More than 360 thousand people visited the Movement of the First Festival at the RUSSIA EXPO
On June 2, the closing ceremony of the Movement of the First
Festival, timed to coincide with the International Children's Day, was held at
the International RUSSIA EXPO. Street musicians performed on the Main Street Stage,
as well as artists such as Habib, Akmal, Amirchik and singer Asiya. More than
360 thousand people visited the festival over the two days.
A rich program awaited the guests. On the first day, Russian
President Vladimir Putin addressed the festival participants. The head of state
congratulated all young Russians, parents, grandparents, teachers and mentors
on the International Children's Day.
Famous Russian artists took part in the festival's opening
ceremony. They included Mia Boyka, Misha Marvin, Rodion Gazmanov and other
performers. Also, patriotic songs were performed by the Movement of the First
Choir. In addition, the festival's opening ceremony marked the start of the
summer health-improvement campaign.
As part of the festival, the guests of the Exposition took
part in the Children's Radio disco, where both adults and children could hear
songs from cartoons and movies for an hour, as well as dance and take part in
interactive activities.
On the first day, the Dreamers' Procession took place from the
North Loop to the Exposition's Main Street Stage. It was attended by about two
thousand people: regional participants of the Movement, honored guests with
children, as well as about 150 foreign guests from more than 40 countries.
On the second day of the Festival, a fashion show of the
Ministry of School Fashion of the Movement of the First was held. The guests of
the Exposition could hear songs in original performance by the orchestra of the
EMERCOM of Russia and witness the poetic intro-performance "Genius",
timed to the 225th anniversary of the birth of poet Alexander Pushkin.
In addition, over the two days of the festival, guests could
witness the solemn ceremony of handing over passports of the Russian Federation
to the participants of the Movement of the First, who have reached the age of
14, within the framework of the campaign "We are the Citizens of
Russia".
The Movement of the First Festival took place on June 1 and
2, and became one of the main events of the Days of Childhood at the RUSSIA
EXPO. The theme of the festival was the dream and the opportunity for every
child in Russia to fulfill their cherished wishes. The festival covered all
regions of the country, and the main venue was the RUSSIA EXPO. A rich program
with useful masterclasses, family activities and educational games was designed
for the participants.
The lecture "Russian Architecture in the Global Context" took place at the National Centre RUSSIA on May 30.
On May 30, the declaration on the establishment of the International Association of Children's Organisations (IACO) was signed at the National Centre RUSSIA.
The workshop "Apartment Planning Through a Child’s Eyes" took place on May 30 as part of the educational programme of "The Birth of Scale" exposition at the National Centre RUSSIA.
