On February 10, Youth Policy Day was held at the Russia International Exhibition and Forum at VDNH. Students from all over the country took part in expositions of their regions and in events dedicated to the achievements and development of youth policy.

On this day, the Saratov delegation signed an agreement between the Rectors’ Union, the RSB, and the regional Committee on Youth Policy, and also launched the countdown to the start of the Russian Student Spring, which is to be held in Saratov in 2024.

The regional delegation included Chair of the Saratov Region Committee on Youth Policy Angelina Belovitskaya; Chair of the Rectors’ Union of Saratov Region, SSU Rector Alexei Chumachenko, Vice-Rector for Youth Policy and Organisational Work Anton Golovchenko, Head of the Saratov regional branch of the RSB Sergei Kulik, as well as SSU and SSTU students.

The signing of a cooperation agreement between the Rectors’ Union of Saratov Region, the regional branch of the youth all-Russian public organisation and the Saratov Region Committee on Youth Policy took place in Pavilion No. 75 at the stand of Saratov Region. The document was signed by Alexei Chumachenko, Angelina Belovitskaya, and Sergei Kulik. The agreement is timed to coincide with the 65th anniversary of the student brigades movement and the 20th anniversary of the Russian Student Brigades Youth All-Russian Public Organisation.

The distinguished activists of the student brigades were awarded wrestling shirts. They were received by Ksenia Mikhina, a student of the Faculty of Psychological, Pedagogical, and Special Needs Education, Kirill Shironin, a student of the Faculty of Law, and Ulyana Kruglova, a student of SSTU.

On the same day, a meeting of the organising committee for the preparation of the 32nd Russian Student Spring All-Russian festival was held at the Youth House at VDNH. As the main event the countdown of the festival was launched.

‘Saratov is preparing for the main student festival. We will definitely surprise the guests not only with amazing performances, but also with interesting and socially significant projects that the participants will prepare. We are meeting the Student Spring in Saratov!’ Chair of the regional Committee on Youth Policy Angelina Belovitskaya announced.

Alexei Chumachenko, Angelina Belovitskaya, and Chair of the Russian Youth Union Pavel Krasnorutskii pressed the symbolic button that started the countdown to the festival of youth and talents.

In 2024, the festival will be held from May 26 to June 1 in Saratov and will become one of the most massive youth student contests in Russia.

The symbol of the upcoming festival will be a model of the Vostok-1 rocket. It was in such a vehicle that the first cosmonaut of the planet Yuri Gagarin landed in Saratov Region. The Vostok-1 art object was installed at VDNH and has now become part of the Saratov Region exposition. The 2024 Student Spring will be dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of the first cosmonaut of the planet Yuri Gagarin and will be held under the slogan Closer to the Stars.

The programme of the festival will be held from May 27 to May 30, 2024 and will include ten creative directions – Regional Programme, Singing, Instrumental, Dancing, Drama, Magic, Fashion, Media, Video, and Art.

The founders and organisers of the festival are the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Government of Saratov Region with the support of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh).