News – Russian Government

The National Center “Russia” is hosting the ceremony of awarding the All-Russian Youth Achievement Award “Time of the Young” of Rosmolodezh. Organizations, regions, heads of regional ministries, and projects were awarded for their contribution to the development of the youth policy sector. The award in the category “Minister of Youth – 2024” was presented by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

Honorary guests of the ceremony also included First Deputy Chief of the Presidential Administration Sergei Kiriyenko, Head of Rosmolodezh Grigory Gurov, Chairman of the Board of the First Movement, Hero of Russia Artur Orlov, Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Dmitry Artyukhov, Governor of the Omsk Region Vitaly Khotsenko, General Director of the ANO Rossiya – a country of opportunities”, rector of the Senezh Management Workshop Andrey Betin, director Department of Information and Press of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova and others.

Sergei Kiriyenko announced the winners of the special nomination “Youth Capital of Russia – 2025”. He thanked the teams of the cities that had the status of “Youth Capital of Russia” in 2024 – Moscow and Vladivostok, as well as all five cities that were finalists this year.

“For the first time, the final stage of the competition – popular voting for the title “Youth Capital of Russia – 2025” – was held on the government services website. In addition, it was impossible to vote for your region. And this became a real test of teamwork. 818 thousand people took part in the popular vote, and the gap between the leaders was only 500 votes. Therefore, the jury and the organizing committee of the competition decided that in 2025 there will again be two youth capitals in Russia – Omsk and Perm,” said Sergei Kiriyenko.

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko announced the laureates of the “Minister of Youth – 2024” nomination. The first place was taken by the Minister of Youth Affairs of the Kamchatka Territory Victoria Ariarti, the second place was taken by the Chairman of the Committee on Youth Affairs of the Government of the Khabarovsk Territory Amalia Shikhaleva, the third place was taken by the Deputy Governor of the Belgorod Region – Minister of Youth Affairs of the Belgorod Region Tatyana Kireeva.

“Our President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin instructed the Government to create a national project “Youth and Children”. Starting next year, events for young people will be held as part of it. But effective management of this national project is impossible without people who know first-hand about the values ​​approved by Presidential Decree 809, which we must comply with, as well as how to make our work real and effective in their cities and region,” said the vice-president. -Prime Minister

The All-Russian Youth Achievement Award “Time of the Young” will be held in 2021. This year, the prize awarded laureates in 10 categories, including the thematic category “Young Family,” which was announced specifically on the occasion of the Year of the Family.

“For Rosmolodezh, the “Time of the Young” award is an important event, which, according to tradition, we hold at the end of the year. In the award, we recognize the best teams, regions, project authors and young people who strive to develop their future and the future of our Motherland. This is an opportunity to say thank you to everyone who works in the field of youth policy and is involved in educational activities. Only together can we create truly interesting and useful projects for the future of Russia,” said the head of Rosmolodezh Grigory Gurov.

The All-Russian Youth Achievement Award “Time of the Young” of Rosmolodezh was first initiated in 2021. In 2022, a special nomination “Youth Capital of Russia” appeared. This is a national award in the field of youth policy, encouraging outstanding achievements of industry specialists, leaders of youth public associations, business structures, as well as individuals who have made a significant contribution to the development of youth policy in Russia. The strategic partner of the youth achievement award “Time of the Young” is the VK company.