Putin will take part in the closing of the world festival of youth and students. How the World Festival of Youth and Students was closed The 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 peoples inhabiting Russia. And in the evening it will pass solemn ceremony closing and fireworks will take place.

Young musicians from all over the world - Argentina, Italy, China, Russia and other countries. There are eighty people in total, and although they met only five days ago, they have already gotten along well under the guidance of an experienced mentor.

“One day our rehearsal time reached eight hours, which is a lot. But in fact it worked 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 and project manager Airat Kashaev.

“I had to look mutual language with foreign participants, but, as they say, the musicians have the same language, and we understand each other and play well together. We feel everything very well,” says orchestra member Tamara Zhukova 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 would we be without sports? It brings together guys from different continents, they understand each other without words. At one of the sites, the results of the flatball championship are being summed up; the game was invented a couple of years ago in Russia. There are only two athletes on the field, you cannot go beyond your three-meter square, and the ball is 10 centimeters. It seems similar to football, but you can’t cross into the opponent’s half of the field.

“You have to protect your goal carefully. 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 sites: the battle of robots. The weight of such a machine is up to 110 kilograms. And each is the participants’ own development, on which the whole team worked. Young roboticists have shown that they are ready for serious projects. Behind the scenes they polish, tighten, reprogram. The Australian team brings out their red spider to fight.

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

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

The car driven by a schoolboy from Moscow, Yaroslav Orleansky, won the final battle.

In honor of the large-scale youth forum in the center of the resort, festival participants and Sochi residents opened a new park - Festivalny, next to the famous Arboretum. One of the eucalyptus trees was called the Friendship Tree. It will become a symbol of the unification of everyone who has found like-minded people in Sochi - 30 thousand participants, 30 thousand new friends with whom they want to see again.

“The park is very beautiful, very green. Such a brilliant performance. I hope to visit this place in a year or two and will definitely visit here again,” says the festival guest.

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

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

There are only a few hours left until Russia solemnly opens its doors to 20,000 participants from all over the world: 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, since it will take place outside the capital, but will also capture the entire country.

President of the World Federation of Democratic Youth N. Papadimitriou

At the conference at 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 will exchange experiences and become imbued with Russian culture.

What is the festival

70 years ago, in the capital of the Czech Republic, a congress of leaders of youth organizations with a socialist or communist orientation was organized for the first time, and was held under the slogan “For peace and friendship,” to which another component was later added - “imperialist solidarity.” In the 21st century, the organizers of each subsequent event choose a new motto at the preparatory meeting. This year it sounds like this: “For peace, solidarity and social justice, we fight against imperialism - by respecting our past, we are building our future!”

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

It was then that Soviet students became acquainted with rock and roll, jeans and Western values, which so impressed the young 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 through the festival’s event plan 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 We spent the most effective and interesting time exchanging useful experiences. Students can expect numerous discussions and seminars, concerts, sports competitions, and, of course, large-scale celebrations.

Sochi - beyond competition

In May 2016, in Caracas (Venezuela), at a vote of the festival’s preparatory committee, the decision was unanimously approved 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 scale of the event, which will help significantly save organizational costs. The host party is confident that Sochi will pleasantly surprise the participants and leave an indelible impression in their memory.

Guests will be accommodated in hotels in the Olympic Village. Concerts, exhibitions and lectures will also be organized there. Concerning sporting events, then for their implementation will be used ski resort"Rosa Khutor" (Mountain Cluster).

Goals and themes of the festival

Event this year sets itself the goal of consolidating youth around the world, strengthening existing international ties and doing everything possible for 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 pressing challenges facing representatives of the modern young generation.

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

The themes of the festival are carefully thought out

• culture and globalization ( cultural heritage nations, communication between representatives different cultures, creation)
• economics and development of small and medium-sized businesses
• 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 Secretary General UN Youth Affairs Ahmad Alhendawi.

Anthem and mascot

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

Listen to the festival anthem.

Especially for the flash mob as part of the festival, the song was arranged by the Swedish musician and producer RedOne, who has two Grammy awards to his name and 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 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Main composition festival sounds in Russian and English languages and conveys as much as possible 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, in which about one hundred thousand people took part. Largest quantity An unusual trinity received votes: the robot Romashka, the ferret Shurik and polar bear Mishanya. The creator of the latter, designer from Volgodonsk Sergei Petrenko, 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, which simply cannot be different in Sochi.

The volunteers have not been forgotten either - they have their own anthem and excellent uniform!

Listen to the anthem of the festival volunteers

Equipment

Just a week ago, the official uniform of the youth festival in Sochi, designed by the famous Russian designer Igor Chapurin, was presented in Zaryadye Park.

The presentation turned out to be a real holiday!

Equipment for participants, volunteers, organizers and guests is made in official color scheme festival, so it turned out bright and beautiful. Pleasant and important details Each uniform set features waterproof zippers, logos, embroidery and appliqués made using latest technologies clothing industry.

The sets were highly 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. This is exactly how many images that personify Russia they will take home and remember with warmth. A specially prepared video presentation will help those who do not speak Russian learn a little better, and perhaps even understand the Russian soul.

These are the 15 words:

Welcome

Meetings with speakers, as well as discussions, will take place in the main Media Center. In addition, a youth exhibition 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 areas 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 grand concert of a unique ensemble created specifically for the festival will take place.

Spaces have been prepared for dancers and theatergoers 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 Formula 1 track. Participants will enjoy many activities at other sites:

• Olympic Park sites
• Green Theater of Riviera Park
• Winter Theater
• Concert Hall "Festival"
• 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 ceremonial meeting of guests and a grand parade-carnival will take place.

Ceremony opening will take place October 15 in Sochi. A special feature is the idea of ​​the organizers to build the ceremony around history real people, 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 educational day
• October 16 is America Day. On this day, 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 modern writers Frederick Beigbeder, and also 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

Cultural events plan

• October 16 – Jazz Festival
• October 17 – International Festival of New Music
• 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 – Russia Day

Sport program

• October 15 – Opening of the “World GTO” site
• October 16 – Festival race for 2017 meters, opening of the “Dancing Planet”
• October 17 – Rope skipping show, tournament among Workout camp graduates
• October 18 – Star Show “Eco Race”, a session of simultaneous blind play on 30 boards
• October 19 – Final competitions in extreme sports
• October 20 – Football freestyle team performance, 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 most prominent guests will be motivational speaker Nick Vujicic.

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

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

Online broadcast of the festival closing

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 the future of people better.

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

The article uses materials and photographs from the sites:
Official website of the event: http://russia2017.com
PhotoBank WFYS 2017: http://wfys2017.tassphoto.com
Official VKontakte group.

RIGA, Oct 22 - Sputnik, Alexey Stefanov. Saturday was the last day of the 19th 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 shortly before they started, 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 begins 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 it began great 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 huge screens near the stage between performances of groups from all over Russia, correspondence in instant messengers of festival participants, photos from Instagram and videos from YouTube were displayed. But this humorous interruption was, of course, only part of the show program. The main emphasis was on the performance of groups with a national flavor from different corners Russia. And to make it easier for foreigners, and even Russian youth, to navigate where this or that ensemble came from in Sochi, the names of cities appeared on the screens one after another, some of them were described in more detail, after which the name of the federal district appeared.

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

"Friends, now you know what it is to live in Russia in the 21st century, to enjoy modern technologies. We hope that you will soon see all the corners of our country that we showed today with your own eyes!” the presenter’s voice sounded from the speakers, after which he invited all the performers to the stage, and the singer Zara performed the song “Wide is my native country,” 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 week-long marathon, was held in the adjacent Medals Plaza. ice palace"Big". Young people began to flow there. When all ten thousand seats were occupied, the audience put on their hands the interactive bracelets already known from the opening, which light up synchronously, blink to the beat of the music and create the illusion of lighters or flashlights in the dark hall, the countdown began.

At number one, the spotlights illuminated the central podium, where musicians and singers gathered this time. But not visiting stars, as was the case 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 was formed precisely during the festival. It included talented young people from Russia, China, Argentina, Italy and other countries, and the leadership of the orchestra was taken over by brothers Alexander and Nikita Pozdnyakov, participants of the first season of the Voice competition. For a week they rehearsed world rock hits in order to present their work at the closing of the largest event of the year.

© Sputnik / MIROSLAV ROTARI

"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 after another. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, saxophonist Igor Butman, CEO of the World Fund wildlife(WWF) Marco Lambertini, Russian grandmaster Sergei Karyakin, professional skateboarder Steve Berra, Secretary General of the International Football Federation (FIFA) Fatma Samoura, actor Vladimir Menshov... They all said that the festival presented a picture of the world - representatives of different countries and nationalities called for lead healthy image life and playing sports, striving for a dream, but at the same time living in the present as if it were the most priceless gift, and Vladimir Menshov asked to keep the impressions of this holiday in his soul, as he did 60 years ago, when he spent the same time at the first festival of youth and students, which took place in Russia.

And then the concert itself began. In between songs, the presenter spoke about the tradition that was established at that very festival in Moscow in 1957, when young poets read their poems. And then he suggested continuing the relay race. 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 conduct of the WFMS, Ksenia Razuvaeva, also thanked the volunteers, who noted that the festival’s volunteer team became “the largest team of volunteers of all non-sporting events in the entire history of the volunteer movement." In their uniform blue clothes, volunteers stood at the foot of the stage at the closing ceremony of the festival, dancing and encouraging the audience to make a live wave in the stands.

In Russia people don't hug bears

One of touching moments the show was a performance by a festival participant, professional musician from Chad Ndoleguloma Jasrabe Herve. He told his story poor family, the desire to grow up and help parents and all the children of Chad, which is why I 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 it got to the festival, Herve had to transfer through several friends so that it would 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 native language 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 a UN volunteer on stage and a speech in which she spoke about how she came to Sochi to become one of 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 at the VIP -the grandstand right next to the dome. It turned out that Vladimir Zhirinovsky came to watch the closing of the festival, although at first it looked like he had come to Sochi to show himself - he stood for a long time and waved his hands to everyone. And even the volunteers near the stage responded in kind. 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, shown on screens. The delegates were sincerely surprised that in Russia “there are no stern, healthy men in earflaps” who “walk around hugging polar bears”, that everywhere is not gloomy and dirty, but clean and cultured, and that the Hollywood image of Russians is completely untrue .

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

Sputnik, Alexey Stefanov.

Saturday was the last day of the 19th 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 shortly before they started, 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 will succeed in the future will be those “who not only have deep knowledge, but are also able to think creatively and work in a team.” About the fact that the creation of a person with given characteristics can be worse than an atomic bomb, since along with a brilliant mathematician or musician, this “can also be a military man - a person who will fight without fear, feelings of compassion and regret, without pain.” 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, planning and other types of thinking.”

“The future begins 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

While the Russian President was speaking at the Main Media Center, the grandiose show “Russia” began on the open area of ​​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 performances of groups from all over Russia, correspondence in instant messengers of festival participants, photos from Instagram and videos from Youtube were displayed on the screen.

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

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

And where the foreign youth came from could be understood either by the state flags they wrapped themselves in as they walked around the square, or by the T-shirts and sweatshirts on which the names of cities and countries were written. However, at the end of the show everything got mixed up - the students swapped both flags and clothes. Already in the twilight you could easily see a guy in a “Yaroslavl Region” sweatshirt surrounded by friends, and when you came closer you realized that these were representatives of a distant African country.

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

“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 presenter’s voice 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 Bolshoi Ice Palace adjacent to Medals Plaza.

Young people began to flow there. When all ten thousand seats were occupied, the audience put on their hands the interactive bracelets already known from the opening, which light up synchronously, blink 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 number one, the spotlights illuminated the central podium, where musicians and singers gathered this time. But not visiting stars, as was the case 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 leadership of the orchestra was taken over by brothers Alexander and Nikita Pozdnyakov, participants of the first season of the Voice competition. For a week they rehearsed world rock hits in order to present their work at the closing of the largest 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 after another.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, saxophonist Igor Butman, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) CEO Marco Lambertini, Russian grandmaster Sergei 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 for a healthy lifestyle and exercise, to 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 the impressions of this holiday in his soul, as he did 60 years ago, when he also spent time at the first festival of youth and students, which took place in Russia.

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

Participant from Brazil Enrique Dominguez gave a heartfelt speech in which he expressed words of gratitude to the organizers and volunteers of the festival.

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

The head of the directorate for the preparation and conduct of the VFMS, Ksenia Razuvaeva, also thanked the volunteers, who noted that the festival’s volunteer team became “the largest team of volunteers of all non-sports events in the entire history of the volunteer movement.” In their uniform blue clothes, volunteers also stood at the foot of the stage at the closing ceremony of the festival, dancing and encouraging the spectators to make live waves in the stands.

© Sputnik / Maxim Blinov

In Russia people don't hug bears

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

He told the story of his poor family, his desire to grow up and help his parents and all the children of Chad, why he chose this profession, and also about the country’s young people 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 it got to the festival, Herve had to transfer through several friends so that it would get to Moscow.

"We are scattered around the world, but we are united and can solve our problems together. Hello, Russia!" - this cheerful 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 came on stage and began to talk about how she had come to Sochi to become one of 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 stand near domes.

It turned out that Vladimir Zhirinovsky came to watch the closing of the festival, although at first it looked like he had come to Sochi to show himself - he stood for a long time and waved his hands to everyone. And even the volunteers near the stage responded in kind. 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 screens. They were sincerely surprised that in Russia “there are no stern, healthy men wearing earflaps” who “walk around hugging polar bears”, that everywhere is not gloomy and dirty, but clean and cultured, and that the Hollywood image of Russians is completely untrue .

And the concert ended with Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah", the audience sadly began to leave the ice arena, but another small surprise awaited them on the street. Another disco concert took place on the open stage of Medals Plaza, which ended at midnight with a grandiose festive fireworks display.

© Sputnik / Evgenia Novozhenina

“Penguins of the Pen” is a three-day marathon, during which 40 youth editorial staff searched for informational leads, made acquaintances, wrote texts, conducted interviews, filmed photo and video reports, filled out accounts on social networks and “hunted” for exclusive information.

The second day of the festival was dedicated to gaining new knowledge: master classes were held for teams and their leaders. The lecturers were representatives of various media, such as: Channel One TV channels, Russia-24, Russia Today, Kino Mail.ru, radio TVNZ”, magazines “I Like Today”, “Journalist”, teachers of 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 I experienced here. This is where I was able to open up. I was doing what I loved and I liked it. Isn’t this happiness?” (Irina Ovdenko, captain of the LiGa team, Elektrostal). On the last day of the festival, the editors completed their work and the jury members began evaluating the works. At 18:00 a 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 Feather"

Nomination "Best Editorial"

Students: “7th workshop” (Center for Multimedia Journalism of MPGU, Moscow)

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

Nomination "Best Journalist"

Students:

1st place – Ekaterina Alyabyeva (editorial staff of “TChK.”, Sakhalin State University, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk)

2nd place – Ekaterina Orlikova (editorial office of “Not Jeans”, IGUMOiIT, Moscow)

2nd place – Anastasia Vasilyeva (editorial office “7th Workshop”, Center for Multimedia Journalism at Moscow State University of Pedagogical University, Moscow)

3rd place – Alexey Zheludov (edition “7th Workshop”, Center for Multimedia Journalism at Moscow State University of Pedagogical University, Moscow)

Pupils:

1st place – Egor Gudkov (editorial office of “Media Mart”, JSC “Editorial office of the newspaper “Evening Moscow”, Moscow)

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

3rd place – Sofya Belyantseva (editorial office of “Experiment #3.35”, State Autonomous Educational Institution of Further Professional Education “TemoCenter”, School of Multimedia Journalism, Moscow)

The winners of the 2nd and 3rd prizes in the category “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 at the Russia-24 TV channel (for students). Prizes and useful certificates were also provided by: the Russia Today TV channel, the Moscow Union of Journalists, the Estesis magazine, the Diadar company, the Cosmo cats, Reputation agencies, the Tyrol confectionery brand and other sponsors. Among the gifts were souvenirs and gadgets from the Zodchie Cultural Center.

Nomination "Best stand"

Schoolchildren: editorial office “In the Center” (MAE DO “Center for Extracurricular Activities”, Novouralsk, Sverdlovsk region)

Nomination "Best Homework"

Students: editorial staff of “Bona fide” (MSLU, Ostozhenka magazine, Moscow)

Schoolchildren: editorial office of “Insignia” (Moscow)

Nomination "Best Headline"

Students: Elmira Mustafaeva, team “Not Jeans” (IGUMOiIT, Moscow)

Schoolchildren: Sofia Boronina, team “Hello!” (MBU DO of the urban district of Korolev, Moscow Region "School of Arts", Korolev, Moscow Region

Nomination "Debut"

Students: editorial office of “Prosto” (SZIU RANEPA under the President of the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg)

Schoolchildren: editorial office of Unpress (Elektrostal)

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