A deputy of the State Duma supported the idea to hold a DFO analogue forum “Seliger” – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, May 14 – RIA Novosti. A member of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture, Sport and Youth Affairs, President of the International Federation of Sambo Vasily Shestakov (“United Russia”) considers the right of initiative of the Far offline analogue “Seliger”, but it is important that its agenda was substantive, not formal.

Previously, the newspaper “Izvestia” wrote that members of the Youth Parliament in the State Duma proposes to establish in the Far East (RFE), an analogue of the annual Youth Forum “Seliger” due to the increasing migration of youth sentiment of the Far East, as well as the low level of political and social activity of the young generation in the region.

“I believe the initiative on the establishment of the Far East” Seliger “correct . The more of these forums will be better. With the youth must constantly communicate, as, indeed, and all the people. The main thing that the agenda of the forum was informative, but not formal, so that the young people were shown specific directions for self-realization “, – said Shestakov RIA Novosti.

According to the MP, such an event is unlikely to require large expenditures. You can also find non-budget sources of financing in the form of various funds, including the youth orientation.

“At the same time, my personal experience with the young people of the Far Eastern regions of Russia refutes statements that almost the third of them does not bind their lives with Russia. At least my interlocutors, including, of course, a lot of athletes, the vast majority are convinced that Russia – this is their country, they should advocate for her the competition to become the world and Olympic champions, they have a future. Therefore, none of them is disunity and vacillation – to leave or stay, “- said Shestakov.

The MP also noted that Sambo Federation is trying every way to maintain interest Far Eastern youth to sport and healthy lifestyle.

“in the Far East Federal District, a network of sports clubs, for example,” Amur tiger “in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, many sections Sambo acts in Vladivostok , are branches of the club “Yawara-M.” The region hosts major international competitions such as tournament Yuri Potapov. Athletes actively supports the local business elite, there are already champions of Europe and the world “- said Shestakov.