More than a trip: the hundred thousandth guest attended the excursion of the RUSSIA EXPO
Veronika Sidorenko from Protvino, Moscow region, was congratulated at the Guest Center at VDNH. She became the hundred thousandth participant of the excursion of the RUSSIA EXPO. Memorable gifts were presented to the 18-year-old girl by the team of the Rosmolodezh program More than a Trip.
"Every year before the New Year holidays we go to Moscow with our family. This time my grandmother encouraged me to go to VDNH. And it so happened that I turned out to be the hundred thousandth participant of the excursion. I am very happy now. I think the exposition will impress me even more", — Veronika said.
Over 3.8 thousand people visit the guest center of the RUSSIA EXPO every day. All the routes along which the guests are led by the guides of the program More than a Trip from all 89 regions of the country start from here.
"The main heroes at the RUSSIA EXPO are, of course, the tour guides. It is their knowledge and enthusiasm that help guests to appreciate all the richness and diversity of the cultural heritage and technological innovations of our Motherland. The number of visitors to the exposition has already exceeded 3 million, and each of them got acquainted with the achievements of our country and saw the prospects of its development in the coming years. Children are especially thrilled to visit the Exposition. For example, when they leave Pavilion No. 75 after excursions, they say: "It's as if we have read a history book", — said Deputy Director General of the ANO «Directorate of the Exhibition of Achievements "Russia"» Anastasia Zvyagina.
It should be reminded that the tours of the exposition are held on 9 routes. The most popular are Russia is Us and Digital Immersion, as well as Native Country, Green Way, My Success, Art Trail, Smart Energy, New Year's Russia, Gas Industry. Technologies and Achievements. In January, another excursion will be launched — Life Outside the City: Was, Is, Will Be. It is devoted to the demonstration of achievements and development of the agro-industrial complex of Russia.
During Vladimir Putin's first visit to the site of the International RUSSIA EXPO he was accompanied by the guides of the Rosmolodezh program More than a Trip Nikita Belyaev and Ekaterina Klygina, while First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Kiriyenko awarded the guide of the More than a Trip program Ksenia Kirsanova for her personal contribution to the exposition.
The results of the Guest Center work in 2023 will be summed up on December 28 in the Home of Youth. Based on the evaluations of visitors, foreign guests and representatives of executive authorities, the best specialists will be awarded in five categories.
One of the tracks of the Open Dialogue is "Investments in Human Capital." The pitch session on this topic brought together over 30 speakers.
One of the key topics for discussion within the initiative became "Investments in Connectivity," which attracted 24% of the essay authors about the future of the world.
The pitch sessions on four tracks took place at the National Centre RUSSIA on April 28, with the participation of authors whose essays were selected by the expert council of the National Centre.