Komsomol

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communist organization mass organization political youth organization youth organization

Komsomol was the Soviet Union’s official communist youth organization, responsible for politically educating and mobilizing young people under the guidance of the Communist Party.

Aliases (7)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	communist organization → mass organization → political youth organization → youth organization →
activity	cultural and sports events → ideological education → labor mobilization → military training support → political propaganda →
affiliation	Young Communist International →
ageRange	14–28 →
continent	Asia → Europe →
controlledBy	Communist Party of the Soviet Union →
country	Soviet Union →
dissolved	1991 →
fullName	All-Union Leninist Young Communist League →
headquartersLocation	Moscow →
historicalPeriod	Soviet era →
ideology	Marxism–Leninism → communism →
inception	1918-10-29 →
membershipPeak	tens of millions →
namedAfter	Vladimir Lenin →
nativeName	Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи →
notableFor	mass youth mobilization campaigns → participation in World War II home front efforts → participation in industrialization projects →
officialLanguage	Russian →
operatedIn	Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic → Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic → Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic → other Soviet republics →
parentOrganization	Communist Party of the Soviet Union →
precededBy	Russian Communist League of Youth →
purpose	mobilization of youth for state goals → political education of youth → training future Communist Party members →
recruitmentSourceFor	Communist Party of the Soviet Union →
roleInState	transmission belt of the Communist Party to youth →
shortName	Komsomol → VLKSM →
subOrganization	factory Komsomol cells → local Komsomol committees → school Komsomol organizations →
supervised	Pioneers → Young Octobrists →
symbol	Komsomol badge → red banner →

Referenced by (22)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Communist Party of the Russian Federation ("Leninist Communist Youth Union of the Russian Federation") → Communist Party of the Russian Federation ("Leninist Communist Youth Union of the Russian Federation") → Communist Party of the Soviet Union →	youthWing
Komsomol ("All-Union Leninist Young Communist League") → VLKSM ("All-Union Leninist Young Communist League") →	fullName
Komsomol ("Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи") → VLKSM ("Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи") →	nativeName
Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization → Young Pioneers ("All-Union Leninist Young Communist League") →	parentOrganization
Komsomol → VLKSM →	shortName
VLKSM ("All-Union Leninist Young Communist League") →	abbreviationOf
Communist Party of the Russian Federation ("Komsomol of the Russian Federation") →	hasWing
KPRF ("Leninist Communist Youth Union of the Russian Federation") →	hasYouthWing
Communist Youth League of Hungary ("Soviet Komsomol model") →	influencedBy
Alexei Kosygin →	memberOf
Young Communist League of Cuba ("Leninist youth league") →	organizationalType
Komsomol ("Russian Communist League of Youth") →	precededBy
VLKSM ("Russian Communist League of Youth") →	predecessor
Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization →	recruitsTo
Soviet military officers →	requiredOrganization
Soviet government →	youthOrganization