The case in summary: A national action plan has proposed to replace Russian time with a Russian festival for a week after the graduation ceremony in order to combat problems such as alienation and bullying. Youth politicians in Norway ask that the adult politicians do not interfere in how the Russians should celebrate. Grønn Ungdom in Troms and Finnmark thinks the proposal for a Russian festival sounds a bit extreme. Young Conservatives in Østfold don’t think everyone will like a Russian festival. It is up to politicians in each individual county to adopt the changes that can take place from 2026. – I don’t think everyone in the whole world agrees that a Russian festival is what solves everything, says Emil Røgeberg, leader of Østfold Unge Høyre. Children down to secondary school age form Russian groups. They agree to be on the Russian bus together. Several are targeted by commercial actors. AUF leader in Vestland Noah Sellevoll. Photo: Privat This year, several people have sounded the alarm about the Norwegian Russian celebration, but so far there have been few solutions. Last week, news discussed a new national action plan where the aim has been to change Russian time in order to overcome problems such as alienation and bullying. The working group wants to remove Russian time and instead have a Russian festival for one week after the diploma ceremony. – For us, it is important that it is us young people who decide how Russian time should be, says the head of AUF in Vestland, Noah Sellevoll. Is Russian festival a good idea? Perfect, brilliant, gorgeous, hip hip hooray! No, bad, wretched, wrong. Well, something in between can work. Show result – A private celebration Now it is up to the adult politicians in each individual county to adopt the changes. Several of those news has spoken to are positive about the proposal. The plan is that Russian time in 2026 will be completely different from today. – What we have today, we would never have accepted in a workplace for adults, so why do we accept it in schools?, asked Henrikke Bugdø-Aarseth last week. She is a children’s representative in Østfold, Buskerud and Akershus and has participated in the work. County leader in Green Youth Troms and Finnmark, Kimi Nie-Nilssen. He believes the Russian festival will be too extreme. Photo: Alex Holdridge Grønn Ungdom in Troms and Finnmark is not impressed and believes that one cannot get away from problems in youth environments. – So immediately I think that it is a rather extreme measure, which I don’t think will necessarily solve all the problems you have with rush hour, says leader Kimi Nie-Nilssen. news has chosen to talk to a random youth party in different counties in Norway. Here you can read various answers: Private Socialist youth in Innlandet I think it is good that they are trying to make changes in the Russian era. Because it is not the same as the original Russian era really was. The youth’s need to show status has gone a little too far. Having a joint celebration with a focus on community I believe is fine. County leader Vårin Dagsgard-Marstein FrpU / news The youth of the Progress Party in Oslo This is a solution that will only scrap the Russian celebration, and not make this Russian celebration more inclusive. So here the politicians can become a party brake. I am positive that schools and student councils work to prevent alienation by arranging activities for everyone. For me, the most important thing is not the length of the Russian time, but that it is moved to after the exam. County leader Angelika Natalie BjørnerudAUF in Vestland The Russian time consists of an incredible number of different gatherings. Whether it’s a festival or not, it’s not that important to me. The most important thing is that we have different gatherings where you manage to work together and ensure that it is inclusive and fun for everyone. So as long as we have various events, joint Russian gatherings, it will be very good. County leader Noah Sellevoll Alex Holdridge Grønn Ungdom in Troms and Finnmark Russian time should be celebrated however you want. Although a week’s celebration is too short to mark 13 years of schooling, we should remove the exam, so that Russian time does not collide with it. It is valuable that Russian time ends the school year. In any case, we want to move the Russian time to the end of the year, and need more measures such as open events and inclusive groups for everyone. County leader Kimi Nie-Nilssen Privat Senterungdommen in Rogaland I agree that something has to happen, but then they think that we have to be careful with to detail the Russian celebration too much. I don’t think it’s a bad suggestion, but it’s a supplementary suggestion. We in Senterungdommen are clear that we want to move the start of the Russe celebrations to 17 May. It won’t be the same May 17th celebration without there being drunken people there. County leader Magnus Nedrebø Hallvard Mørk Tvete / Østfold County Municipality Unge Høyre in Østfold It does not solve the challenge of Russian time to decide that it should be inclusive and bully-free. Early efforts must be made with class environment and cohesion. The problems don’t start in April, they start in primary and secondary school. My proposal to the county council and the schools is to make more out of the diploma ceremony and make it a bigger party for the students. County leader Emil Røgeberg Young Left in Agder It is not the politicians who should decide about the Russians, it is the Russians who should decide about themselves. But they can get help to make the celebration as inclusive as possible. The counties can then make arrangements for the municipalities, which can create an inclusive offer and meeting places for all people. County leader Joachim Haug Experiences resistance along the way The working group does not want to immediately ban Russian buses, but rather to get rid of them in an indirect way. They believe that a joint celebration after graduation will make groups and shuttle buses less important. Henrikke Bugdø-Aarseth, representative for children and young people in Østfold, Buskerud and Akershus. She has sat in the national working group. Photo: Magnus Skatvedt Iversen In the action plan, thousands of young people have participated in anonymous surveys, and both party-independent youth councils and the Student Organization have contributed. Bugdø-Aarseth acknowledges that there have been many opinions along the way, but points out that politicians, both young and old, have not been involved so far. – We will do something that young people want, and then it is the majority vote that counts. That’s how it is in a democracy. Debate is good – for the good of young people, she says. Østfold Unge Høyre asks adult politicians to keep their fingers out of the water. – It is the students’ celebration. It is a private celebration. It is not something the municipality or the county council has anything to do with, says county leader Emil Røgeberg. Asking not to be a party stopper In a new survey, almost 1 in 10 pupils in Akershus, Buskerud and Oslo answer that they are excluded from Russian groups. The Progress Party’s youth in Oslo are asking adult politicians around Norway not to become a party brake for young people who want to celebrate in their own way. Angelika Natalie Bjørnerud, county leader FpU in Oslo. Photo: FpU – It is not the politicians’ task to decide how young people want to celebrate Russian time, says county leader Angelika Natalie Bjørnerud. Several people point to the Russian problems as a metropolitan phenomenon, and that it is not as problematic in the small counties. – I see the Russetida a bit like a megaphone. That it only expresses a very clear problem that has actually been there before, says the leader of Socialist Youth in the Interior, Vårin Dagsgard-Marstein. Just like that for fun. How long is left until Russian time officially starts next year: Are you thinking of something? Hi! Do you want to tip me off about a possible case? Feel free to contact us by e-mail. Published 01.09.2024, at 08.06
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