Our Future is Socialism: Massive attendance at the 50th Festival of the Communist Youth of Greece in Athens

The events of the 50th Festival of the Communist Youth of Greece (KNE) and its magazine, Odigitis, which took place in all major cities of Greece and concluded in the 4-day political and cultural events in Athens, were successfully completed on Saturday 21/9.

For four consecutive days, tens of thousands of people and youth attended political debates, concerts, exhibitions, theatrical plays and other activities. 

This year's 50th KNE-Odigitis Festival was also attended by delegates of 44 Communist youth organizations from all over the world, including communists from Palestine, Israel, Ukraine and Russia. 

The political activities of the 50th Festival culminated on Saturday 21 September with a speech of Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE). An opening speech was delivered by the Secretary of the Central Council of KNE, Thodoris Kotsantis. 

Being one of the country's most significant annual cultural events, the KNE-Odigitis festival spans a history of 45 years. The 1st festival of KNE and her newspaper "Odigitis" took place on September 1975, just months after the collapse of the 7-year old military dictatorship.

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