Overview
- The Kremlin published the president's greeting on opening day, praising the festival's three-decade role in uniting creative youth from across Russia.
- The event runs November 25–29 in Kazan under the slogan "Vesna vsegda" (Spring Always).
- Student works span music, choreography, theater and design, with many performances dedicated to the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland and the 80th anniversary of Victory.
- Organizers say more than 2,000 students from 82 regions are competing across 10 creative directions with 899 numbers, including 25 regional programs.
- The Russian Youth Union described this edition as a "Spring of Victory" and introduced special nominations in military prose and poetry.