Russia - USSR medal 40 years of the All-Union Lenin Communist Union of Youth, 1958
Shkurko, Salykov 141. Diameter 67mm. 150.51g. Tompac. Mintage 7077pc. UNC. ЛМД. V.M. Akimushkin.
USSR All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (Komsomol)
The All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (Russian: Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи, VLKSM), commonly known as the Komsomol, was the official youth organization of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Founded on 29 October 1918, it served as the main political and educational body for Soviet youth, typically aged 14 to 28. Its primary mission was to prepare the younger generation for membership in the Communist Party, promote Marxist-Leninist ideology, and mobilize young people for economic, social, and cultural tasks of the Soviet state.
Throughout its existence the Komsomol played a major role in Soviet life. It organized youth labor brigades, participated in large industrial and construction projects (including the building of new cities and the development of Siberia and the Far East), conducted political education, promoted sports and cultural activities, and supported military-patriotic training. Membership was widespread and often considered an important step for career advancement in education, the professions, and the Party.
At its peak in the 1980s the organization claimed around 40 million members. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Komsomol was formally dissolved on 27 September 1991.
The organization remains a significant historical phenomenon of the Soviet period, reflecting both the ambitions of the communist system to shape the younger generation and the mass participation of millions of young people in the political and social life of the USSR.
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