World Youth Festival Directorate

Thank you, our little sparks! 🫶 A bit of the atmosphere from the Closing Ceremony of the Volunteer Corps. ✨ All these days, our volunteers were right there with the participants: welcoming them, helping out, pointing the way, and making the Festival feel truly warm. Let's say thank you to them together! 💭

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Goodbyes are always hard 🥺 Hugs at the exit, promises to keep in touch, a warm smile or a tear nobody bothered to hide. We're not saying goodbye, we're saying see you soon. Russia knows how to wait, and the door is always open for you. See you again, friends ❣️

⚡️ The Festival is over, and these past few days have made Ekaterinburg the youth capital of the world. Absolutely, without a doubt. Sharing the first shots from the press conference following the International Festival of Youth – 2026. Among the speakers: First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergey Kiriyenko, Head of Rosmolodezh Grigory Gurov, and Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region Denis Pasler. More details coming soon!

We asked IFY–2026 participants from around the world what they're feeling as the Festival draws to a close 💚 The answers came back warm, every single one of them. Participants spoke about how valuable this experience has been, and how rare it is to be part of something this big, something that brings together young people from every corner of the world. It matters for the future, the one that young people everywhere will end up building together ❤️ 📹 Watch the video and hear it for yourself!

Lizwi is on the stage🎤 Mixing traditions and modern sound into something you’ve never heard before ✨

Emotions from the IFY–2026 Closing Ceremony 😍 Is there anything left to say?

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🥰 The atmosphere of the Festival's Closing Ceremony, through the lens Thank you to everyone who was with us at the International Festival of Youth – 2026! ❤️

World Youth Festival Direction on stage! ❤️‍🔥 The full WYFD team: the people who made the IFY–2026 happen. Behind every event, every venue and every unforgettable moment of the Festival is their enormous work. The whole hall erupted in cheers and applause and chanted “thank you” in perfect unison to the Directorate for everything they've put into making this Festival real 🫂

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addressed the participants at the Closing Ceremony of the IFY–2026! "Russia today is a land of opportunity. We want these opportunities to be available to you as well... I'm convinced that the bonds of friendship formed here will stay with you in your future work, and that you'll keep promoting the shared interests that unite young people around the world: the wish for stability, the wish for success, the wish to start a family, and the wish to do good." 🇷🇺 "We'll always be glad to see you at the events held in our country for young people every year," Sergey Lavrov added. "But come even without a reason."

Magic is happening... at T2! ✨ At the stand, you can pick a plan that's right for you: to stay connected, keep in touch with the people you love, and never lose the new friends the IFY–2026 has given you across Russia and beyond 💓 Stop by the stand and find ⭐️the one⭐️ plan that's made for you!

Russia can't be grasped by reason, but at the IFY–2026 you can feel it with your whole heart! 🇷🇺 Especially here, where participants from around the world discover Russia for themselves every single day. Tyutchev's words, modern music and footage from the Festival come together in one video, about a Russia that's hard to explain in words. 🗣️ Press play and feel it for yourself!

Fasten your seatbelts and open the window shades! Flight has always been one of humanity's oldest dreams, a dream engineers and pilots turned into reality 🔥 Your dreams can take off too. Follow them, the way Aeroflot does every single day 🛩

Next stop in the World Youth City: the Closing Ceremony ⭐️ Less than an hour to go, and we'll tell you all about... (you'll find out very soon) 📌 Tune in to the livestream

The open dialogue with Sergey Lavrov at the IFY–2026 is in full swing as part of the Znanie.Pervye marathon! 🌏 A multipolar world, its new architecture, and international dialogue. Together with participants, Sergey Lavrov is discussing how countries can build relations with one another and create bridges in a changing world. Stay tuned 🤍

✨ Didn't make it to all the booths yesterday? No worries — today's your chance to catch up! In the meantime, join our volunteers for a quick tour around our partners' spaces! Here you'll find VK, AvtoVAZ, Sber, RZD, PSB, Roscosmos, VEB.RF, Yandex, ANO "Eurasia" and Er-Telecom! 👀 Already picked where you're heading first?