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Anatomy of a Socialist Mega-event: World Youth Festivals as a Product of Soviet Cultural Diplomacy
Anatomy of a Socialist Mega-event: World Youth Festivals as a Product of Soviet Cultural Diplomacy

Author(s): Mikuláš Pešta
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Political history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Cold-War History, Book-Review
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro soudobé dějiny
Keywords: World Festivals of Youth and Students; Cold War; communism; internationalism; cultural diplomacy; Stalinism; thaw; youth

Summary/Abstract: KOIVUNEN, Pia: Performing Peace and Friendship: The World Youth Festivals and Soviet Cultural Diplomacy. Berlin, De Gruyter 2022, 303 pages, ISBN 978-3-11-075844-3.

  • Issue Year: XXXI/2024
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 857-861
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Czech
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