Event tourism: Creative youth activities

* Russian Championship in the intellectual game "What? Where? When?". It takes place in March-February for two days in the Mordovia sports complex. In the intellectual combat take part about 50 teams from 25 regions of Russia. In parallel, the city youth organization "Intellectual Creativity Club" plays the Open Cup of the Head of the Republic of Mordovia among school, student and youth teams of Mordovia. * KVN (Club of cheerful and resourceful). The most popular youth show of students of Saransk universities is held in the Republican Palace of Culture from October to May. Performances of star teams from other cities. Extravagant humor and caustic satire on modern life from the established youth. * International Children's Festival "Underwater World". It has been held since 2004 by the Ministry of Sport, Physical Culture and Tourism and the State Committee for Youth Affairs of the Republic of Mordovia every year in May. The festival is held in children's art school number 1, sports complex "Mordovia", Cinema "Victory". Contests on drawing, photography, video, publications, fiction, as well as sports competitions (swimming in fins, rescue on waters, scuba diving) are held. * Interregional tournament-festival of traditional military-historical culture and warriors of the peoples of Russia "Spring ristania". It has been held since 2001 by the Union of Orthodox Youth of the Republic of Mordovia. Passes in May in the suburbs of Saransk Green Grove. Participants from the Volga Federal District are invited. There are clubs of historical fencing, Slavic-Goritsa wrestling and traditional martial arts of the peoples of Russia. Participants can touch the legends about the military exploits of our brave ancestors. Spectators will be amazed at the reconstruction of weapons, costumes and equipment of ancient soldiers. They can see klinkovye, assault battles, archery tournaments, ancient Russian power fun, visit the historic fair, the contest of bards and minstrels. * Interregional Festival of Folk Games and Competitions of Finno-Ugric Peoples "Finno-Ugran Nalkhksemat". It has been held since 2008 by the Povolzhsky Center of Cultures of Finno-Ugric Peoples in June at the tourist base "Sura" (Kochkurovsky district). Throwing an ax, a spear, an oak ball, wrestling fights. * Youth festival-competition "Master-Hit". It is held in March in the Republican Palace of Culture. Artists aged 15 to 25 years from the regions of the republic demonstrate song, choreographic, theatrical creativity. * Republican Festival of Creative Youth "Saransk Lira". It has been held since 2003 with the support of the State Committee for Youth Affairs and the Saransk Diocese. It takes place in August in the Theological School. The organizer is the Union of Orthodox Youth of Mordovia. The program includes master classes, literary contests, thematic seminars, role plays.