SUMMER  1953, BUCHAREST: THE THIRD WORLD YOUTH CONGRESS AND THE FOURTH WORLD YOUTH FESTIVAL. THE ITALIAN CONCERNS Cover Image

SUMMER 1953, BUCHAREST: THE THIRD WORLD YOUTH CONGRESS AND THE FOURTH WORLD YOUTH FESTIVAL. THE ITALIAN CONCERNS
SUMMER 1953, BUCHAREST: THE THIRD WORLD YOUTH CONGRESS AND THE FOURTH WORLD YOUTH FESTIVAL. THE ITALIAN CONCERNS

Author(s): Andrea Chiriu
Subject(s): History
Published by: Ovidius University Press
Keywords: Italy; Romania; Communism; Youth; Diplomacy; Congress; Festival.

Summary/Abstract: On summer 1953, Bucharest hosted the Third World Youth Congress and the Fourth World Youth Festival. The World Youth Congress and the World Youth Festival were periodically settled up by the World Federation of Democratic Youth, an international organization close to the Soviet Union. These periodic events got thousands and thousands of young people together from around the world. Most of participants were communists, but the Festival in particular attracted youth with different political ideas. Obviously, during these occasions, communist authorities tried to spread their propaganda, creating great concern among Western countries and especially Italy. Because its timing, the events held in Bucharest on summer 1953 became a major issue among Western diplomacies.

  • Issue Year: 8/2012
  • Issue No: 1+2
  • Page Range: 105-118
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English
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