World Festivals of Youth and Students (1957-1968)

Views of Moscow streets during the ceremonial events and parade of participants of the 6th World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow in 1957. Motorcyclists with banners drive by.

Trucks with members of foreign youth delegations drive along the streets of Moscow, residents of the capital greet them from the sidewalks, festival participants respond to greetings.

A delegation from Egypt drives by.

Faces of Moscow residents greeting festival participants.

Festival participants shake hands with Moscow residents greeting them.

A delegation from an African country in national dress and with musical instruments drives in the back of a truck.

Trucks with festival participants drive along one of the avenues, faces of foreign guests.

Moscow residents greet festival participants, guests respond to greetings.

Trucks with festival participants drive along Moscow, views of Moscow streets.

Presentation of flowers to Vietnamese guests, people shake hands with Vietnamese through the bus windows.

Moscow residents shake hands with passing participants and the festival.

Faces of foreign guests.

Exchanging badges and souvenirs.

Festival participants hug each other before parting.

Panorama of one of the squares, a building with the festival emblem on the façade.

National flags of the countries participating in the festival on flagpoles (panorama).

Views of the hall of the ceremonial meeting dedicated to the opening of the festival.

Festival participants sing, holding hands.

Views of Moscow streets during the festival, Moscow residents and festival participants greet each other.

Festival participants in the back of one of the trucks.

View of one of the Moscow squares, people throw bouquets of flowers to the festival participants.

View of Bolshaya Sadovaya Street during the passage of trucks with festival participants (above).

View of the stadium in Sofia before the start of the sports festival as part of the 9th World Festival of Youth and Students in 1968 (above).

The beginning of the festive procession on the stadium's running track.

View of one of the stadium's stands.

The GDR sports delegation passes by.

Delegates from an African country, dressed in national costumes, dance as they walk along the stadium track.

Faces of the British delegation (top).

The Greek delegation walks along the stadium track.

Faces of the Greek delegates.

The Indian delegation enters the stadium.

Faces of the Indian delegates.

The Italian delegation walks by.

The Vietnamese delegation responds to the spectators’ greetings as they march through the stadium.

Delegations from the countries participating in the festival walk by.

Girls from Africa dance as they walk.

The Mexican delegation walks by.

Faces of the Mexican flag bearer.

The Mongolian delegation walks along the stadium track.

Faces of the Mongolian delegates.

The delegation of the United Arab Republic walks through the stadium.

The Polish delegation carries the national emblem in front.

The US delegation walks through the stadium.

Spectators in the stands greet the delegates.

The festival flame is lit.

Views of the stadium during the evening festivities.

Circus performers passing through one of the streets of Sofia during the evening ceremonies on the occasion of the opening of the festival.

Residents of Sofia greeting the festival participants passing by in trucks.

A clown on stilts.

Circus performers passing by.

Faces of young people greeting the festival participants.

Young people dancing in the street.

Faces of dancing young people.