Guzman: the mission of the Russian delegation at the Festival of youth — to tell the truth about the country
The festival, which will take place in Russia from 14 to 22 October, will bring together more than 20 thousand young people, including representatives of various public organizations.
MOSCOW, July 28. /TASS/. The mission of the Russian delegation at the XIX world festival of youth and students (WFMS), which will be held in Russia in October, will be to tell the foreign participants the truth about Russia. This opinion was expressed on Friday a member of the organizing Committee, first Deputy Director General of TASS Mikhail Gusman after the opening of the photo exhibition “Along with the planet”, dedicated to the history WFMS.
“I think that is a very important task of the Russian delegation at the festival is to convey to their friends, colleagues, partners from other countries who come to visit, the truth about Russia, about life in our country, about politics in our country. That is the mission of the Russian delegation,” said Guzman.
“In the coming days of October will welcome young people from almost all countries of the world. This is extremely important, and the conversation that will be there, and those discussions — I’m sure hot, but honest and sincere — very important”, — he stressed.
In turn, participating in the opening of the exhibition, the chief editor of “Literary newspaper” Yuri Polyakov remembered how she performed at the youth Festival in 1985. “I participated as a young poet in a Grand poetry evening on the Small arena of the “Luzhniki”, where there were 20 thousand spectators. On the stage were the cream of the poetry of our country, there was future Nobel prize winner (for literature — approx. TASS) Bob Dylan” — he said.