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Nudists, peaceniks and freeloading travellers: the people keeping the Esperanto dream alive

By Katie Thornton · The Guardian · July 2026

Nudists, peaceniks and freeloading travellers: the people keeping the Esperanto dream alive

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"Esperanto had always seemed to me like an idealistic movement that had failed. So why was its annual congress so vibrant and full of young people?"

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