Lessons of the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi 2017

Oleg Vyacheslavovich Bodrov; Almaz Vasilovich Zakirov; Dmitriy Mikhailovich Kolomyts

doi:10.22633/rpge.v25iesp.1.14986

Authors

Oleg Vyacheslavovich Bodrov Kazan Federal University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4322-6053
Almaz Vasilovich Zakirov Kazan Federal University (KPFU), Kazan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4562-897X
Dmitriy Mikhailovich Kolomyts Kazan Federal University (KPFU), Kazan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22633/rpge.v25iesp.1.14986

Keywords:

History of youth movements, Cultural policy, “Soft power” in diplomacy, International relations, XIX World Festival of Youth and Students in Sochi (WFYS), World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), International Union of Students (IUS)

Abstract

The paper analyzes the modern aspects of “soft power” in modern international relations using the example of the festival student movement, which celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2017 in Sochi. Youth policy is an integral part of public policy both domestically and abroad. Soft power institutions are seen as integral tools of modern international politics. In the XX century, a special form of youth participation, or youth festivals, was formed. The paper uncovers the way of thinking, technique and substance of the World Festivals of Youth and Students, just as the highlights of their projects. Right up 'til the present time, work at celebrations assumes a significant part in accomplishing worldwide compassionate objectives, specifically, guaranteeing quiet life on our planet and the foundation of fair qualities. The fundamental way of thinking of the celebration is the standards of harmony, kinship of people groups, global solidarity, against radical and hostile to industrialist battle. The flame of the festival did not die out during the establishment of a unipolar world after the collapse of the USSR in 1991 and today is a symbol of the hope for a just and peaceful life on Earth. The 19th WFYS, which took place in 2017 on the Black Sea coast in the city of Sochi, was another example of the successful work of the World Federation of Democratic Youth on the dissemination of universal values and progressive ideas.

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Author Biographies

Oleg Vyacheslavovich Bodrov, Kazan Federal University

Senior Lecturer of the Department of Regional and Eurasian Studies, Institute of International Relations.

Almaz Vasilovich Zakirov, Kazan Federal University (KPFU), Kazan

Senior Lecturer of the Department of Regional and Eurasian Studies, Institute of International Relations.

Dmitriy Mikhailovich Kolomyts, Kazan Federal University (KPFU), Kazan

Senior Lecturer of the Department of Regional and Eurasian Studies, Institute of International Relations.

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