Soviet mass organizations system
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component of Soviet political system
political control system
state-controlled network of organizations
The Soviet mass organizations system was a state-controlled network of social, professional, and youth organizations used by the Communist Party to mobilize, supervise, and politically educate the population across the USSR.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soviet creative unions system | 1 |
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of Soviet political system
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political control system ⓘ state-controlled network of organizations ⓘ |
| actualPractice | social pressure to join ⓘ |
| basedOn | democratic centralism ⓘ |
| characteristic |
centralized leadership
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close linkage to state apparatus ⓘ compulsory or quasi-compulsory participation ⓘ hierarchical structure ⓘ ideological indoctrination ⓘ mass membership ⓘ sectoral specialization ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Communist Party of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | perestroika ⓘ |
| dissolution | after 1991 ⓘ |
| function |
distribution of social benefits
ⓘ
mass political campaigns ⓘ monitoring of public opinion ⓘ organization of leisure and cultural activities ⓘ propaganda dissemination ⓘ transmission belt between Communist Party and society ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
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communism ⓘ |
| includedOrganization |
All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions
NERFINISHED
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All-Union Leninist Young Communist League NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee of Soviet Women NERFINISHED ⓘ DOSAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ Komsomol NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Octobrists NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet trade unions NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of Soviet Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of Soviet Journalists NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of Soviet Societies for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of Soviet Writers NERFINISHED ⓘ Voluntary Sports Societies NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Pioneers NERFINISHED ⓘ Znanie Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedOrganizationType |
cultural societies
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peace and solidarity committees ⓘ professional associations ⓘ scientific and technical societies ⓘ sports societies ⓘ trade unions ⓘ veterans’ organizations ⓘ women’s organizations ⓘ youth organizations ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bolshevik party model
ⓘ
Leninist concept of transmission belts ⓘ |
| legalStatus | formally voluntary membership ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Soviet planned economy
ⓘ
nomenklatura system ⓘ |
| membershipBase |
intelligentsia
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peasants ⓘ professionals ⓘ women ⓘ workers ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soviet civil society structure
ⓘ
Soviet political system ⓘ |
| purpose |
control of civil society
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mobilization of population ⓘ political education of population ⓘ political supervision of population ⓘ recruitment of party cadres ⓘ social integration ⓘ |
| scope |
all-Union
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local ⓘ republican ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Brezhnev era
NERFINISHED
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Khrushchev era NERFINISHED ⓘ Stalin era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Soviet era ⓘ |
| usedBy | Communist Party of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Soviet creative unions system