A solemn meeting of the Vitebsk Regional Committee of the BRSM, dedicated to the 21st anniversary of the organization, was held at VSU
Presidential Aide – Inspector for Vitebsk Region Igor Brylo took part in the ceremonial meeting.
– Each of you forms a part of our society. The baggage of knowledge, friendship, and unity embedded in each of you will certainly yield positive results. Undoubtedly, a youth organization must comprise active and politically educated individuals. Work on patriotic education, participation in creative contests and forums indicates that the Youth Union is on the right track, – noted Igor Brylo.
What qualities should a youth leader possess? What is needed for representatives of this generation to be able to correctly analyze information and think critically? What structures could help the BRSM achieve this? Young people asked Igor Brylo these and other questions in an open dialogue format.
Speaking about the work of the Vitebsk Regional Organization of the Youth Union, the First Secretary of the Regional Committee of the BRSM, Vladimir Babichev, noted that the main events and areas of the organization's activities are dedicated to the Year of Peace and Creation. Among them are the regional youth forum "Youth for Peace and Creation," the military-patriotic game "Zarnitsa. Northern Region," the regional patriotic marathon "Memory Auto-Train," and the regional auto marathon "85 Years Under the Vitebsk Skies." The results of the latter included the preparation of a video diary, the compilation of a map, and the publication of a book about the Vitebsk Region. By the way, the marathon continues its work in September and is dedicated to the Day of National Unity. It started in Vitebsk, and on September 11-12, the marathon team will travel to district centers with informational and educational materials, 17 murals will be unveiled based on the results of the "Colors of Peace" competition, and a new edition of the book about the Vitebsk Region will be presented.
The regional committee of the BRSM pays special attention to the activities of student detachments, the formation of student detachments from among minors, including adolescents who are undergoing individual preventive work, as well as those in a socially dangerous situation.
– The Vitebsk regional headquarters of student detachments has traditionally formed and sent student detachments for employment in the Russian Federation and ensured the production and placement of a thematic billboard with the student pedagogical detachment "Phoenix" named after the Hero of the Soviet Union Alexander Semenovich Azonchik in Vitebsk on Moskovsky Prospekt, 35. During September, two billboards will appear in the regional center, as well as in Polotsk and Orsha, – said Vladimir Babichev.
By the way. As part of the Youth Days at the Slavianski Bazaar, the regional committee of the BRSM presented the festival city of Vitebsk with three street benches and a new branded bus stop pavilion.
– Student detachments of the Vitebsk region took part in six republican labor projects: the youth production labor project "Atlant – 2023", the All-Belarusian youth construction project "City of Youth", the medical labor project "Medicus", the "Road of Opportunities" project, the production labor project "Tractor Builder – 2023", the interdisciplinary labor project "Polesie – 2023" (Gomselmash), – noted Vladimir Babichev. – We actively cooperate with public associations. Work is constantly carried out on the repair and improvement of memorials, monuments and obelisks of military glory, mass graves and burials of soldiers, partisans and underground fighters who died during the Great Patriotic War. As part of the republican project "Digital Star", 28 such objects were digitized in 2023. Special attention is paid to providing targeted social support to veterans and non-working pensioners.
Speaking about achievements, Vladimir Babichev emphasized that four developments by representatives of the Vitebsk region won at the "100 Ideas for Belarus" competition, and three projects were recognized as the best in the republican competition of youth initiatives. The title "Student of the Year – 2023" was awarded to Yaroslav Ivanov from VSTU, and Anna Kravtsova from the same university received the title "Second Vice-Miss of Student Life of the Republic of Belarus – 2023".
Also, at the republican sports and mass festival for working youth "Olimpiya – 2023", the team of the Vitebsk Regional Committee of the Belarusian Republican Youth Union took 2nd place overall among 20 teams.
– The results speak for themselves. We are moving forward, not resting on our laurels, – concluded Vladimir Babichev. – We have much to improve, invent, and implement. And for this, we have everything – a peaceful, beautiful, independent country.