Name of the Event: International Seminar for the youth of the CIS member states on the preservation of historical memory "Memory and lessons of the Second World War"
Location: Moscow
Date: November 20-24, 2023
Working language: Russian
Last Date of Applications: November 10, 2023
Applications Link:
The international seminar for the youth of the CIS member states on the preservation of historical memory "Memory and lessons of the Second World War" will be held from November 20 to 24, 2023 (arrival day - November 19, departure day – November 25) in Moscow.
The seminar is part of the Action Plan for 2023-2024 for the implementation of the Strategy of International Youth Cooperation of the CIS member States for 2021-2030.
Purpose
The purpose of the seminar is to involve the youth leaders of the CIS member states in a dialogue on preserving the historical memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War, to support their activities aimed at preserving the historical memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War.
Objectives:
to raise awareness of participants about the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War;
to exchange experience in carrying out activities to preserve the historical memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War;
discuss challenges related to the preservation of historical memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War (including historical revisionism, falsification and manipulation of facts about historical events, war crimes of the Nazis and their accomplices), as well as ways to respond to them;
to create conditions for a regular dialogue between the youth leaders of the CIS member states when discussing issues related to the preservation of the historical memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War;
to support participants in the development of projects to preserve the historical memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War.
The seminar will be attended by 20 participants from the Russian Federation and 20 participants from CIS member states whose activities are directly related to the topic of the seminar.
The candidate for participation in the seminar must meet the following criteria:
be between the ages of 18 and 35;
have citizenship and reside in the territory of one of the CIS countries;
be a representative of a youth public organization / a representative of an informal youth association / a representative of a student organization / a representative of a search movement / an employee of the sphere of state youth policy / a young historian / an employee of a museum or memorial object who is involved in activities to preserve the historical memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War or a young person with a ready-made project or project idea, aimed at preserving the historical memory of the Second World War and the Great Patriotic War;
be motivated to actively participate in the seminar and actively study;
be open and focused on the development and improvement of the dialogue between youth organizations in the CIS;
be motivated and able to organize events and projects after the seminar in cooperation with other participants of the seminar;
be ready to work on the dissemination and enhancement of the knowledge gained during the seminar;
be present throughout the seminar and participate in all elements of the program;
be able to work in Russian.
All interested candidates are invited to fill out an online application by 23:59 Moscow time on November 10, 2023.
The seminar is held jointly by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the National Council of Youth and Children's Associations of Russia and MIREA – the Russian Technological University, which performs the functions of the Basic Organization of the CIS member states for Youth Work.
For questions related to the seminar and the application procedure, please contact: projects@youthrussia.ru, + 7 (495) 249-11-49.
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