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My teenage daughter and I wrote this article for a Chilean newspaper to show how young people in Russia spend their time.
As it turned out, in Chile there is an undeveloped dance direction, showing various styles of dance. And winter sports were especially interesting, due to the lack of snow in Chile, as such. The theatrical direction and games also aroused increased interest. Always and all over the world, teenagers and young people loved to listen to music, walk in large companies and do whatever they like. Over the past decade, a new generation has grown up in Russia, brought up in conditions that are fundamentally different from those of previous generations. The development of the country, reforms, a change in values - all this led to a number of changes in the public life, including those who love everything new – young people.

The main hobbies often overlap with what we were taught in childhood. The influence of school, friends, various activities leads to what we choose in the future.
Teenagers spend their free time in the vastness of Russia in different ways. Shopping and entertainment centers, cinemas, sports organizations, computer clubs with online games, museums and exhibitions, skate parks and music concerts are all different kinds of places where young people gather and spend their free time

Almost all young people in Russia are familiar with the concept of a skate park (a combination of English skate-skate and park-park), a place with various ramps and other devices for riding a stunt scooter, bicycle or skateboard.
People come there not only to ride and learn new tricks, but also to watch others ride, support friends and listen to loud music. Every spring, a new skiing season begins, when everyone gets their transport and goes out,beginners begin to learn from more experienced ones. Around October, when it is damp and raining outside , the season ends and all scooters and skaters move to indoor
skate parks.

In winter, they put on skates and go to the skating rinks, indoor or outdoor. Who goes in for sports, plays hockey, and goes skiing. Russian music and concerts of performers deserve a separate discussion. Most popular in the world of music and social networks are such artists as MORGENSHTERN (Alisher Morgenstern), Big Baby Tape (Egor Rakitin), PHARAON (Gleb Golubin), FACE (Ivan Dremin), Little Big (leader – lead singer Ilya Prusikin “Hitch”) and many others. This year the Little Big group with the song “UNO” was supposed to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam. Even listeners from other countries like Russian performers , despite their different language. They can hook not only with the meaning of the text, but also with high-quality bright music.

Dance culture has been flourishing in Russia for a very long time. Lots of dance schools, studios, creative teams that go to competitions not only inside the city, but also around the country, as well as outside its borders. A wide variety of dance styles and coaches instill an interest in dance among young people.
Popular modern dance mix, rap, latina, dances of different nations. The city has a huge number of dance studios for every taste, many contests and competitions are held. and performances.

Choreographers compete in the presentation of the dance, concept, movements. Sew custom-made costumes, invent attributes. Often the dance contains elements of acrobatics and turns into a full-fledged show with an original idea. Colorful numbers in bright costumes, a variety of tricks, the use of props leave incredible impressions in their energy. In some studios, for the brightest performances, video clips are shot and photosets are made.

They are happy to get together to play board and group games. Such as “Mafia”, “Twister”, “Jenga”, “Alias”, “Activity”, “Dixit”, “Monopoly”, etc. interaction, communication and psychological relief. Also training of creative thinking.
In the evenings, you can watch modern TV series about life, building relationships and simply funny ones, such as “Kitchen”, “The Roof of the World”, “Voronins”, “Eternal Vacation”, “How I Became Russian” and others. .Bondarchuk. And on New Year’s Eve, everyone is watching the legendary “Fir-Trees”, all 5 parts. And “The Irony of Fate or Enjoy Your Bath”

From Russian literature M. Gorky, A. Kuprin, V. Dragunsky, M. Baranovsky, Merry, sometimes philosophical works and immortal classics are interesting.
Computer games also take their place. You can live your life in The Sims, create your own world in Minecraft (Russian version of Digger Online)

Many creative spaces of the city cannot be ignored. They often appear on the territories of abandoned factories and plants. Premises are being cleaned up, shops with handicrafts, creative workshops, studios, cafes and shops. which work cafes and hold festivals. One of such bright, and also one of the first representatives is the creative space “Loft-project Etazhi” with an open roof for visitors. Another representative is “New Holland”, a former shipyard, later a prison. Today one of the most popular creative spaces with a winter skating rink. The Lumiere Hall in the building of the former gas holder (gas storage) has equipped a voluminous planetarium and a place for exhibitions. The event is also held there. “Living canvases “, where paintings by famous artists, such as N. Roerich, are broadcast in a round, voluminous room.

Contemporary art museums such as “Erarta” attract with their originality of exhibitions and non-standard approach.

Theatrical performances are also noteworthy. Many theaters offer to join the art. Many schools and Children’s Art Houses have theater studios where children stage performances.

Everywhere you can find something to your liking, meet friends, take a walk in the city center, sit in McDonald’s, and attend interesting events.