KBSU became one of the venues for the North Caucasian Youth Festival

More than 4,500 creative students and schoolchildren, activists of volunteer movements and artistic groups were united by the North Caucasian Youth Festival, which was held in the capital of the KBR — the city of Nalchik from September 14 to 17. During these days, the festival participants have already visited several municipalities, got acquainted with the culture and traditions of the republic. We held concerts, creative evenings, competitions, meetings at the venues of the Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov, Kabardino-Balkarian State Agrarian University named after V.M. Kokov and in the new squares of Nalchik.

The North Caucasian Youth Festival was held as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic and the Year of Folk Art and Intangible Cultural Heritage. The event was organized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs of the KBR with the support of the Head of the KBR Kazbek Kokov.

The official opening of the festival began with a solemn procession along the main alley of the city park, laying flowers at the memorial «Eternal Flame of Glory» and a theatrical performance «The Caucasus — the territory of friendship», where representatives of the delegations of Dagestan, Ingushetia, Chechnya, Kalmykia were invited to the stage to thunderous applause , North Ossetia — Alania, Tatarstan, Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, as well as the Stavropol Territory and the foreign delegation of MGIMO. Addressing the audience and participants, the Minister of Youth Affairs of the KBR Azamat Lyuev noted that the festival symbolizes mutual understanding and unity.

“Only in unity will we be able to overcome all the evil that, unfortunately, takes place in our lives today, and only in unity will we be able to support our guys who today defend the right of ordinary residents of Donbass to speak their native language, the right to life. Our solidarity march today confirms unity and patriotism. I wish all participants of the festival creative and creative performances, friendship and positivity,” — said Azamat Lyuev.

The goal of the festival, according to the organizers, is to strengthen interregional youth ties, create a patriotic mood among Russian youth, preserve traditional values, increase the moral, spiritual and cultural achievements of the younger generation, therefore leading youth art groups and popular professional and amateur artists are invited to participate. From KBSU, artists of the Amiks Song and Dance Theater under the direction of Amir and Lana Kulov, the Callisto Sports Ballroom Dance Ensemble (artistic director Irina Romanikhina), artists of the Adyghe Culture Center named after A. A. Tsipinova (head Madina Ezaova), as well as artists — participants of the festival «Student Spring of KBSU» Diana Shogenova, Milana Abidova, Tembulat Nahushev, Asker Nebezhev. The concert within the walls of the university was organized by the Department of Youth Policy of the KBSU together with the Resource Center for the Development of Volunteerism of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic.

The host of the evening, Deputy Director of the Center for Support of Student Associations, Youth Programs and Projects of KBSU, Elizaveta Hutorskaya, noted that the university leadership pays great attention to the development of culture and creativity of students and expresses support for the goal of the festival and the revival of the traditions of the festival movement in the republic. The culmination of the North Caucasian Youth Festival was a big gala concert in the Green Theater, the flags of all countries and republics, whose representatives took part in the festival, were brought to the stage. The potpourri evening opened, in which each region presented its own dance.

The song “Let’s get up” performed by the laureate of numerous competitions and festivals Zaur Baragunov, which became mega-popular on social networks, impressed me to the point of goosebumps. This is how the youth of the North Caucasus expressed their support for the President of Russia and the military personnel participating in the special military operation in Ukraine. The audience listened to the composition while standing, including children from the Skadovsky district of the Kherson region, who are in the republic these days.

The welcome address on behalf of Kazbek Kokov was read out by the head of the administration of the Head of Kabardino-Balkaria, Muhamed Kodzokov. In his address, the head of the republic expressed confidence that the festival would become an incentive for the further creation of the youth of the Caucasus, because communication and mutual creativity are sure to bring them together.

Each of the delegations, and there are 10 of them, received a letter of thanks on behalf of the Head of Kabardino-Balkaria. The organizers note that the holiday of youth will start traveling around the republics of the North Caucasus next year. Many regions have already expressed a desire to host it at home.