Komsomol
From the Komsomol Archive
By Sean at 14 December, 2009, 6:28 am
Today, I began research on Komsomol participation in collectivization and found this little tidbit in the archive.
Read More >>Revolutionary Manliness
By Sean at 2 November, 2009, 12:51 pm
For those interested in a taste of my academic work, I’ve contributed an entry called “Revolutionary Manliness” to the Soviet history site Seventeen Moments in Soviet History. If you register, and you should because the site is a wonderful resource especially for instructors, you can check out the accompanying source, “Klasha the Komsomol Girl.” Here [...]
Read More >>“It was the best school for managers!”
By Sean at 29 October, 2008, 5:36 pm
The Russian media is abuzz with reports on the 90th Anniversary of the Komsomol. Local celebrations, museum exhibits, and conferences are planned all over the country to commemorate the youth organization. In Pskov, the local office of the Committee for Youth Policy and Sport has organized festival called “My Komsomol Youth.” Arkhangelsk has a series [...]
Read More >>The Komsomol at 90
By Sean at 27 October, 2008, 8:41 am
Ninety years ago this week, 194 delegates from youth groups from all over revolutionary Russia met to consolidate themselves into an all-Russian youth organization. Of the 194 delegates, 176 had voting rights, (the rest had the right to speak but not vote). The voting delegates claimed to represent 120 different youth groups with a total [...]
Read More >>Soviet Agitation Trials
By Sean at 6 May, 2008, 10:15 am
Robert Amsterdam’s blog has a translation of a fascinating Kommersant Vlast’ article (the Russian version is here along with some great photos.) on one of the more peculiar forms of early Soviet propaganda: the agitation trial. The article argues that agitsudy were one of the ways “the Bolsheviks managed to change the attitude of [...]
Read More >>Nashi Perestroika
By Sean at 1 February, 2008, 11:08 am
So everyone is declaring Nashi’s death. According to Kommersant and other Russian media, Nashi plans on shutting down 45 of its 50 branches. All that will remain are chapters in Tula, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Voronezh, and Yaroslavl. The consensus reasoning is that Nashi has outlived its purpose. Russia is no longer threatened [...]
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