Youth Parliament: Needed! or is it needed?

Why is a Youth Parliament needed? This question sounds especially often on the eve of the election of its deputies. However, the answer lies on the surface.

Today, there are many young people who are sure that there is no power, and it is impossible to reach the "top". However, today young people have an opportunity to change the situation for the better, because Youth Parliaments of different levels have been created. These parliaments are not appointed by order; they elect people from 14 to 35 years old by voting.

The main task of the Youth Parliament of any level is to improve the quality of life of the younger generation. Despite the lack of authority to introduce legislative initiatives, the deputies of youth parliaments should be (I would like to say - are) mediators between their generation and the institutions of state power, and therefore they need to understand the problems of their generation, develop effective solutions during the discussion and convey them to the representative and the executive branch.

Such obligations are borne by the Youth Parliament of the Sverdlovsk Region, which was created on the initiative of youth, the Election Commission of the Sverdlovsk Region, members of the Public Youth Chamber under the Regional Duma of the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region, as well as representatives of youth parliamentary structures in municipalities.

- Youth Parliaments are a launching pad for preparing young people for full participation in political processes, ”stressed Valery Chainikov, Chairman of the Election Commission of the Sverdlovsk Region. - And everything that the young parliamentarian learns himself must convey to his peers. Freer and more open communication among young people, free from bureaucracy and other formalities. I am absolutely convinced that the deputy of the youth parliament can build a constructive dialogue with his peer, as he will speak with him in a language that they both understand. This will certainly contribute to solving urgent problems..

The elections of the deputies of the Youth Parliament of the second convocation took place on December 6, 2013. As a result of the voting, 50 people were elected at the age of 14 to 30 years in 26 municipalities. The term of office is 2 years. 25 deputies were elected in 23 majoritarian districts in the territory of the Sverdlovsk region, the remaining 25 - in uniform electoral districts in Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Tagil according to the lists of political parties and public associations. Such elections can be called unique not only for the Sverdlovsk Region and the Ural Federal District, but also for Russia as a whole, because units of parliamentary structures in the Subjects of the country were elected in a similar way.

According to the data of the Election Commission of the Sverdlovsk Region, today more than 1/3 of the deputies of the last convocation continue to work in the political environment, and, in our opinion, this is a very high figure.

Life, or rather the service of the Parliament of the second convocation, is filled with work. In April 2014, deputies of the Youth Parliament launched a campaign to ban retail sales of low-alcohol tonic drinks in the Sverdlovsk region. More than 5,000 signatures were collected from almost all constituencies of the Sverdlovsk region. Mass public events were held in Kamensk-Uralsky, Nizhny Tagil and Yekaterinburg. The signatures, along with an accompanying letter, were transferred to the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region and brought to the Ministry of the agro-industrial complex a. In addition, the developed draft law "On the prohibition of the sale of low-alcohol alcoholic drinks in the Sverdlovsk region" was submitted to the Committee on Agrarian Policy, Nature Management and Environmental Protection of the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region. Unfortunately, as of March 20, 2015, this draft law was not considered by the deputies. The guys confirm: so far it has not been possible to establish effective interaction with higher authorities, but work in this direction is underway. Members of the Youth Parliament are confident: their opinion should be listened to, because they know what worries today's youth and quickly find ways to eliminate problems.

Throughout the year, the deputies took an active part in round tables and at thematic platforms of various forums of the Sverdlovsk Region and the Ural Federal District, including Seliger, Ural - the territory of development, Forum of young parliamentarians of the Perm Territory, Second All-Russian Forum working youth ”,“ I am the Leader ”, the youth forum“ TAVRIDA ”in the Republic of Crimea, were involved in organizing and holding the Forum“ Eurasia - 2014 ”, etc. The list of attended and organized events is really great, but the goal of young deputies is not to be seen, but how at least involve as many young people as possible in the activities of the parliament and in solving emerging issues. For the same purpose, as well as with the hope that the authorities will listen to the opinion of the younger generation, the deputies of the Youth Parliament of the Sverdlovsk Region organized and held a talk show "Power of the Word" on the topic "Family: yesterday, today, tomorrow", a project was launched "10 problems of youth in municipalities of the Sverdlovsk region" and much more.

There are several Committees within the Youth Parliament:

· Committee for Infrastructure Development and Housing Policy, whose members during 2014 monitored payment for accommodation and monitoring of living conditions in student dormitories in Yekaterinburg. The results of the work were transferred to the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region, the Council of Rectors of the Sverdlovsk Region, and the Social Policy Committee of the Legislative Assembly. In addition, in order to assist in resolving issues arising on this topic, a student council of hostels of universities was created at the Sverdlovsk Association of trade union organizations of university students.

· The Committee on Agrarian Policy, Nature Use and Environmental Protection, whose members, following the results of their participation in a round table dedicated to ensuring the food security of the region in the sphere of circulation of food grain and its processed products, developed a number of recommendations to the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region and the regional Government.

· Committee for Regional Policy and Development of Local Self-Government. The members of the Committee, together with the specialized committee of the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region, carried out work to monitor the state of youth parliamentarism and the general development of the system of youth self-government in the Sverdlovsk Region. Based on the monitoring results, a register of 48 youth self-government bodies of municipalities of the region and a calendar of elections (competitive selection) to their composition were compiled. In the process of work, direct contact was established with the leadership of a number of municipalities, an agreement was reached on the creation of new youth chambers (Nizhny Tagil, Sosva, Gari, Beloyarsky), and subsequently the Public Youth Chamber of the Garinsky urban district was formed and the nomination of candidates for the first convocation of the Youth chambers of the Sosvinsky urban district. In addition, the Committee contributed to the reform of the electoral system in the resumption of the work of the Youth Public Chamber at the Yekaterinburg City Duma.

· The Committee for Industrial, Innovation Policy and Entrepreneurship, whose members are currently developing a draft agreement on information cooperation in the field of labor protection with the Federation of Trade Unions of the Sverdlovsk Region, as well as a guide for a novice entrepreneur. In the near future, the Committee plans to submit for consideration by the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region a draft law “On Establishing Restrictions in the Sphere of Retail Sale of Non-alcoholic and Alcoholic Tonics in the Territory of the Sverdlovsk Region”

· During the year, members of the social committee held over 30 subbotniks throughout the region, organized more than 79 different events and charity events (drawing competition, games dedicated to holidays, collecting stationery for orphanages ...). The members of the Committee consider the creation of the youth organization "Sverdlovsk Regional Union of Councils of High School Students" and the Regional Trade Union Organization for students of secondary specialized educational institutions as a strategic task.

· Members of the Committee on Legislation and Public Security considered the regulatory legal acts of the Sverdlovsk region, which touch upon issues of youth policy, studied the Federal Law "On the participation of citizens in the protection of public order." At present, a number of proposals are being prepared for the implementation of this law in the territory of the Sverdlovsk region.

· Members of the Committee on Budget, Finance and Taxes analyzed the employment of young specialists at enterprises in the cities of Nizhny Tagil and Nizhnyaya Salda, continue to analyze the applications of large industrial enterprises and commercial organizations of the region for training specialists and compile an up-to-date vacancy base for young specialists. A unified information base is being developed, indicating programs, grants for youth participation.

These projects are only a small part of the work of the Committees, which act both jointly and separately, implementing many programs.

As a result of the work of the Youth Parliaments, each representative of the younger generation should become a full-fledged political entity capable of influencing political processes and making the state work in its own interests. If this goal is achieved, then Russia will reach a new level of development and everyone will be proud of their country.

- In addition, the main task facing the deputies of the third convocation, we consider organizing the participation of youth of the Sverdlovsk region in the election campaign of 2016, increasing the turnout among young people at the polling stations of the Sverdlovsk region, the participation of young people as candidates for deputies of various levels, - said Evgeny Strugov , Chairman of the Youth Parliament of the Sverdlovsk Region.

The mechanism of youth participation in government governance today is imperfect. The share of young citizens in the legislative and executive bodies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and in local self-government bodies is extremely small. At the same time, the need to establish cooperation between state and municipal authorities with youth, youth public associations and other organizations, the media in order to solve youth problems is enormous.

To solve these problems, it is necessary to form effective structures to protect the rights and legitimate interests of youth. The phenomenon of youth self-government has become a step in this direction. Youth self-government is a form of government that involves the active participation of young people in the preparation, adoption and implementation of managerial decisions affecting their life, protection of the rights and interests of young people. It includes school, student self-government, as well as self-government, carried out through the creation of special consultative and advisory youth structures under state and municipal authorities, often denoted by the concept of "youth parliamentarism".

Youth parliamentarism is a system of representation of the rights and legitimate interests of youth as a special social group, based on the creation and functioning of a special one under state and local government bodies. Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation. Support for youth and children's public associations, consultative and advisory structures of youth, youth self-government bodies.

Public consultative and advisory structure of youth in the form of a youth parliament, youth government, youth chamber, youth council.

The purpose of the development of youth parliamentarism is to attract young people to actively participate in the life of the state, develop and implement effective youth policy by representing the legitimate interests of young citizens and socially significant ideas in various youth public consultative and advisory structures.

Among the tasks of the development of youth parliamentarism, the following can be distinguished: the formation of an effective mechanism for the representation and protection of the legitimate interests of youth in government and local government bodies; ensuring effective cooperation of representatives of youth, youth and children's public associations with state authorities and local self-government; the creation of a system of youth parliaments and other representative public youth institutions in the Russian Federation, which make it possible to form an active civic position of young people and establish their dialogue with the state and society on the basis of partnership; creation of conditions for the consolidation of youth (at the level of the Russian Federation, constituent entities of the Russian Federation) to participate in the implementation of state youth policy; creating conditions for the systematic identification of socially active young people, potential and established leaders, ensuring their further formation and growth; creation of a training system for youth parliaments and other youth public consultative and advisory structures aimed at building the human resources of the legislative and executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local government bodies.

To solve the goal and objectives in the development of youth self-government, it is necessary to take into account such principles as the priority of protecting the rights of youth and its associations; the availability and openness of the youth parliamentarism system for any young person to participate in it; the legitimacy of the creation, functioning and development of various forms of youth self-government; using a scientific approach to the development of youth parliamentarism; free choice of forms of youth parliamentarism in each region and municipality that meet the social needs and legitimate interests of youth in the corresponding territory; participation directly of the youth itself in the person of its active representatives in the process of developing, making and implementing decisions in the field of state youth policy, and others.

Among the functions performed by the bodies of youth representation is the representation of the interests of young people in the authorities; participation in rule-making activities, primarily in the field of state youth policy; training of young personnel; conducting socially useful events; educational activities.

Today, youth parliamentary structures have been created and operate in almost all regions of the Russian Federation. For example, the Youth Parliament of the Republics of Komi, Buryatia, Mordovia, Altai Territory, Youth Parliament under the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, youth parliaments of Kuzbass, Arkhangelsk, Volgograd, Vologda, Kurgan, Novosibirsk regions, Public Youth Chamber under the Legislative Assembly of the Ivanovo region, Youth People's Deputies of the Amur Region, the Youth Parliamentary Assembly of the Kaliningrad Region, the Public Youth Parliament at the Samara Provincial Duma, the Public Youth Parliament of the Ryazan Region, the Public Student Duma of the Tyumen Region, the Youth Government of the Yaroslavl Region, the Council of Youth Organizations (Youth Parliament) of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the Public Youth Chamber of the Sverdlovsk Region region, the Public Youth Chamber under the State Council of the Chuvash Republic. Youth parliaments of Russia.

The names, structure, ways of organizing and financing youth representative structures in different regions are quite diverse. Their fundamental feature is that it is a public association of young citizens, created under a state body and having as its main goal the protection of the interests of the younger generation, its civil, political and legal education through consultative and advisory activities.

Taking into account the experience of the development of youth parliamentarism in the Russian Federation, its following forms can be distinguished. Youth parliaments under the legislature. This organizational form is characterized by the fact that youth parliaments are created on the basis of the decision of the legislative body and act on the basis of the Regulation approved by it. As a public consultative (advisory) body, they participate in the development of regulatory legal acts and other documents in the field of state youth policy. An example of this form of youth parliamentarism is the youth parliaments of the Voronezh, Oryol and Kursk regions. In this case, members of the youth parliament are elected from the maximum possible number of territories, educational institutions, other organizations, youth public associations.

The definition of the rules of procedure, in particular decision-making, is carried out independently by the youth parliament. The structure of the parliament includes committees, commissions and other working bodies, the list and composition of which is determined by internal documents regulating the activities of the youth parliament. The advantage of this form is that youth parliaments are given official status by the legislature. In this case, not a single public organization will be able to claim the monopoly use of the created youth self-government body in its own interests. This status of the youth parliament simplifies the process of making and passing its decisions through the authority under which it exists. In addition, members of youth parliaments acquire certain managerial experience in the legislative branch, replenishing the personnel reserve of the country's administrative and political elite. Youth parliaments and governments under the executive branch.

Examples of the creation of such parliamentary structures exist in various regions of the Russian Federation. They operate under the mayor of the city, committee or department for youth policy of the city or region. However, the concept of "parliament" implies the organization of interaction with the legislative (representative) authorities.

Thus, the Youth Parliament, in cooperation with the legislative and executive authorities, is called upon to develop social programs for youth public associations. The purpose of such programs is to create opportunities for young people to participate in social and political life, to make and implement managerial decisions, as well as to exercise control over their implementation.

The forms of implementation of this program are varied: public youth receptions, organization of monitoring among young people, creation of television and radio broadcasts, maintaining headings on the pages of periodicals, organizing clubs, disputes, advertising campaigns, etc. With all the variety of forms of youth parliamentarism, their main purpose is in identifying and representing the interests of youth at the level of the regions of the Russian Federation and increasing the effectiveness of youth participation in the life of the region, district, city.

The considered youth parliamentary structures make it possible to effectively formulate and bring the problems, interests and expectations of young people to the legislative (representative) and executive bodies of state power, local self-government bodies. This contributes to the achievement of specific social and economic results, the involvement of young citizens in social and political processes, an increase in the general legal culture and civic engagement of young people. Youth parliamentarism must face the task of forming a consolidated social order of youth to the state. This is achieved by various forms of work.

For example, public reception offices for young people are called upon to form a list of youth problems, and monitoring among young people makes it possible to assess the effectiveness of managerial decisions.

The positive attitude of citizens to this form of manifestation of social and political activity of young people is noted. According to the results of a study carried out in the regions of the Central Federal District, half of the respondents believe that youth parliaments and other youth parliamentary structures are a favorable field for identifying young leaders interested in social, political and administrative activities.

Through these forms and methods of work within the framework of the youth parliamentarism system, young people can acquire the necessary academic knowledge and acquire practical management skills. At the same time, 25% of respondents state that youth parliaments form groups of like-minded people with an active life position, ready to support and jointly implement ideas and programs of state authorities and local self-government aimed at the development of the region (municipality). This condition forms a collective beginning and ensures interpersonal harmonization of relationships in the youth environment. 25% of the respondents believe that the practical work of young people and their acquaintance with lawmaking, managerial and social activities is an important component of the training of competent specialists who are able to solve the vital problems of young people.

Youth public chambers are an important step in the development of the youth parliamentary movement. The creation of the Public Youth Chamber at the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation dates back to 2001. The Chamber was created to study the problems of youth in Russia, timely respond to them by public authorities, promote the activities of the State Duma of the Russian Federation in the field of legislative regulation of the rights and legitimate interests of youth, prepare recommendations for solving the problems of Russian youth.

The Public Youth Chamber under the State Duma of the Russian Federation is an advisory, consultative body operating on a voluntary basis.

Its main goal is to promote the activities of the Russian Parliament in the field of legislative regulation of the rights and legitimate interests of youth. The Youth Chamber was created on a voluntary basis from representatives of public youth chambers (youth parliaments) under the legislative (representative) state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the regulation, it includes only one representative from public youth chambers (youth parliaments), officially created under the legislative bodies of state power of the Russian Federation. The age limit for membership in the Public Youth Chamber is regulated - up to 30 years and the term of office - it is one year.

The activities of the Public Youth Chamber are carried out in commissions that organize work in the areas of their activities with the relevant committees and commissions of the State Duma. The chamber meets three times a year. Extraordinary meetings can be organized if necessary. The Youth Chamber develops and adopts recommendations for consideration in the relevant committees of the State Duma.

Honorary Chairman of the Youth Parliament - Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Sergey Naryshkin.

The work of the Federal Youth Parliament is supervised by the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Sergey Vladimirovich Zheleznyak.

The Council of the Youth Parliament under the State Duma consists of a chairman, executive secretary, deputy chairman for legislative work, deputy chairman for project work, deputy chairman for interaction with partner organizations and the media, deputy chairman for international cooperation.

Since 2013, the Chairperson of the Public Youth Chamber under the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation has been Natalya Sergeevna Kuvshinova, Chairperson of the Youth Parliament of the Altai Territory.

Today, there are 7 working commissions in the Youth Parliament: on health and environmental protection, on labor and social policy, on economic policy, innovative development and entrepreneurship, on education, on youth policy, culture and patriotism, on construction and land relations, on international politics and Eurasianism.

The Youth Parliament of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation for the current convocation has made amendments to the Federal Laws: "On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens on the Territory of the Russian Federation", "On General Principles of Organization of Legislative (Representative) and Executive Bodies of State Power of Subjects of the Russian Federation", Federal Law "On Amendments to Article 28.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation", On Amendments to Article 9 and Article 13 of the Federal Law "On the Basics of Public Control in the Russian Federation", "On General Principles of Organizing Youth Self-Government in the Russian Federation", "On protection of children from information harmful to their health and development ", On Amendments to Article 14 of the Federal Law" On Guardianship and Guardianship, on Amending Article 14.53 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses, the draft law of the Altai Territory "on the procedure and on the conditions of marriage of persons under the age of sixteen on the territory of the Altai Territory ", the Law of the Altai Territory" On Restrictions in the Field of Retail Sale of Soft Drinks ", On Amendments to the Federal Law" On General Principles of Organization of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation "and Federal Law "On Concession Agreements", "On Amendments to the Federal Law" On General Principles of Organization of Legislative (Representative) and Executive Bodies of State Power of the Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation ", On Amendments to the Federal Law" On the Fundamentals of Health Protection of Citizens in the Russian Federation " , On Amending the Federal Law "On the Protection of the Rights of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs in the Exercise of State Control (Supervision) and Municipal Control".

Also, the Youth Parliament is implementing three federal projects: "Freedom of Speech", "Behind Oneself", "Creation and Development of a First Aid Network in the Russian Federation".

The Freedom of Speech project, which aims to ensure regular and timely participation of student youth and members of youth public organizations in the discussion of significant socio-economic events in the country. The main task of the project is to ensure publicity of decisions, opinions and judgments made during the discussion.

The project "For myself" is being implemented in the form of an all-Russian competition of video clips on professional self-determination, held among students of grades 9-11 of general educational organizations and boarding-type institutions, students of 1-2 courses of educational institutions of higher and secondary education of the Russian Federation. The competition is aimed at popularizing career guidance services. Official site of the project: zasoboi.rf.

The project "Creation and Development of a First Aid Network in the Russian Federation" has been implemented jointly with the National Youth League of Healthcare Interregional Public Organizations since 2012.

Within the framework of the project, medical games have been held since 2012, and already in 2014 city-wide "Moscow Youth Medical Games" took place, in which more than 150 students from 34 Moscow schools took part. The purpose of these competitions is to attract young people to the issue of maintaining health, to form responsibility among the young generation for their health and the health of others, and to apply the acquired skills in practice. In addition, a round table was organized within the walls of the State Duma on the topic: "Questions of popularization, legal regulation of aspects of first aid; development of the system of its provision in the Russian Federation." The purpose of the event was to study the current state of the legal framework in the field of first aid in the Russian Federation. Within the framework of the project, with the aim of popularizing first aid issues and developing common approaches to first aid issues, the 1st All-Russian Forum "Development of the First Aid System in the Russian Federation" was held on February 26-28, 2015. Specialized departments and public organizations involved in the training of citizens in first aid were involved in the forum.

A scientific and practical conference was held within the framework of the forum. During the conference, issues were considered in the following areas:

Regulatory aspects of first aid;

Methods of teaching volunteers first aid skills;

Equipping volunteers trained in first aid skills;

Motivation, accounting and analysis of trained first aid workers.

The purpose of the forum is to create a unified approach to promoting and teaching first aid skills in the Russian Federation.

The main tasks of the forum:

Generalization of the experience of the regions in the field of organizing the training of the population of the Russian Federation in the provision of first aid;

Preparation of a unified methodological base for teaching the population of the Russian Federation to first aid skills;

Analysis of legislation in the field of first aid and popularization of first aid issues among the population;

Preparation of an appeal to specialized departments and public organizations with specific recommendations for the modernization of the first aid system in the Russian Federation;

Publication of a collection of articles of the reports of its participants, which will combine the discussed methods of teaching first aid, methods of motivation, regulatory aspects of its provision.

The result of the work done was the creation of a unified approach to the promotion and training of first aid skills in the Russian Federation, by summarizing the experience of the regions in this area and summarizing the experience of the regions in organizing training of the population in first aid.

The form of youth representation also includes the Youth Parliamentary Assembly operating under the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and representing the upper youth parliamentary chamber and the Youth Duma of Russia. The Youth Assembly is a permanent advisory body under the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. The assembly includes representatives of regional youth parliaments.

The structure of the assembly includes the Council for Interaction between the Federation Council and the youth parliaments of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and youth public associations. The Youth Duma of Russia was established in January 2002 as a youth parliamentary structure uniting representatives of various youth public and political structures from the regions of the Russian Federation. The Youth Duma is a discussion mechanism for discussing topical socio-political issues and working out agreed decisions. She cooperates with key structures involved in youth policy and youth parliamentarism in the country: the Public Youth Chamber and the Council for Students' Affairs under the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Russian Youth Union, the Department for Youth Policy of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, etc.

Deputies of the Youth Duma organize hearings on youth problems, take part as co-organizers in events of other youth structures of the federal and regional levels. International cooperation with organizations from near and far abroad is underway.

The Youth Duma of Russia plays the role of a single communicative platform for representatives of young people of different political orientations, for the development and subsequent lobbying of agreed decisions on the most important socio-political issues.

In order to develop youth parliamentarism in 2005, the Center for the Development of Youth Parliamentarism was created in Russia, accumulating the experience of a team of young leaders from different regions of Russia on the development of a youth parliamentary movement. The center carries out activities to attract young people to active participation in the life of the state and society, to the development of the territories in which they live, to develop and implement effective youth policy by representing the legitimate interests of young citizens and socially significant ideas in various youth public consultative and advisory structures, before of all - youth parliaments.

Today in Russia there is a three-level network of youth parliamentary structures that has no analogues in the world. In 79 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, regional, republican, oblast or krai youth parliaments have been created and are actively working under representative government bodies (see Appendix 1). They effectively work in all 14 constituent entities of the Volga Federal District, which is among the leaders in the development of youth parliamentary movement.

At the municipal level, there are more than 3000 youth parliaments in the Russian Federation. They have also been created in most of the municipal districts of the Volga Federal District subjects. The total number of members of municipal youth parliamentary structures is about 10,000 people.

2013 - 2014 young parliamentarians of the Volga Federal District made a number of proposals to the legislative and executive authorities of their regions. Many of them were supported by senior colleagues and acquired the status of law. The youth parliament of the Samara region has proposed its own draft federal law "On youth policy in the Russian Federation." The Youth Public Chamber of Bashkortostan presented a draft federal law "On Amending Article 20 of the Federal Law" On the Basics of Health Protection of Citizens in the Russian Federation ".

Today, only three Youth Parliaments in the Volga Federal District have the right to initiate legislation - in the Republic of Tatarstan, the Udmurt Republic and the Samara Region.

Youth parliamentarism can be an excellent starting point in the career ladder. My colleagues have already managed to prove themselves, ranging from work in the executive and legislative authorities in the regions to the federal authorities and the Presidential Administration.

Noting the special significance of the role of the emerging social institution of political socialization of youth, it is also necessary to note the existing problems. They are connected, first of all, with the improvement of the mechanism of interaction of the Youth Parliament at various levels, interaction of the Youth Parliament with youth branches of political parties, youth organizations and movements, government bodies, insufficient funding, weak influence on the training and placement of personnel, etc.

Thus, we can draw the following conclusion: the experience of youth parliamentary structures in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation has shown the effectiveness of their activities in attracting young people to solving various social problems. In a number of Russian regions, youth parliaments (dumas, councils, chambers, governments, etc.) have a real right to speak on behalf of all young people, actively interact with the authorities, and activate the position of young people in solving their problems.

Youth are the future of our country. What are the interests of young people today? Many are sure that they are not the best. However, it is not. At least for the guys and girls who are in the Center for Youth Parliamentarism. What it is? Where does this system come from? Today we will talk about this, but for now a little history.

How did youth parliamentarism come about?

Discussions on issues related to the development of international parliamentarism began back in 1999 in one of the Moscow institutions. The Youth Parliament was then considered as a system capable of realizing youth trends and interests through participation in elections.

Four years later, for the first time, an All-Russian seminar on the development of youth parliamentarism in Russia was held in Ryazan. During the meeting, the results of the work of youth parliamentary systems in Russia were summed up, and on their basis other youth structures were created in the subjects of our country. Annually from 2004 to 2007 In the Russian Federation, meetings of young parliamentarians were held, where it was decided to link the Youth Parliamentarism Centers with election commissions of various levels, and also a decision was made on the participation of young people in the development of the territories of our country.

The decisions were taken in 2005 and 2006, respectively. This became the main aspects of the further development of youth parliamentarism. The first Center for Youth Parliamentarism in Russia was established in 2008 by order of the government. So how important is such a system?

The goal of youth parliamentarism in the Russian Federation

The Center for Youth Parliamentarism is the most important youth chamber necessary for modern boys and girls. Youth are the strength of our country.

The main task of the Center for Youth Parliamentarism is to help Russian youth unleash their potential. How do they do it?

Methods for realizing youth potential

The main method of unlocking youth potential is the creation and implementation of projects related to various spheres of life. For example, leisure activities, education, intellectual development. Constant work on the creation of projects and their implementation gives good experience and helps the further development of youth. Anyone who has decided at all costs to join the friendly team of young people will face non-standard tasks, brainstorming, teamwork and a favorite business that is interesting to do. As already mentioned, the Centers for Youth Parliamentarism exist in many, even the smallest, constituent entities of the Russian Federation, and, of course, in the capital of our country - Moscow.

How to get into parliament

Becoming a young parliamentarian is not as easy as it seems. First, you should submit an application and then pass the selection. Candidates will then have to demonstrate their ability in various fields. Only after that will the selected participants be recommended by the commission for inclusion in the composition of young parliamentarians. Applicants must be between 14 and 30 years old.

The Youth Parliament is a rather important body, which is necessary primarily to attract young people to the life of the country, both public and political. He is the link between youth and government.

Center for Youth Parliamentarism. Moscow

Now let's talk specifically about the capital's center. The first Center for Youth Parliamentarism in Moscow opened not so long ago. It happened in 2012.

The address of the Center for Youth Parliamentarism: Moscow, st. Kakhovka, 21. Today it unites the youth chamber of the Moscow City Duma and the Public Youth Chamber of Moscow. You can find additional contacts on the official website of the Center for Youth Parliamentarism.

It seems that quite recently, in Moscow in May 2015, 4,015 people expressed a desire to become parliamentarians, and applied to participate in the competitive selection as part of the Youth Chambers of their districts. And now, 8 months later, not only Moscow, but all of Russia will see the result of the activities of young public figures.

Do you remember how it all started…

Despite the fact that in the cities of the Russian Federation, membership in the Youth Parliament is a trend, there are young people who have not even heard of this youth movement. What is the Youth Parliament? This is an advisory and advisory body participating in the discussion and examination of laws and advocating for the interests of young people in government bodies. Molparlam, allows people aged 18 to 30 to realize their intellectual and creative potential through participation in social activities and legislative process. This system of representation of the rights and interests of young people appeared after open discussions in March 1999. In 2003, in Ryazan, the I All-Russian seminar-meeting "Development of youth parliamentarism in the Russian Federation" was held, after which, in most subjects Russian Federationand the first youth parliamentary structures appeared. In subsequent years, the government actively developed this project and carried out a thorough preparation of documents. Over the years of the development of the idea of \u200b\u200bYouth parliamentarism, a public youth chamber under the State Duma of the Russian Federation and a Youth Parliamentary Assembly under the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation were created, the Center for the Development of Youth Parliamentarism in Russia was registered and an order of the Moscow Government was signed to create the first Center for Youth Parliamentarism in Russia. And finally, in 2012, the Center for Youth Parliamentarism opened in Moscow.

We learn to manage together

Why does Russia need Molparlam? Young parliamentarians represent the necessary connection between the citizens of our country and the authorities. The Moldovan Parliament takes part in the development of bills and proposals concerning youth policy, organizes and conducts public hearings and monitors the implementation of these laws. But do not think that behind all the boring theory and serious and too adult questions, there is another company of those in power who are inclined to oppress civilians. Not at all! Who in the area of \u200b\u200byour city holds various holidays for all neighbors, regardless of their age, who holds important meetings with the population on absolutely any issue, who knows all local out-of-school education centers? Residents of one of the northern "gassed" areas lack greenery? Where will the townspeople, withering among the engine exhaust, turn to ask for a tiny local park? No, not to the council, but to the chairman of their district council. And it is likely that next weekend they will not be surprised to see a group of young people planting “Million Trees” in a permitted location. Gaining the significance of this banquet? Same! The young parliamentarian is ready everywhere and always, regardless of the question, to rush to the aid of his “fellow countryman”. It is not uncommon for members of the chambers to conduct interesting and fascinating master classes for the population, choose for every taste.

And when will parliamentarians be engaged in public affairs, you ask. At any free and not free time from work! Life does not stand still. And they fly with her. In the course of their activities, the guys learn to be politicians. The government provides the widest range of training programs, seminars and lectures on office work, and a great cultural program for parliamentarians. For example, in Moscow, the Center for Youth Parliamentarism offers training on interesting projects twice a week. Such as "League of CMP". A project dedicated to introducing future deputies to political and analytical activities and the art of debating. He enjoyed great success, upon completion of the course, the children were offered to go through the game and act as discussants themselves. There is a "School of Press Secretaries", "Project Reserve" and many other equally exciting programs.

Teaching is light!

This summer, Moscow hosted a significant event for the system of youth parliamentarism - the Youth Parliamentary Forum "Edge of the Future". Discuss a new bill with the chairman of the Moscow City Duma? Make yourself a "self" with the mayor of the capital? Make proposals to the "Active Citizen" project and express them directly to the developer? At the Edge of the Future Summit, it's as easy as shelling pears. The best lecturers and coaches of the capital delivered lectures for Moscow parliamentarians on the system of state authorities in the capital, the peculiarities of local self-government, the main projects of the Moscow government, political challenges and prospects for the development of the city. and conducted their own trainings aimed at personal development and increasing the effectiveness of team interaction in the ward. The forum participants did not forget about the fashionable trend towards a healthy lifestyle. Wake up at 6:30, exercise and run until 8:00 and a healthy and nutritious breakfast before a new working day. There was also time for sports games.

Is there life beyond

And after the "Edge of the Future" expected relief did not come. In December 2015, young parliamentarians, as it should be for worthy politicians, will hold another meeting dedicated to the results of the outgoing year. What about the holidays? - And then the holidays! The pace of work increases, the passions heat up, the tension grows, the tasks become tougher. How else? After all, only 48 of the best parliamentarians will get into the Youth Chamber under the Moscow City Duma. Therefore, before the holidays, work goes on non-stop.

The main thing is not to forget in the general race for power that the main task of parliamentarians is to help ordinary citizens and benefit the city.

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Children want power too

Why are “youth parliaments” needed, are there any benefits from them and what do they do at all

page of the youth parliament of the Sverdlovsk region in "VKontakte"

Recently, in Russia, the problem of the lack of a common language with young people in power has been actively discussed. The so-called "youth theme" was to become a large part of the presidential candidate Vladimir Putin's campaign. At the same time, there are special structures in the regions that should represent the interests of young people from 14 to 30 years old - youth parliaments. In the Sverdlovsk region, practically nothing is heard about the work of this body, but something is constantly happening there: 18-year-old deputies meet with mayors, hold primaries and give adults advice on the budget. the site has studied what is happening in the youth parliament and how he, instead of a representative of the interests of young people, became a staff forge for United Russia.

21-year-old Artem Nikolaev is a 4th year student of UrFU majoring in “safety of infrastructures and territories in the system of state and municipal administration”. Concurrently, he is the head of the Sverdlovsk branch of the "Young Guard of United Russia" and the chairman of the Youth Parliament of the Sverdlovsk region. He wanted to become a deputy at the age of 17, when he was in school. Then he "was actively involved in social work," and friends advised him to go to the polls. It was not the first time to get elected. But during the second attempt, he immediately headed the Duma.

Officially, the youth parliament is "an advisory and advisory body under the Legislative Assembly of the Sverdlovsk Region." As Nikolaev says, the task of young deputies is to convey to "adult" deputies their ideas on legislative issues, the budget and other topics that relate to youth policy. When asked what the 17-year-old deputy can advise the permanent head of the budget committee of the Legislative Assembly, Vladimir Tereshkov, Nikolaev says that this is a "correct observation", but the deputies in this parliament are also learning how the authorities work.

Chairman of the Youth Parliament - 21-year-old Artem Nikolaev Vasily Grishin / page of the youth parliament of the Sverdlovsk region in "VKontakte"

The structure does not have many real powers. Among the achievements of his convocation, Nikolaev names various public events, for example, the holding of a forum for youth self-government, in which more than 100 people took part. Some deputies are engaged in their own projects in their cities, for example Nikita Vakhrushev defended a project for the reconstruction of a football stadium in Novouralsk.

One of the most active deputies of the convocation is the representative from Kamensk-Uralsky Denis Kopyrin. Several years ago he graduated from the Moscow Theological Seminary, now he works as a senior assistant at the city's military commissariat. Back in 2009, when Kopyrin was studying at the university, he began working with “difficult youth”. In the youth parliament, he is the deputy head of the public security committee, is engaged in patriotic education.

Kopyrin calls his main achievement a presentation on the approval of a letter of thanks from the youth parliament of the Sverdlovsk region to encourage young people. He also opened a reception room for the youth parliament in the city, where young people come mainly with proposals to hold some kind of event, for example, the Festival of Colors. If the applicants have a real problem, for example, he cannot find a job, then the deputy acts as a coordinator - he sends the young person to the necessary body. He has no authority for any other actions, which, however, does not bother the deputy. “Everyone can realize himself. It all depends on a particular person, how much he is a leader, how much he can negotiate. I would not say that the crust gives something, ”said Kopyrin.

denis Kopyrin's public page on VKontakte

Since Kopyrin is in charge of public safety, theoretically, it is he, as a representative of the interests of young people, who should somehow react to the recent school tragedies in Perm and Ulan-Ude, where teenagers attacked other students. “We are planning to convene a committee meeting on this issue. I, of course, have my own opinion about this situation. Young people are a little different now. Every young man is different from what he was two years ago. Every person is a person. There is no general approach that can be replicated to everyone. It is necessary in each situation to look at what led to this, ”Kopyrin answered.

"We are not in the mass consciousness"

“Of course, it is important to understand that everything is done by the forces of young people,” explains the poor successes of the youth parliament Artem Nikolaev. - We work on a voluntary basis, we do not receive a salary or compensation for moving. We do not have a budget as such for our needs. With the resources that we have, our convocation has achieved a lot. "

Indeed, the budget of the Sverdlovsk region does not have its own line for the youth parliament. The site's source said that earlier the young deputies had an office in the building of the Legislative Assembly, but now they practically do not use it. If earlier parliamentary sessions were held in the same halls of the Legislative Assembly where adult deputies sit, the last session was held in March 2017 in the building of the Ural Institute of Management of the RANEPA. “The Youth Parliament was created in 2011. Apparently, then he was needed by one of the deputies due to the fact that the question of youth was raised. But then the topic went away, but the toy remained ..

The deputy of the youth parliament of the first convocation, and now the vice-premier of the youth government of the Sverdlovsk region (there is also such a structure) Maxim Kyrchikov believes that the body lacks normal PR. “The work is going on, but it is known either to a narrow circle - friends of the deputies' friends, or to administrations or dumas. In the mass consciousness there is no understanding of what it is. This is problem. Why was a youth parliament created at all: to increase the awareness of the electoral system [among schoolchildren and students] as such: that there are lists, there are single-mandates, that you have to go to the polls. Your peers were able to get elected, maybe you can do something at the level of your district. These things work, ”says the ex-deputy.

page of the youth parliament of the Sverdlovsk region in "VKontakte"

According to him, the deputies do not have enough powers for normal work. “The guys have little motivation to do this. It turns out that out of 50 people, 12 work actively at the Yekaterinburg level, 12-15 work in the region, and 20 simply sag. I took part in the elections because I thought that I needed a public background for the future, ”concluded Kyrchikov.

Almost real elections

The next elections for the fourth convocation of the youth parliament of the Sverdlovsk region will be held very soon - on February 16. Young people from 14 to 30 years old will be able to vote on them, young people from 16 to 30 years old, nominated either from a public organization or as self-nominated candidates, will be able to become a candidate for deputy. Parties cannot officially nominate their candidates, but this is usually done by their youth branches, for example, Young Guard (ER) or Fair Force (SR). The package of documents is small, it can be sent directly to the e-mail of the youth electoral commission - there is such a structure in the region. Polling stations will open in schools and universities, a resident of the Sverdlovsk region can easily enter them with a passport. One of the voters told the site that in the last elections he was able to vote in three different precincts, because no one controlled it.

The "Young Guard" of "United Russia" is approaching the elections with all seriousness - for the first time in Russia, the organization held primaries for the list of the youth parliament. 63 candidates took part in them, 2239 people came to the polling stations to vote. Artem Nikolaev considers the result to be successful.

page of the youth election commission of the Sverdlovsk region in "VKontakte"

The nomination will end on January 27, after that there will be a short campaign period. You can campaign in schools, universities and even in enterprises in all available ways, for example, arrange meetings and hang up posters. Artem Nikolaev says that there are practically no restrictions, but you need to coordinate your campaigning with the leadership of the school or university. As one of the former deputies of the youth parliament told the site, in the first elections it was possible to post information about oneself in universities on special stands. The parties, according to him, then used the elections to the youth parliament in order to “legally enter schools and universities and advocate,” because the symbols of the youth organization often coincide with the symbols of the party itself. In regular elections, parties are not allowed to campaign in educational institutions.

Judging by the stories of the deputies, it is enough to get about a thousand votes to win the elections.

"This is a social ladder"

According to Maksim Kyrchikov, the youth parliament is a good social lift, first of all, for members of the Young Guard of United Russia, because small parties, such as the Liberal Democratic Party and Fair Russia, have the opportunity to move up the political career ladder with the help of the party work. For example, State Duma deputy Dmitry Ionin (SR) and Legislative Assembly deputy Mikhail Zubarev (LDPR), who, without any youth parliaments, became deputies when they were not yet 30 years old. “United Russia is a bit cramped, and staff growth is several times slower. Therefore, everyone who wants [to advance in politics] ends up in the lower division: youth parliaments, governments, ”says the ex-parliamentarian.

Artem Nikolayev does not quite agree with him, who considers the youth parliament not a social lift, but a "social ladder". “This is an opportunity to advance further as a public figure or as a politician, but you have to work hard, study, interact, show moral and volitional qualities,” says the Chairman of the Parliament.

The source, the site in the Legislative Assembly, who is familiar with the work of the youth parliament, is very skeptical about him: “If you have communicative inclinations, you can break through. If you think that this is a priori the first step in your career, you have misunderstood this structure. "

As examples of the successful career growth of deputies, our interlocutors name Igor Chusovlyankin, who was elected to the Duma of the ZATO "Lesnoy"; Alexei Raube - he became a deputy of the Sysert Duma; Anatoly Desyatov, who began working in the administration of the governor of the Sverdlovsk region; Anton Bezdenezhnykh - chief of staff of the Sverdlovsk branch of the Liberal Democratic Party. Artem Nikolayev himself is going to participate in the elections to the Yekaterinburg City Duma with his team this year.

"Even Navalny's supporter may come to us"

But the most famous ex-deputy of the youth parliament of the Sverdlovsk region is the head of the Sverdlovsk branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the current deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the region, Alexander Ivachev. He was elected to the first convocation of the youth parliament, but only worked there for a year. At the first final meeting, he harshly criticized the activities of this body and said that it should be immediately disbanded as unnecessary. “We come up with deeds because [we] have no real deeds. We don't even have a quorum. It's useless and stupid. You need to work yourself, using the resource of your party, "Ivachev said in 2012. In response, he was offered to leave the youth parliament, which he did. Four years later, Ivachev became a member of the Legislative Assembly.

Together with Ivachev, a journalist, an activist of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Rostislav Zhuravlev entered the youth parliament. He considers work in this body useless for himself. “The fact that we got there was generally a miracle. But the opposition was not even given a tribune there. At some point, we realized, after carefully examining the lists, that 90% of the parliament was made up of Young Guard, who went there by hook or by crook on various lists. On the whole, the idea of \u200b\u200belections and of the parliament itself has turned into a farce. Our initiatives were not missed. We had social initiatives recorded in the program with which we went. For example, a guaranteed place in a hostel for students. But the problem was that the organ didn't really work. More precisely, serious adult ideas were not perceived there, and everything was reduced to the projects "Horizontal bar in every yard" ", - Zhuravlev recalls. He is sure that dissenting youth are in principle not allowed into the youth parliament.

Indeed, in the current composition of parliament, out of 50 deputies, at least 14 people were elected from the Young Guard. Many others, according to Artyom Nikolayev, were elected from other organizations, but joined the MGER faction. Two people were elected from the youth organization of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, and one more from the "Fair Power".

“From the point of view of the political component, we can say that we have no opposition. This is not so bad in the youth parliament. Still, hot young blood may be directed to the wrong plane of political disputes, which in the youth parliament will definitely not lead to anything good. We all managed to consolidate together, we together, implemented youth policy on one front, ”Nikolaev says in a communist way.

At the same time, he claims that, if desired, even a supporter of the oppositionist Alexei Navalny, who are many among schoolchildren and students, can be elected to the youth parliament. “Totally different guys come to the Young Guard, including Navalny's supporters. They say they want political movementand Navalny's movement has one task - to promote Navalny himself, and the guys want their own development, ”says Artem Nikolaev.

However, the supporters of Navalny themselves are very wary of this body. UrFU student Andrei Trusov, who actively supports the oppositionist and even was an applicant at one of the rallies, told the website that, as a former member of the precinct election commission, he was offered to participate in organizing elections to the youth parliament, but he refused. He even had a desire to become a youth deputy, but it disappeared after he studied the issue.

“No matter who I asked and what materials I read, I still did not understand what a youth parliament is and why it is needed. An instrument for raising new politicians, an advisory body under the Legislative Assembly - in my opinion, this is a waste of time in the absence of authority and the ability to really influence life in the region, ”says Trusov. He denies that Navalny's volunteers whom he knows can come to the Molodaya Gvardiya to participate in politics, and says that they walk around it “within three kilometers”.

Note that schoolchildren of five schools in Yekaterinburg and students of two universities for the first time heard that in two weeks in the Sverdlovsk region elections to the youth parliament will be held, from the site's correspondent.