Who celebrates the day of the Komsomol and why

Since 1991, the Day of the Komsomol is not a public holiday. It is celebrated by those who connect with this former world's largest youth organization in his early years and nostalgic for the Soviet past.

There is a story about an elderly man who was asked when it was better now or under Stalin. “of Course, under Stalin!” replied the old man. And explained that back then, decades ago, had all his teeth were his, on his head grew a full head of hair, and women loved him very much. But now what? A complete disgrace!

How to create the young Communist League

The Need for Communist youth organizations emerged almost immediately after the October revolution, and furnished it was in the midst of Civil war, in 1918. On October 29 (November 4, according to the Julian calendar) was proclaimed the establishment of the socialist youth Union, soon renamed the Communist (KSM). The subsequent 72 years to the day and was made to celebrate the day of the Komsomol. Date conditional, as the organization was renamed several times, and minor assistants the Bolsheviks were before.

On the chest icon, which appeared in 1922, however, was the acronym for “KIM”, rasshifrovyvaetsya as ‘Communist international of youth”. According to the official, the idea of creating a young avant-garde and a certain preliminary stage of the future members of the Bolshevik party itself was V. I. Ulyanov (Lenin). This version confirms the theoretical study, confirmed by the work “the Tasks of the youth”, published in 1920. However, it happened already at the III Congress of the KSM, held in the same year.

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Boris Bazhanov, who escaped abroad (1928) Secretary of Stalin, insisted that the opportunity to celebrate the Day of the Komsomol members are required Sacino Lazarus, a prominent figure of the Bolshevik party were executed, and many others like him, in 1937.

Why raise a new generation lyrics

Whatever it was, and membership in VKSM, (after the death of Lenin was added to the letter “L”, and the Union was Leninist) in the early years of the organization's existence was as dangerous as the RKP(b). Shortly after the Civil war, peasant unrest associated with the strict policy of requisitioning, and on the cutting edge of class struggle was poorly prepared, often illiterate rural or sent from the city of youth, which robbed the rural population disrupted their dissatisfaction, sometimes very cruelly.

Actually, an independent organization of KSM was never in his tasks included carrying out the party line on all its stated fronts. In Day of Komsomol, it was customary to honour the memory of all young Leninists who died during the collectivization, and in all the wars in which they had to participate.

Special attention was paid to the participation of the membership in the children's education. System of ideological indoctrination in the Soviet Union had four levels. Octobrists children born in the Country of the Soviets, was in primary school, and then joined the pioneers, and only then, at the age of 14, the Communist youth League.

Yearn For something old Komsomol?

The Reasons why today some of our fellow citizens celebrate the Day of the Lenin Komsomol. For some it's nostalgic memories of a carefree youth that was held in a peaceful and prosperous years, others still firmly believe in the lofty ideals of communism, still others may indeed have been very well arranged under different committees-the regional committees, city committees. In addition to labor and military feats, were speculate and distributors, shared with party structures. And together with youth, as not to miss such benefits?

What can you learn from

And yet there is a grain of truth in the idea of reaching young people some useful lessons. Despite the many unjust actions, the government was concerned that children engaged in circles, sections, the Palace of pioneers and sports societies, and completely free. Perhaps, in Day of Komsomol, many remember about it, looking at how struggling to find their way today's young generation.