Aleksey Pesoshin: Sozvezdie-Yoldyzlyk Youth Festival sets up in life

On April 22, Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin awarded Grand Prix winners at the closing ceremony of the 17th regional youth festival of variety art “Sozvezdie-Yoldyzlyk" in Kazan. 

"I welcome you at this holiday of life. This is a significant event. The second year in a row, it is held under the auspices of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO. This mission sets up in life. I would like to thank teachers for their hard work, for finding such talents, and organizers of such a large-scale show," he said.

This year, the number of applications filed beat the last year's record by 20 per cent. In total, more than 21,000 children proved their skills at the zonal stages.