5th World Festival of Youth and Students
th world festival youth student wfys held july august warsaw capital city polish people republic world federation democratic youth organized festival rise peaceful coexistence concept introduced nikita khrushchev among socialist bloc end colonialism last year year bandung conference held conference strongly criticized western power keeping colonial possession need struggle danger nuclear annihilation end colonialism dominated festival young people country participated edition festival motto festival peace friendship – aggressive imperialist pact festival sport programme featured athletics competition arsenał art exhibition opened festival featuring striking work young polish painter exhibition subject debate among art critic use expressionist style designed vast propaganda exercise meeting place eastern european communist comrade western europe asia africa south america event brought hundred thousand polish spectator warsaw five day watching dancing theater attraction however real attraction polish people foreigner many western europe contrasted starkly local pole shared similar culture much richer open deeply stricken many pole realized decade worth antiwestern rhetoric false pole german hungarian czech others communist bloc actively socialized one another exotic visitor pole also socialized private apartment around city college student even held debate meeting foreigner many turned communist event may viewed precursor polish october