The All-Russian Creative Contest CONTEXT was launched at the RUSSIA EXPO

The second season of the All-Russian Creative Contest CONTEXT opened at the RUSSIA EXPO. The contest will help to discover the young talents of our country and tell them what place the volunteerism holds in their lives.

The goals of the contest are to develop art dedicated to military feats, to thank volunteers who help soldiers in the special military operation zone and their families, and to promote traditional values in Russian society.

Russian citizens aged 14 and older are allowed to participate in the contest; adult finalists will go to the "Tavrida.Art" festival in Crimea in the summer. Nominations of the second season are: "Poem", "Author's song", "Photography", "Video Coverage" and "Media Article".

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"The winners of the first season of the contest became headliners of events and projects of Rosmolodezh directions, performed at the Youth Day festival in their cities, and shared their experience in Crimea at the "Tavrida.Art" festival. This year we have five nominations and nine topics for participation," said Karina Sargsyan, Head of Special Projects and Volunteer Events Department of Rosmolodezh.Kindness.

The topics for art works to be created by the contest participants are: "225 years since the birth of Russian poet and writer Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin", "215 years since the birth of Russian writer Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol", "220 years since the birth of Russian composer Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka", "Preservation of folk culture", "Volunteer activity in the sphere of culture", "Spirituality as the origins of volunteerism", "Creative activity through the years", "Volunteerism develops from childhood" and "We help as the whole family".

"Young people across Russia can take part in the second season of the competition. The contest itself is aimed at identifying creative initiatives, including the field of volunteerism. Young families are also invited to take part in the contest, as 2024 has been declared the Year of the Family by the President of Russia. Acceptance of applications starts today and will last until May 31," said Milena Bogdanova, the head of the All-Russian public movement of volunteers in the sphere of culture "Culture Volunteers".