cities of the Moscow region (Serpukhov, Elektrostal, Zelenograd, Korolev). We are glad that we provide an opportunity for novice journalists to show their abilities, gain knowledge and experience, and also communicate with colleagues from different parts of the country.