“When the guys return to their countries, they will tell [people there] what Russia is like. It’s impossible to fall in love with Russia just looking at the globe, how big it is," Chernyshov said.
"You need to feel communication with your peers, how adults communicate," he told Sputnik on the sidelines of the World Youth Festival when asked how the event can influence the global situation. "Having came here, fall in love and stay forever with Russia is the key contribution of the festival.”
The World Youth Festival is taking place from March 1–7 in the federal territory of Sirius, located in Russia's southern Krasnodar Territory on the Black Sea coast.
It brings together 20,000 young Russian and foreign experts in various fields from over 180 countries to discuss the most pressing international issues. The festival's organizer is Rosmolodezh.
Sputnik is an official media partner of the event.