The festive concert "We are Young – the Hope of the Country," which drew a full house at the Vitebsk Summer Amphitheatre, marked the final chord of the regional festival "Youth for Peace and Creation."
The Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee, Alexander Subbotin, addressed the youth with a welcoming speech.
– Summer is not only a time for rest and educational trips but also a period for youth labour achievements. I am glad that today at the festival we are presenting vouchers for a working summer, to prove in practice how strong your aspirations for creation are. The student team movement is one of the best areas of work that the BRSM has inherited from the Komsomol, – noted the head of the Vitebsk region. – 2023 is rich in anniversary dates. This year, we celebrate the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the Vitebsk region, the 105th anniversary of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League, and the 60th anniversary of the Belarusian Student Teams.
Alexander Mikhailovich emphasised that student teams make a significant contribution to the economy and social sphere of our country. Every year, the youth employment movement grows and expands its fields of activity. Student teams become a real school of life for young people, fostering leadership qualities, an active civic stance, and nurturing true patriots of our Motherland.
The head of the region announced that the construction of a polyclinic in the new district of Orsha has been granted the status of a regional youth construction project, and wished the young people to continue developing volunteer programmes, participate in projects related to the improvement of cities and villages, preserve the historical memory of the feat of the Soviet people during the Great Patriotic War, and create for the sake of socially useful work.
The First Secretary of the BRSM, Alexander Lukyanov, thanked the regional and city executive committees and the young people for organising such a large-scale youth festival.
– May this summer be important and memorable for each of you. Make full use of all the opportunities you have today, – the youth leader encouraged the young men and women.
Vouchers for a working summer were presented to the territorial headquarters of the BRSM student teams by the Deputy Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee, Vyacheslav Durnov, and the First Secretary of the BRSM Regional Committee, Vladimir Babichev.
The consolidated student team of the Vitebsk region performed the anthem of the Belarusian Student Teams.
Within the framework of the event, a premiere of a song dedicated to the Youth Union was also held, performed by the vocal and instrumental ensemble "Aurum."