Patriotism without slogans: Vladimir Mashkov talked to the participants of the Knowledge.First marathon about what love for the Motherland means.

Chairman of the Union of Theater Workers of the Russian Federation, artistic director of the Oleg Tabakov theater and theater school Vladimir Mashkov spoke at the Knowledge.First educational marathon, which takes place from March 2 to 6 during the World Youth Festival in Sirius. Vladimir Mashkov's performance took place on the fifth day of the marathon of the Russian Knowledge Society in the Belgorod pavilion on the site of the World Youth City. The creative meeting was part of the program of the track "We stand together with Russia" and was dedicated to the theme of patriotism. Bright performance caused a storm of emotions among young people, and some, listening to the actor's love for the Motherland, could not hold back tears.

Actor and director Vladimir Mashkov in his conversation with the participants of the Knowledge.First marathon touched upon topical issues about Russia, love for his country and "patriotism without slogans".

"Patriotism is a feeling that a person acquires during the course of life. Because it's as you get older that feelings become huge. For me, patriotism is responsibility for the Motherland, responsibility for space," said Vladimir Mashkov.

Vladimir Mashkov noted the role of women in the education of patriotism in the younger generation, that this feeling is instilled in the family. It is born when the younger generation looks up to us, when we are an example.

"To educate patriotism only by personal example. If you see that a person loves his native language, his loved ones, his nature, his space, he is a patriot. He is a man who lives here and now in this turbulent stream of time," explained the chairman of the Union of Theater Workers of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Mashkov also noted that the World Youth Festival brought together guys from different countries, and each of them loves his homeland. In his opinion, it's wonderful to be able to share that joy.

In addition, the speaker shared his feelings that he has after visiting hospitals in Donbas with humanitarian aid. Vladimir Mashkov noted that it is the guys on the front line who know and feel more than millions of people on earth, and each of them is an example of patriotism and love for neighbor.

Marathon participant Alexandra from Udmurtia asked how the relationship between actors within the theater, which is managed by Mashkov. 

"Everyone in our theater is like-minded. I have found the form for our theater: a unity of individualities. All of them, all of us are individuals with our own way of looking at the world, but in some moments we can be united. Individualities complement a unified view of the world," the speaker concluded.

Vladimir Mashkov and youth meeting at the Knowledge.First marathon took place within the thematic track on international cooperation, including opportunities for higher education for Russian and foreign students, joint projects, technological developments, and space as a space for international interaction. 

Also on March 6, on the final day of the Knowledge.First educational marathon, the lecturers of the thematic track "We stand together with Russia" were Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova and Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Executive Office - Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Oleg Matitsyn, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov, Governor of Zaporizhzhya region Evgeny Balitsky, Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region Gleb Nikitin, and other prominent people.

The Knowledge Society is a general partner of the educational program of the World Youth Festival, and the educational Znanie.Pervye marathon is one of the main events of this program. The most striking presentations of lecturers can be seen on the 24-hour media channel https://russia.znanierussia.ru/tv/Znanie.TV.

Educational marathon takes place in Sirius from March 2 to 6, covering six sites of the World Youth City: WYF International Airport, Yamal, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Belgorod, and Moscow pavilions. The tracks of the educational marathon are consonant with the meanings of the Festival: “Responsibility for the fate of the world”, “Multinational unity”, “A world of opportunity for everyone”, “Saving the family for future generations” and “We stand together with Russia”. 

Alongside the educational marathon "Znanie.Pervye," within the educational program of the World Youth Festival, the Knowledge Society organized the intellectual tournament "Znanie.Igra" with participants from different countries and the lecture series "Znanie.Kino", where viewers could watch legendary Russian films and discuss them with famous actors and directors. For the Festival participants a multimedia exhibition of the National Photo Contest Znanie.Russia will work, where they will be able to see the main achievements of Russia in the XXI century and immerse themselves in their atmosphere with the help of augmented reality technology. 

The World Youth Festival shall become a platform for communication between young people from Russia and other countries. After the completion of the events on the Sirius Federal Territory, Russian Knowledge Society will continue the educational line of the World Youth Festival from March 10 to 17 within the framework of the regional program WYF 2024, which will cover all federal districts of our country.

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Overview:

The World Youth Festival is held in accordance with the Decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin to develop international youth cooperation. At the first meeting of the Organizing Committee chaired by Sergey Kiriyenko, First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration, it was decided to hold the Festival in the Sirius Federal Territory.

20,000 young leaders in education, science, international cooperation, culture, volunteering, charity, sports, business, media, etc., including 10,000 foreign participants, will take part in the WYF 2024. For the first time in the history of the festival movement, teenagers from 14 to 17 years old had the opportunity to join the event, including 500 from Russia and 500 from abroad. 5,000 volunteers from all regions of Russia, including 228 residents of the LPR, DPR, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions be involved in the organization and delivery of the Festival. The organizer of the World Youth Festival is the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh), the operator of the WYF-2024 is the Directorate of the World Youth Festival.

The first federal education marathon was held in May 2021 and became a symbol of the reboot of the Russian Knowledge Society. More than 850 lecturers shared their experience during the marathon.

The Russian Knowledge Society traces its history back to the Soviet public organization founded in 1947 on the initiative of representatives of the Soviet intelligentsia as the All-Union Society for the Dissemination of Political and Scientific Knowledge (since 1963 — the All-Union Knowledge Society, since 1991— the Knowledge of Russia Society). Members of the Society were engaged in popularizing science and lecturing on the achievements of the Soviet economy and industry. In 2016, Knowledge of Russia was transformed into the Russian Knowledge Society. On April 21, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the need to restart the Russian Knowledge Society on a modern digital platform in his address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.