My Country. My Future. Minsk youth greets residents on Constitution Day

The event spanned all nine districts of the capital, where BRSM activists greeted Minsk residents and visitors with holiday congratulations. For the youngest attendees, organizers provided face painting.

Svetlana Tyomkina, with her grandson Kirill, couldn’t pass by the colorful area. “We know that today is Belarus’ Constitution Day. And this document is our homeland,” the woman said with a smile.

This event aims to draw the attention of young people and city residents to the country’s main document, and to contribute to the formation of an active civic position and a sense of patriotism among the younger generation. A key feature of the event was the open microphone format - at specially equipped sites, anyone could come up and express words of gratitude to their country and share their thoughts on the significance of the Constitution.

Darya Vasilyeva, a student at the Academy of Public Administration under the Aegis of the President of the Republic of Belarus, took advantage of this opportunity. “The Constitution is our great foundation, our protection in everything. So we, the youth, are grateful that we have the opportunity to live under a peaceful sky,” the girl said.

The organizers prepared one-and-a-half-meter 3D photo zones, stylized to resemble the book of the Constitution. Minsk residents took commemorative photos in front of the three-dimensional Constitution and congratulated each other.

Ilya Sandrygaylo, a student at the Minsk Technological College, shared that he loves Belarus for its people and the opportunity to do what he loves. “The Constitution obliges us to do many things. I know there are rules that must be followed. Then there will be order in the country. I’m sure that if there were no Constitution, there would be chaos,” the young man said.

Nikita Masalsky, who studies at the Minsk State Mechanical-Technological College, came to the event to loudly declare his love for his beloved country into the microphone. “I love my country for the opportunity to openly voice my thoughts like this. And that is also thanks to the fact that we have our own Constitution, which enshrines the laws and duties of the country’s citizens. Today, you can’t get anywhere without the Constitution. For me, it primarily means safety, stability, and confidence in the future,” Nikita said.

Aleksei Pikus, First Secretary of the Minsk City Committee of the BRSM Youth Union, noted that the capital’s youth have fully joined the celebration of Constitution Day. “Young people certainly value our Fundamental Law, they know it, they read it. They are very grateful that today we live in a peaceful, clean, beautiful country,” he said. “And, of course, we couldn’t not take to the streets to mark Constitution Day today.”