Makhachkala, July 28, 2016. The Historical Youth Forum "Caucasus: The Legacy" has started its work today, July 28, in Dagestan, the organizing committee of the Forum reports. According to the source, the Assembly for The Development of Civil Society, the office of the plenipotentiary representative of the President in the North Caucasian Federal District and the Federal Agency for Affairs of Youth are the Forum organizers.

The Forum aims at familiarizing all interested with the history of Dagestan, the Caucasus and their role in the Russian history. Its secondary objective is to develop "horizontal" social connections among the youth leaders and students in different Russian regions.

Approx. 120 representatives of governmental and non-governmental youth organizations, associations and institutions, as well as the specialists of executive bodies from 40 regions of the Russian Federation arrived in the republic to participate in the event.

The Forum attendees take part in the discussion and creative work sites, watch the presentation of national costumes, traditions and rituals of participating regions, listen to master classes given by the federal experts on the subject of international relations.

The Forum’s program also envisages trips to the historically significant places located in Derbent, Makhachkala and Gunib. A special participants’ resolution will be adopted in the end.