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The Russian government has published a large-scale plan for working with young people until 2030. “Groza” highlighted the main points of this (creepy) document
The Russian government has approved an action plan for the Implementation of the Youth Policy Strategy through 2030. The overall aim of this document, as stated on the Kremlin’s website, is to foster a broad set of “favorable conditions for young people”, for instance, “opportunities for professional development and self-realization, as well as for scientific and creative work.” This innocent phrasing summarizes 86 “activities” planned by the state for youth engagement.
Among these, for example, are the Russian National Guard’s (Rosgvardia) involvement in mentoring young people, pre-conscription training on all levels of education, and military “patriotic” marches.
According to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, potentially, this plan covers up to a quarter of Russian citizens.
Groza highlighted some areas of government youth policy from this document, with direct quotes.
The wording of the document is unchanged.
Military sphere
Mentorship programs involving “veterans of the special military operation” (SMO)
Activity: Expanding mentorship programs in the social sector, involvement of people with significant services to society, with government and agency decorations, veterans of combat operations and the special military operation in work with children and young people.
Expected outcome:
- Support measures for mentorship have been put in place;
- Participants and veterans of the special military operation and members of veterans’ organizations have been involved in the patriotic education of young people;
- Mentorship programs are widely used in professional settings to pass on experience to young specialists;
- The digital platform MENTOR.RF has been popularized among potential mentors;
- Patriotic activities have been carried out by participants in projects run by the autonomous non-profit organisation Russia – Land of Opportunity from the Donetsk People’s Republic, Luhansk People’s Republic, Zaporozhzhia Region, and Kherson Region.
Timeframe: November 2025, and annually thereafter.
Youth assisting the army
Activity: Engaging young people in activities aimed at supporting participants and veterans of combat operations and their families.
Outcome: Charity and volunteer projects involving young people have been implemented to support participants and veterans of combat operations and their families (National mutual help campaign #WeAreTogether,collection and delivery of humanitarian aid to the area of the special military operation, support campaigns for servicemen and those affected by military actions, participation in emergency repair and reconstruction work in areas damaged by destruction, etc.).
Timeframe: December 2025, and annually thereafter.
The Russian National Guard mentoring young people
Activity: Promoting military service to foster civic sentiment and patriotism in young people, developing a system of social incentives for combat veterans, including those involved in the special military operation.
Outcome: Meetings of young people with the personnel of the Russian National Guard have been held.
Timeframe: June 2025, and annually thereafter.
Pre-conscription training on all levels of education
Activity: Expanding pre-conscription training across all levels of education to prepare young men morally, mentally, and physically for military service, equipping students with the knowledge and skills necessary to fulfill the duties of defender of the Fatherland.
Outcome: Pre-conscription events have been held in educational institutions of all levels.
Timeframe: July 2025, and annually thereafter.
SMO veterans in youth policy programs
Activity: Expanding support for military personnel under the age of 35, particularly participants in the special military operation, as well as their families, including launching reintegration programs to help veterans of combat and the special military operation transition back to civilian work and engage them with youth policy initiatives and programs.
Outcome: A set of measures has been implemented to re-socialize and involve military personnel under the age of 35, including participants in the special military operation, in patriotic education.
Timeframe: November 2025, and annually thereafter.”Traditional Russian spiritual and moral values”
“Spiritual and moral” ecology
Activity: Creating a support system for youth and youth organizations engaged in activities in the field of ecology, environmental education, and the development of ecological culture, forming a spiritual and moral attitude of youth to their native environment and a sense of belonging to it.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
Military “patriotic” marches
Activity: Creating and expanding projects aimed at bridging the generational gap and passing traditional Russian spiritual and moral values from older to younger generations, engaging youth with culture and historical memory.
Outcome:
- Projects have been implemented to bridge the generational gap and pass traditional Russian spiritual and moral values from older to younger generations, engaging youth with culture and historical memory through the legacy of national heroes, outstanding Russian historical figures, events dedicated to state holidays and professional days in the Russian Federation, notable dates in the history of Fatherland (historical military reenactments, memorial events, military patriotic marches in the places of military glory, dedicated programs and projects).
- Museum complexes have been established across regions of the Russian Federation, technical equipment has been provided for regional, municipal, and school museums, and children’s cultural and educational centers have been launched within existing cultural institutions.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
“A framework of moral and ethical benchmarks”
Activity: Implementing a framework of moral and ethical benchmarks to increase the level of international (interethnic) and interfaith) harmony and interaction among young people, allowing them to build resilience against extremist and terrorist ideologies, xenophobia, corruption, and discrimination based on social, religious, racial, and national identity.
Outcome: A series of preventive initiatives was conducted for young people on the subject of traditional Russian spiritual and moral values as the foundation of social and national security (conferences, roundtables, and seminars focused on spiritual and moral upbringing, countering extremism and terrorism, and fostering respect for historical heritage and traditions).
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
The words “traditions” and “traditional values” come up 14 times in the document.
Reproductive strategy
“Abortion prevention”
Activity: Expanding youth and childcare infrastructure, educational, recreation, and wellness centers, pediatric clinics, youth hobby centers, physical education and sports, tourism, and creativity, taking into account the needs of young families in combining education and career with parenthood, as well as advancing obstetric and gynecological care and implementing abortion prevention initiatives.
Outcome:
- New approaches to the work of women’s clinics to foster pro-natalist attitudes and positive views have been implemented in both public and private healthcare organizations.
- Access to specialized care for women and children (including reproductive health) has been ensured, in particular through expanding the network of women’s clinics and modernizing pediatric centers.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
“Family themes in the Russian media”
Activity: Popularizing the institution of the family as a union of a man and a woman as a socially successful component of society via the integration of family themes into the pieces of the Russian media industry, culture, and public service advertising.
Outcome: Family themes have become widespread in the Russian media, culture, and public service advertising.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
Preparing young people for parenthood
Activity: Improving young people’s awareness of the social and legal aspects of family and marriage, and psychological and educational readiness for parenthood.
Outcome: Initiatives for young people aimed at popularizing family values, studying the psychology of relationships, parenting, and family budget planning have been carried out.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
Large families
Activity: Popularization of the image of a full, large family among young people.
Outcome:
- Initiatives to promote the status of the family as a social institution and popularize traditional family values and the image of a full, large family have been carried out.
- Events dedicated to the Day of Family, Love, and Fidelity, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day have been held.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
Prevention of “destructive” youth behavior
Methodological materials
Activity: Educating young people on countering the spread of the ideology of nazism, nationalism, xenophobia, religious extremism, and terrorism.
Outcome:
- Educational programs for specialists working on the prevention of social problems among children and youth have been implemented.
- Methodological materials have been created for the prevention of destructive behaviour of young people, fostering of traditional Russian spiritual and moral values, and rejection of destructive ideology.
Timeframe: September 2025, and annually thereafter.
“Commitment to law-abiding behavior”
Activity: Legal education of young people, aimed at forming a positive attitude towards the law, at commitment to law-abiding behaviour, at achieving solid knowledge of legislation, legality, rights and duties of the citizen, and at increasing the role of the law as an immutable social value.
Outcome:
- Initiatives for youth legal education and their involvement in law-making activities, as well as other forms, have been carried out.
- Continuous educational programs for various age and socio-demographic groups of young people on the topic of road safety have been created and implemented in educational organizations.
- Initiatives to improve the legal culture, including in the area of road safety, have been carried out in universities.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
“Rejection of the ideology of terrorism and extremism”
Activity: Fostering strong rejection of the ideology of terrorism and extremism of various forms in young people, countering the aggravation of interethnic and interfaith conflicts among them.
Outcome: Initiatives to prevent the spread of the influence of radical religious organizations, extremism, nationalism, and xenophobia, and to foster strong rejection of the ideology of terrorism and extremism in young people have been carried out.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
“Cybersecurity roadmap”
Activity: Expanding the youth legal literacy system aimed at preventing offenses utilizing information and telecommunication technologies.
Outcome: Information resources for legal education and support for young people have been launched, including the cybersecurity roadmap for children and youth.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
Legislation protecting young people from destructive behavior
Activity: Improving the legislation of the Russian Federation aimed at countering destructive behavior of young people, their legal education and information protection, including in educational organizations.
Timeframe: 2025–2026.
Culture and propaganda
Culture serves the state
Activity: Expanding the system for identifying, supporting, and promoting young cultural figures in the creation of socially significant content for youth aimed at strengthening traditional Russian spiritual and moral values, preserving historical truth, forming and promoting images of modern Russian heroes in the genres of cinema, theater productions, music, and animation which are interesting to young people.
Outcome: Media content, created with the participation of young people, has been published and is in demand, strengthening traditional Russian spiritual and moral values (including through the system of competitions for grants).
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
State symbols everywhere
Activity: Ensuring the presence of the state symbols of the Russian Federation in all spheres of youth’s public life in order to foster an all-Russian civic identity.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
Popularization of history
Activity: Popularizing the study of history, including that of the native land, based on reliable facts and objects of historical and cultural value.
Outcome:
- Thematic exhibitions revealing the historical and cultural traditions of the peoples of the Russian Federation have been held;
- Events within the state campaign Memory Watch have been held (search expeditions, training camps, training in historical search activities);
- Ceremonial events commemorating the defenders of the Fatherland have been held;
- Museums have been holding events demonstrating the results of research and search activities.
Timeframe: November 2025, and annually thereafter.
“Socially beneficial” media content, including on the radio and TV
Activity: Preventing social issues among young people and involving young citizens in active participation in projects aimed at fostering positive anti-drug, anti-nicotine, anti-alcohol, anti-terrorist, and anti-extremist content in media.
Outcome:
- Awareness campaigns promoting a healthy and socially active lifestyle among young citizens, volunteer service and charity have been conducted, including through subsidizing the publishing and distribution of socially significant projects;
- Socially benefit media content has been created and is in demand with the involvement of young people, including on the radio and TV;
- The issue of creating a separate youth TV channel has been solved;
- A system has been built to inform young people about government and other programs to support young families, as well as systems of psychological, medical, educational, and legal assistance to young families;
- Access to information distributed on the Internet aimed at inducing or otherwise involving minors in committing illegal acts that pose a threat to life and/or health, or to the life and/or health of other persons, has been restricted, or such prohibited information has been deleted;
- A mechanism for countering the spread of destructive information has been introduced in all regions of the Russian Federation.
Timeframe: September 2025, and annually thereafter.
Promoting Russian information resources
Activity: Creating conditions for the demand among young people for domestic information resources, social networks, and phone applications.
Outcome: Activities aimed at promoting and popularizing Russian information resources among young people have been held.
Timeframe: September 2025, and annually thereafter.
Popularization of the Russian language
Activity: Popularizing the use of the literary Russian language by young people in professional and personal communication as a language of interethnic communication, of achievements of national cultures aimed at strengthening the country-wide civic identity.
Outcome: Initiatives for popularizing the literary Russian language have been carried out.
Timeframe: August 2025, and annually thereafter.
Changes in educational institutions
“Service Learning” in educational institutions of all levels
Activity: Fostering professional skills and skills for community work, civic consciousness, and patriotism among young people, including students of schools, professional colleges, and universities, using the “service learning” methodology through involvement in social projects and solving specific social problems.
Outcome: A course (module) “Service Learning” has been implemented in educational organizations of all levels.
Timeframe: August 2025, and annually thereafter.
Psychologists in educational institutions
Activity: Improving access to qualified professional psychological help for young citizens in professional colleges and universities.
Outcome: A system of psychological services has been established, expanded and is operating effectively in professional colleges and universities.
Timeframe: August 2025, and annually thereafter.
“Acting as an Informant”: An Educational Psychologist on How Authorities Track Students’ ViewsThe institution of youth and students’ rights protection
Activity: Developing and implementing effective ways of involvement of young citizens in law-making and law-enforcing activities.
Outcome: The institution of youth and students’ rights protection has been formed and working.
Timeframe: 2026.
Support for youth self-government bodies
Activity: Supporting and expanding youth self-government bodies, including student councils in schools, professional colleges, and universities.
Outcome:
- The exchange of experience between young deputies and youth parliaments, as well as between youth advisory groups has been ensured;
- Youth councils under federal government bodies have been involved actively;
- State-wide forums, meetings, and seminars of young specialists, leaders of youth councils have been held;
- Initiatives for developing the system of children’s and youth self-government have been carried out.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
Labor education through Russian Student Units
Activity: Creating labor education programs for students.
Outcome: Initiatives aimed at increasing the quality of labor education for students have been carried out in collaboration with the national youth organization Russian Student Units.
Timeframe: December 2025, and annually thereafter.
“Truly Like a Second Family” How Russian Student Squads, Created Back in the USSR, Now Serve the State — and Putin PersonallyGeneral changes in the state youth policy
Interdepartmental coordinating councils for “patriotic” education
Activity: Expanding ways of interaction in the field of education of children and young people between schools, professional colleges, universities, and socially oriented non-profit organizations participating in their patriotic education.
Outcome:
- Interdepartmental coordinating councils for patriotic education have been established;
- Public councils for the implementation of youth policy have been established and are operating;
- The work of interdepartmental coordinating agencies to support the efforts of socially oriented non-profit organizations has been improved;
- Initiatives for supporting the efforts of advisers to directors on education and interaction with children’s social associations, teachers of extracurricular education, and other specialists in the field of education and interaction of educational organizations with socially oriented non-profit organizations participating in young people’s patriotic education.
Timeframe: July 2025, and annually thereafter.
“Staff units that ensure the implementation of educational activities”
Activity: Improving coordination mechanisms between state authorities and civil institutions based on strategic planning, inter-regional, departmental, and public interaction to ensure unified, ongoing support for young people, and taking their interests into account.
Outcome: Structural divisions in universities have been established, and staff units have been provided in professional colleges to ensure the implementation of educational activities in the main areas of youth policy.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
More state youth policy agencies
Activity: Expanding the system of independent youth affairs agencies (with exclusive powers to implement youth policy) and subordinate youth policy institutions.
Outcome:
- The network of state and municipal youth policy institutions has been expanded;
- The number of industry bodies with exclusive powers to implement youth policy has been increased;
- The list of key indicators of the effectiveness of youth policy implementation in the Russian Federation has been approved.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
Young people in public service
Activity: Attracting young people, including young citizens with disabilities, to the state and municipal service.
Outcome: Initiatives for attracting young people to the state and municipal service, and creating a personnel reserve (including based on the experience of implementing a pilot project to train the personnel reserve for the federal civil service within the internship program “Intern of Russia’s Ministry of Education and Science”).
Timeframe: July 2025, and annually thereafter.
Work with Russian youth abroad
Activity: Integrating the movement of young compatriots into programs promoting the achievements of the Russian Federation outside the country as a movement of like-minded people who share the values and policies of the Russian Federation.
Outcome: A set of measures has been implemented to engage young compatriots living abroad in the ecosystem of youth policy in the Russian Federation, as well as to preserve their linguistic and ethno-cultural identity and promote Russian practices abroad to ensure that young compatriots are aware of opportunities in the Russian Federation.
Timeframe: 2025–2030.
Integration of foreign youth into Russian society
Activity: Increasing the work on the social and cultural adaptation of foreign citizens studying in Russian universities and professional colleges to integrate foreign youth into Russian society.
Outcome:
- Foreign students have been participating in adaptation programs for first-year students;
- Foreign students have been involved in the educational process (including the “Conversations About Important Things” lessons on digital security, countering extremism, legal literacy and responsibility).
Timeframe: November 2025, and annually thereafter.
Who will be responsible for the implementation of the plan?
A wide range of government agencies are going to participate in the implementation of this plan.
For example, the Russian National Guard, along with other agencies, will take care of mentorship, fostering “rejection of the ideology of terrorism” in young people, involvement of young people in supporting the army, popularizing military service, and “creating conditions for realizing the creative potential of young people.”
The Ministry of Internal Affairs will participate in nine activities. State corporation Rosatom State corporation Rosatom is to take care of sixteen activities. Even the Federal Bailiff Service is involved, taking part in twelve activities.
Why Rosatom?
Rosatom’s ex-CEO Sergey Kiriyenko currently holds the position of First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration and takes care of Russia’s domestic policy, particularly youth policy.
Full text is available on the Kremlin website.