The "Dreams of the Future" contest now has an anthem
The II Video Essay Contest "Dreams of the Future"
is being held at the National Centre RUSSIA on 7 June. One of the highlights of
the programme was the first-ever performance of the contest’s official anthem.
The event is being livestreamed on the website of the National Centre RUSSIA
and on its official social media pages.
The lyrics of the anthem were written by Tatyana Balandina,
Editor-in-Chief of the Musical Key magazine and a finalist of the
"Znanie.Authors" song poetry contest held by the Russian society
Znanie. The musical accompaniment was created using artificial intelligence
technologies. The piece was the result of collaboration between a person and
modern technologies, which fully reflects the idea of the contest, dedicated to
exploring the future.
"The theme of the project 'Dreams of the Future' is
incredibly close to the story of this song itself. It is touching that what
seemed to be an ordinary children’s song could become the anthem of such an
important event. The lyrics were written as part of the Nikolai Dobronravov
Author Song Poetry Contest and became a finalist among 35 entries. This is also
very important to me because I share the ideas of the Contest myself. I believe
that dreams really do come true — and today this has become a reality for
me," Tatyana Balandina shared.
The II Video Essay Contest "Dreams of the Future"
continues the work to revive public interest in designing the future, which
began at the International Symposium "Inventing the Future". The
project is being held as part of the Decade of Science and Technology.
In 2026, the contest participants included teams from all 89
regions of Russia, as well as representatives of ten republics of the near
abroad: Uzbekistan, Belarus, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova,
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Transnistria. A total of 935 applications
were submitted for the contest, bringing together 3,740 participants. Following
the selection process, 310 video essays advanced to the next stage.
The "StudAptatsiYA"("Student Adaptation") game was held at the National Centre RUSSIA on 7 June as part of the II Video Essay Contest "Dreams of the Future".
The award ceremony for the winners of the II Video Essay Contest "Dreams of the Future" will be held on 7 June at the National Centre RUSSIA.
The contest gave young talents an opportunity to share interesting facts from the history and culture of their small homeland.
