News Volgograd - the capital of people’s diplomacy

03.04.2026

Partner universities from Volgograd and Vitebsk held a joint roundtable discussion

On April 2, 2026, the Volgograd State Socio-Pedagogical University (VSSPU) hosted an international academic roundtable discussion, "Russia-Belarus: Academic Research in the Face of Contemporary Challenges," dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Treaty on the Establishment of a Community of Russia and Belarus.

12.02.2026

Diplomat’s Day was celebrated in Volgograd

On February 10, 2026, a thematic session dedicated to the Diplomat's Day – a relatively new festive occasion in the Russian Federation – was held at the Center of People's Diplomacy of Volgograd State Socio-Pedagogical University (CPD VSSPU). It was on February 10, 1549, that Ivan the Terrible's Ambassadorial Office, the earliest prototype of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was first mentioned in chronicles. Since then, this day in Russian history has been considered the starting point for the development of diplomacy as a separate state institution!

30.01.2026

Volgograd was awarded with the International Competition

Volgograd was awarded with a diploma in the 18th International Competition of Urban Practices "A City Where You Want to Live". The competition, which brings together municipalities from the CIS and the EAEU, announced the winners in December 2025. It united 29 cities, which submitted over 160 projects.

21.01.2026

Volgograd's "Volzhanochka" Dance Company Wins Prizes in Belarusian Partner-City

Our young dancers returned victorious from Vitebsk, Belarus. From January 8 to 10, 2026, the dance company of the Volgograd Municipal Budgetary Institution of Additional Education, the "Volzhanochka" Children's Choreography School, performed brilliantly at the 7th International Festival-Competition "Art Parade in Vitebsk," winning both the First Place Laureate title and the Audience Choice Award.

19.12.2025

The VSSPU Center for People's Diplomacy organized a lecture for Chinese students about the Battle of Stalingrad

Volgograd State Social and Pedagogical University (VSSPU) hosted a meeting with international students from China as part of Russian History Week. The event, timed to coincide with Heroes of the Motherland Day, was organized by the VSSPU Center for People's Diplomacy in collaboration with the Confucius Institute and with the support of the city administration.

17.12.2025

Volgograd schoolchildren took on the roles of the "Big Three."

On September 12, 2025, a Historical and Diplomatic Game "The Yalta Conference of 1945" was held in Volgograd. Schoolchildren from the Central, Voroshilovsky, Dzerzhinsky, and Sovetsky districts were assigned the key roles in this historic event: they were to act like the heads of the USSR, the USA, and Great Britain, their secretaries, foreign ministers, and military commanders-in-chief. The main task was to successfully negotiate a new post-war world order.

10.12.2025

Participants of Chengdu exhibition received personalized diplomas

On December 4, a diploma presentation ceremony was held at Volgograd Regional Children's Art Gallery for the participants of the summer exhibition in Chengdu.

05.12.2025

A report on Volgograd Post No. 1 will be shown in France

On November 14, 2025, Post No. 1 at the Fallen Fighters' Square in the hero city of Volgograd celebrated a significant anniversary: 60 years since the first schoolchildren stood guard at its Eternal Flame. It was on November 14, 1965, that students from 7th grade of School No. 9 (currently Gymnasium No. 3 of the Central District) marched to their posts from the hall of the Gorky Drama Theater, following a real soldier. They were not wearing their trademark uniform at that time, but carried training carbines instead.

17.11.2025

School of International Relations and Diplomacy at the Children and Youth Center

Volgograd is truly THE capital of people's diplomacy. We even have a diplomat-training school for teens!

The School of International Relations and Diplomacy is a comprehensive program of extracurricular education taught at the platform of Volgograd Children and Youth Center since September 2021.

26.09.2025

Over 1,000 works from 5 countries: winners of the international competition were awarded in Volgograd

Today, Volgograd Regional Children's Art Gallery hosted the awards ceremony for the winners of the International Competition “About Myself and the World.” It was a real challenge for the jury to select the best of the best, as nearly 1,000 drawings and works of decorative art from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, China, and Transnistria had been submitted.

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