Youth organisations Flashcards
The bolsheviks did not leave indoctrination to non-communist teachers, what was their mission?
to capture the hearts and minds of the young
what was formed in 1918?
A Russian young Communist league (RKSM) for those aged 14-21
extended in the early 1920s to become the youth division of the communist party
two youth organisations were set up , what was the one for those under 15?
the pioneers for children
two youth organisations were set up , what was the one for those age of 14-15 into their 20s?
Komsomol
what percentage of eligible youth had joined at this stage in mid 1920s?
only 6% of eligible youth
not until the stalinist era that organisation began to have a more influential role + widespread membership
what was the duty of organisations?
to inculate Communist values and to promote loyalty to the working class
in later years organisations were used as?
instruments as social control and to promote discipline in schools
pioneers were much like
the Boy Scouts with activities, trips and camping
the Komsomol was much more serious, how were they used by the communist party?
used to take propaganda into the towns and villages and to attack religious beliefs and bourgeois values
- Komsomol membership seen as preparation for entry into the communist party
the organisations taught communist values what was discouraged? and what was put in place?
smoking drinking and religion were discouraged
volunteer social work, sports, political and drama clubs were organised to inspire socialist values
young pioneer palaces were built, what did this serve as?
served as community centres for the children and summer and winter holiday camps organised free of charge
became directly affiliated with the party in 1939
members indoctrination can be seen through how
members took a path to live, study and fight for the Fatherland ‘as the great Lenin had instructed’ and ‘as the communist party teaches me’
-assisted the red army and police
komonsolskaia Pravda was published as a youth newspaper what did this encourage?
encouraged young people to protect family values and respect their parents
- also promoted sexual abstinence
members of komosomol and the young pioneers demanded what but also offered?
demanded full time commitment
also offered a chance for social mobility and educational advancement
- uniform with its red neckerchief and rank badges singled these young people out , helped smooth their educational path
not all young people were involved in these youth movements, some were more interested in?
Western culture
their tastes lay in cinema, fashion and jazz despite the regimes condemnation of such preoccupations as ‘hooliganism’
some simply opted out
