VLKSM

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VLKSM was the Russian abbreviation for the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League, the Soviet Union’s official youth organization affiliated with the Communist Party.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Leninist organization
mass organization
youth organization
abbreviationOf Komsomol
surface form: All-Union Leninist Young Communist League
activity cultural events
labor brigades
military-patriotic training
political campaigns
sports events
affiliatedWith Communist Party of the Soviet Union
ageRange approximately 14–28
controlledBy Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
surface form: Communist Party leadership
country Soviet Union
fullName Komsomol
surface form: All-Union Leninist Young Communist League
hadSuborganization pioneer organization
student groups
historicalContext Soviet political system
ideology Marxism–Leninism
languageOfWork Russian
membershipBasis politically selective
voluntary
namedAfter Vladimir Lenin
nativeName Komsomol
surface form: Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи
nativeNameLanguage Russian
operatedIn Soviet cities
Soviet rural areas
Union republics of the Soviet Union
organizationalType mass youth league
parentOrganization Communist Party of the Soviet Union
politicalAlignment communism
politicalRole transmission belt between Communist Party and youth
predecessor Komsomol
surface form: Russian Communist League of Youth
purpose ideological indoctrination
mobilization of youth for state projects
political education of youth
preparation of future Communist Party members
region Central Asia
Eastern Europe
scope Soviet Socialist Republics
surface form: all-Union
sectorInfluence agriculture
armed forces
education
industry
shortName Komsomol
symbol Lenin portrait badge
red banner
targetDemographic young adults
youth

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Komsomol shortName VLKSM