The 10th World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS) was held from 28 July to 5 August 1973 in East Berlin, the capital of East Germany. The festival, organised by the World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) was previously hosted in East Berlin in 1951. Around 8 million visitors and 25,600 guests from 140 countries attended, under the motto, "For Anti-Imperialist Solidarity, Peace and Friendship".[1]
| 10th World Festival of Youth and Students | |
|---|---|
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| Host country |  East Germany |
| Dates | 28 July – 5 August 1973 |
| Motto | For Anti-Imperialist Solidarity, Peace and Friendship |
| Cities |  East Berlin |
| Participants | 8 million (25,600 guests from 140 countries) |
| Follows | 9th World Festival of Youth and Students |
| Precedes | 11th World Festival of Youth and Students |
Notable attendees of the festival included Communist Party USA member and activist Angela Davis, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat.[2] The Communist Party of Turkey also sent a notably higher delegation to the event compared to previous years.[3] It was followed by the 11th World Festival of Youth and Students, hosted in Havana, Cuba in July to August 1978.
Gallery
Congregation of Free German Youth (FDJ) members in East Berlin
Panorama of the grandstand
Youth and students gathering on stage
Festival flower in Alexanderplatz
Badge at the Prora NVA museum depicting the logo
Soviet stamp commemorating the festival
Festival flower sculpture by Achim Kühn
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