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Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko held a meeting to discuss the results of the 2025 summer health campaign. Participants presented the results of this year's campaign and discussed objectives for 2026.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted that this year is unique: three federal children's centers across the country celebrated anniversaries: Artek's 100th anniversary, Orlyonok's 65th, and Smena's 40th. Specifically, Artek received outstanding infrastructure, hosted Regional Days, international meetings, and educational sessions involving thousands of children from all regions of the country, as well as international guests.
At the initiative of the Russian Ministry of Education, 2025 has become the Year of Children's Recreation in the Education System.
Dmitry Chernyshenko specifically thanked State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, State Duma Deputy Speaker Irina Yarovaya, Chair of the Federation Council Committee on Science, Education, and Culture Lilia Gumerova, and Chair of the State Duma Committee on Family Protection, Fatherhood, Motherhood, and Childhood Nina Ostanina for their attention to children's recreation and health issues. Thanks to their collaboration with the State Duma, a federal educational program has been developed and implemented, making it mandatory for all camps across the country. Interdepartmental collaboration on safety and recreational quality is also underway. Inclusive practices and support for children in difficult life situations have been implemented. An inventory of non-functioning and abandoned camps has been conducted. A set of support measures has been developed to restore children's recreation infrastructure.
"The Government's joint work with federal agencies and regions has prioritized organizing high-quality and safe children's recreation. This is precisely what the President emphasized. In 2025, the number of recreational facilities for children increased—over 400 additional children's camps welcomed children this summer. In total, more than 40,000 children's recreation and health facilities operated across various regions of our country, including the Krasnodar Territory. More than 6 million children benefited from their infrastructure. Funding for organizing children's recreation amounted to approximately 82 billion rubles," Dmitry Chernyshenko emphasized.
Since 2023, a program to modernize children's camps has been implemented at the direction of the President. Over three years, 8 billion rubles have been allocated from the federal budget. The program already covers more than 60 regions. It has provided additional recreation for over 300,000 children, an increase of 100,000 children per year.
Last October, the State Duma adopted a resolution outlining general objectives for the near future. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that these are being addressed and that positive changes are being made. He added that the results of the 2025 campaign must be taken into account to effectively prepare for the next summer season.
Irina Yarovaya proposed making organizing year-round children's recreation a strategic goal. She emphasized that this would allow for a new level of quality, safety, and staffing for children's recreation.
"We are working in a team format with the Russian Government and the regions on organizing children's recreation. At the direction of Vyacheslav Viktorovich Volodin, the State Duma is working extensively in this area. We hold annual all-Russian meetings before the start of the summer health campaign. Two government hours have been held, and a resolution has been adopted that is largely addressed to our colleagues in the Government and the regions: an infrastructure audit, the return of infrastructure that was unjustifiably expropriated or repurposed, and the creation of new infrastructure. And we will continue this work, including within the Council of Legislators," she said.
Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov noted that the "Big Meanings 2025" forum concluded at the Smena Federal Children's Center. Based on the results of the forum, plans and prospects for 2026 were formulated, taking into account the opinions of colleagues from the regions.
"This year, we approved the Federal Program for Educational Work. It has become mandatory for use in all camps. Together with the regions, we monitored and analyzed children's camp programs. Over 32,000 programs were reviewed, 98% of which comply with the Federal Program for Educational Work," noted Sergey Kravtsov.
In the summer of 2025, more than 720,000 people were involved in children's camps, including more than 195,000 teachers and more than 88,000 counselors. In 2025, the Ministry approved the "Best Camp Counselor of Russia" badge. At the end of the year, the ministry, together with the State University of Education, will host the All-Russian Camp Counselor Forum "Hearts of the Young."
The Minister of Education reported that more than 227,000 children who participated in the special military operation attended children's camps this year, which is 38.2% more than last year.
The head of the department emphasized that, in the lead-up to the summer, all-Russian counter-terrorism security exercises were conducted jointly with the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Russian National Guard, and the regions. Thanks to these exercises, the summer health campaign proceeded without any serious incidents. Over 45,000 people, including approximately 20,000 children, participated in the exercises.
"We're actively developing youth infrastructure across the country. Starting this year, our forums have included educational spaces for young children with qualified educators, so parents can focus on their educational program. The "Territory of Meanings," "iVolga," and "Istoki" forums have already been held in this format. Particular attention is being paid to training educators, teachers, and camp counselors. In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, we've developed a training module for camp counselors, which is updated annually with relevant materials. The Russian Student Brigades also have their own educational materials," noted Grigory Gurov, head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs.
The student teaching brigade program is one of the largest in the Russian Student Brigade movement. It provides quality recreation for 2.5 million children annually. In 2025, the number of student teaching brigade participants in the Russian Student Brigade movement exceeded 60,000.
Olga Petrova, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, emphasized that the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia places special emphasis on student recreation and health issues.
"Our goal is to increase the number of students involved in organized recreation and wellness. Interim monitoring data shows an increase already being recorded—from over 97,000 last year to nearly 103,000 this year. To expand and diversify recreational opportunities for young people, we are implementing thematic initiatives: the "Student Tourism," "Student Voucher," "Travel, Student" programs, and the "University Shifts" project. We are also developing a mechanism for restoring recreation and wellness infrastructure. Currently, 270 recreation and wellness facilities are operating at 191 universities," she noted.
Representatives of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Prosecutor General's Office, Rospotrebnadzor, and the All-Russian Public-State Movement of Children and Youth "Movement of the First" also spoke at the meeting. Representatives from all constituent entities of the Russian Federation also participated. Kirov Region Governor Alexander Sokolov, representatives of Krasnodar Krai and the Republic of Crimea, as well as Sverdlovsk Region, separately reported on the organization of children's recreation in their regions.
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