Komsomol
youth division of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Komsomol was the Communist Youth League in the Soviet Union. It was officially called the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League. It started in 1918. It was for people from 14 to 28. For people under 14 there was the Young Pioneers, and for under 9 the Little Octobrists.[1]
Quick Facts All-Union LeninistYoung Communist League Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи, Founded ...
All-Union Leninist Young Communist League Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи | |
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Founded | 29 October 1918 (1918-10-29) |
Dissolved | 28 September 1991 (1991-09-28) |
Succeeded by | Russian Communist Youth League |
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Mother party | Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
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Newspaper | Komsomolskaya Pravda |
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In March 1926 there were 1,750,000 members: 6% of the eligible youth population.[2]
It didn't have much political influence but it was important for teaching the values of the CPSU to the younger generation.