The Kremlin Sent Young Scientists On A Cruise Down The Volga River Aboard The “Swan Lake” Motorboat

They were asked to envision a future for Russia.

Russian authorities sent 120 young political scientists, philosophers, cultural studies scholars, and other specialists on a cruise down the Volga River aboard the “Swan Lake” to develop a vision of the country’s future, according to "Vedomosti".

Following the five-day “expedition,” its participants are to draft a “philosophical master plan,” which will be presented to Rosmolodezh, the presidential platform “Russia—A Land of Opportunities,” and the Expert Institute for Social Research. The document is expected to include options for the country’s development in the areas of the economy, politics, religion, and so on.

The “expedition” format involves fieldwork — researchers will stop in cities and talk with residents, asking them about their concerns and their vision for the future, said the head of the group of young scientists Ruslan Shkuta. Lectures will also be given to the young people. In particular, Alexander Kharichev, head of the Presidential Administration’s Department for Monitoring and Analysis of Social Processes, will speak about the future challenges facing “Russian civilization.” Additionally, presentations by philosopher Alexander Dugin and representatives of the Russian Orthodox Church are planned. “We will discuss the challenges, explore dystopias, use them as a starting point, move toward utopias, and from this synthesis create a vision of the future in three areas—society, the state, and the individual,” Shkuta noted.

The CEO of the presidential platform “Russia—Land of Opportunity,” Andrei Betin, called young scientists “the foundation that will create, at the very least, a secure future for Russians.” “The authorities constantly need ‘expert guidance on what works, what doesn’t, how to proceed, how to change course, and how to redirect or reallocate available resources,’” explained Grigory Gurov, head of Rosmolodezh. He emphasized that the agency is ready to help young scientists bring their ideas to fruition.

In turn, Valery Fedorov, head of the All-Russian Center for Public Opinion Research (VTsIOM)—an organization close to the Russian President’s administration—noted that high hopes have been placed on the “expedition,” so it should leave behind “insights, ideas, initiatives, proposals, and projects”. “We all face many important, serious, and pressing challenges ahead that require answers,” Fyodorov emphasized.

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