The 19th

World Festival of Youth and Students The World Festival of Youth and Students is an international event organized by the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) and the International Union of Students after 1947. History The festival has been held regularly since 1947 as an eve ...

(WFYS) was opened on October 14, 2017 in

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. The festival attracted 20,000 people from 180 countries. The opening ceremony of the Festival was held in the arena of the

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. The official slogan of the festival is "For peace, solidarity and social justice, we are fighting against imperialism - respecting our past, we are building our future!". This was the third World Festival of Youth and Students to be held on Russian territory, with the 6th being held in Moscow in 1957, and the 12th festival in 1985. Russian President

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attended the All-Russian Youth Educational Forum criticizing the coverage of the festival saying that "it is necessary to avoid politicizing the festival and devote it to young people".;

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