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Twelve young Russian leaders visited Brussles from June 29 to July 3 as part of a study visit organized by the EU-Russia Centre and NDI’s Moscow office. The pariticipants, ranging from 21 to 27 years old, came from the Pskov and Karelia regions of Russia and represented a variety of organizations including political parties, youth groups and a number of NGOs.

The study visit focused on introducing Russians to their European counterparts and demonstrating how European youth participates in civil society, political life and government. The program introduced the Russians to the different ways in which young people can and do engage in public life to make their communities better and gave them new ideas for activities in their regions in Russia. The Russian participants, in their turn, brought insight of their work in Russia to their European counterparts.