The idea of creating a youth movement belongs to Artur Fińkievič, a former political prisoner and the ex-Vice-Chairman of the “Young Front”.
The organization's stated goals are mobilizing and uniting socially active Belarusian youth, building up of the civil society on the grounds of democracy and free market, helping to form an all-round and harmonically developed generation on the basis of Belarusian national history, language and culture.
The organization was created in order to unite politically and socially active young people of different views.
The organization is considered to be on the conservative side of the political spectrum, with a clear orientation toward national values.
The group's activities in October 2008 to 2010 consisted of: Approximately 350 people [citation needed] As of now, the movement “Young Belarus” is represented in the following cities of Belarus: Minsk, Mogilev, Zhodzina, Grodno, Polotsk, Novopolotsk, Vitebsk, Smalyavichy, Masty, Zelva, Ushachy, Shchuchyn, Novogrudok, Vawkavysk, Gomel, Orsha, Brest etc.