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The World Festival of Youth and Students is an international event organized by the

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(WFDY) and the International Union of Students after 1947.

History

The festival has been held regularly since 1947 as an event of global youth solidarity for democracy and against war and imperialism. The largest festival was the

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, held in 1957 in

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, when 34,000 young people from 131 countries attended the event. This festival also marked the international debut of the song "

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", which subsequently went on to become a widely recognized Russian song. There were no festivals between 1962 and 1968, as events proposed in Algeria and then Ghana were cancelled due to coups and political turmoil in both countries. Until the 19th festival in

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in 2017 (with 185 countries participating), the largest festival by number of countries with participants was the 13th, held in 1989 in

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when 177 countries attended the event. The most recent festival took place in Sochi, Russia, from 13 to 22 October 2017.

Editions

Gallery

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in front of a flag (with

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References

External links

Official Website of the 17th World Festival of Youth and StudentsOfficial Website of the 19th World Festival of Youth and StudentsOfficial Website of the World Federation of Democratic YouthChronology of World Festivals of Youth and Students16th World Festival of Youth and Students
Official Website

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