usually dressed as the young heroes of the new soviet society and encouraged to actively challenge the ideas of the older generation
when did Komsomol form
1926
what was Komsomol
communist party youth organisation
the Komsomol was used as a powerful instrument of propaganda and was in the forefront of the persecution of the church in the 1920s
with the 'great retreat' a more traditional role for young people was promoted
emphasis on traditional respect for authority figures and improvement in academic standards in education as society was transformed by rapid industrialisation
