World Festival of Youth and Students 1957

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/World_Festival_of_Youth_and_Students_1957
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:international_youth_festival
gptkbp:country gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:endDate 11 August 1957
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:World_Festival_of_Youth_and_Students_1959
gptkbp:location gptkb:Moscow
gptkbp:notableFor first time held in the Soviet Union
large-scale cultural exchange
massive parade in Moscow
promotion of peace and friendship among youth
significant event during the Khrushchev Thaw
introduction of Western jazz and fashion to Soviet youth
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:6th_World_Festival_of_Youth_and_Students
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:World_Federation_of_Democratic_Youth
gptkb:International_Union_of_Students
gptkbp:participants over 34,000
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:World_Festival_of_Youth_and_Students_1955
gptkbp:startDate 28 July 1957
gptkbp:theme For Peace and Friendship
gptkbp:troopContributingCountries over 130
gptkbp:year 1957
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:City_of_Moscow
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label World Festival of Youth and Students 1957