International youth club Solveig: International educational youth forum “Hyperborea : the battle of ideas”, in August 2009, in the Republic of Karelia

The State Committee on Youth of the Republic of Karelia is planning to hold the unique international educational youth forum “Hyperborea : the battle of ideas”, in August 2009, in the Republic of Karelia

The objective of the Forum is to create the unique innovative working area for the active youth. This area presents the territory, where everyone may realize their personal growth, demonstrate their potentials to create youth ideas and projects. Thus ,such an atmosphere shall promote every participant to show their talents, increase the level of their human potential, find the people, holding the same views, and get the public and state support.
Hyperborea means “beyond the North”. Boreas is the northern wind. Hyperborea is the blessed northern land ,where the happy people reside. The residents of this land are believed to be very talented, to have the unique knowledge and the ancient wisdom, giving them an opportunity to live in peace with others. Ancient Greeks believed the land Hyperborea to be situated beyond the 60th parallel at the territory of Karelia.
The target group is aged from 16 to 28, who live either at the territory of the North-West Federal District of Russia or the Baltic countries, including the Scandinavian Countries. All the candidates to participate into the Project will be selected on the basis of competitive measures.

The partners of the Forum will be the statesmen, representatives of the federal ,regional and foreign executives branches of power, the representatives of the public associations, who are concerned with the development of the Baltic region; also the federal and international experts and russian and foreign grant-givers.
The most active and creative representatives of the above mentioned regions are supposed to take part in the Forum. These young people are also supposed to play considerable role in social or political life in the nearest future or they may already be significant political and social figures

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International youth club “Solveig” was created on the base of Karelian-Norwegian society in 1999. The aim of the club is to organize international youth cooperation: realization of transboundary projects, which are made for youth; organization of cultural, educational, ecological, and journalistic international events and festivals.

Nowadays the club consists of 120 members in Russia and 70 members in foreign countries. The club works in 7 directions:

international (meetings and communication with foreigners, travels, education abroad);
cultural (representing of Karelian and Russian culture for foreigners, organization of festivals);
international journalism (education, practice and internships in foreign mass-media);
ecological (ecological actions, projects related to environment);
human rights (publications, international conferences, defense of youth rights);
indigenous people (preservation of culture and traditions, seminars, theatre);
youth enterprise and tourism (educational tourism).

During the past 10 years long-lasting partner cooperation with Norwegian, Finnish, and Swedish youth organizations has been established. The club assists in reception of youth groups coming to Karelia and represents Karelian and Russian culture abroad.

Within the framework of its activity “Solveig” conducts educational meetings devoted to history, geography, culture, and traditions. The meetings take place two times a month, and representatives of different countries take part in them.

The club has also participated in several drama projects. Among them International youth musical and theatrical festival “Golden Keys” (in 2000, 2003, and 2006) and International ecological festival “Let’s Defend the Earth’s Beauty” can be named. During the past 10 years the club have staged several performances in Russian, English, and Norwegian: “Opplevelse på historisk grunn” (”1703. Peter the Great and Kornelius Kruis”), ”Per Gunt”, ”Kalevala”, ”Troll’s smile”, which were put into stage in Russia, Finland, Sweden, and Norway.

The club “Solveig” is a Russian partner in the project of International youth theatrical-historical camp “Travel into History: 200 years of Finnish autonomy” (2008-2009). The major directions of the work of the camp are history, theatre, video, and press. The moderators are well-known Finnish producers, historians, and journalists. The participants are young people from four Finnish cities (Helsinki, Juvaskyla, Turku, Lappeenranta) and from Russia (Petrozavodsk).

Contacts

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