The 19th World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS) is scheduled to take place in Sochi, Krasnodar Territory, Russia on 14-22 October. About 24,000 people from all over the world came to Sochi to participate in the festival. The Belarusian delegation is one of the largest ones. It includes about 300 young Belarusians from all the regions of the country and Minsk, members of major youth organizations.