POLITICS● ELEVATED2h ago · Sep 17, 2026, 4:55 PM
Russia’s International Youth Festival reportedly drew representatives from 191 countries. Foreign attendees got unrestricted internet access. Russian attendees did not.
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The International Youth Festival has wrapped up in Yekaterinburg after running from September 11 to 17. Rosmolodezh, the festival’s organizer, had said 10,000 people would attend: 5,000 from Russia and another 5,000 from other countries. Representatives from 191 countries reportedly took part — nearly the entire world. The United Nations has 193 member states.
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