Student Spring Festival in Russia: an educational potential

The lives of people in creative professions sometimes take unexpected turns. There are biographies of many famous artists who did not intend to devote themselves to artistic creativity. But it happened. Often this occurred because in their student years they engaged in creativity in the student theater of miniatures, played in Club of the Merry and Inventive teams, performed in amateur concert parties... As a result, they were forced to reconsider their attitude to the profession they chose in their youth. The article shows that many of today's famous artists came to art through student festivals, which have significant educational potential, and examines one of them: the annual festival "Russian Student Spring".