Young Guard!: The Communist Youth League, Petrograd 1917-1920

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Tirado provides a fascinating and valuable account of the beginnings of an organized youth movement in revolutionary Russia and the founding of the Komsomol. Forming organizations to protect and advance group interests was one of the most striking features of the Russian Revolution of 1917; youth did not lag behind. . . . [This volume] is a valuable contribution to the history of the Russian Revolution and early Soviet state. Russian Review This book examines in detail the formation of the Communist Youth League or Komsomol since its inception in 1917 and presents a social and institutional history of the organization and its impact on the first decade of Soviet power. By concentrating on Petrograd up to 1920 and by using a broad range of sources, this unusual study provides a clearer perspective on the mass efforts of Soviet youth during the early consolidation of the revolution. It describes the origins of the Komsomol, its institutionalization in 1918, its development during the Civil War, its economic and educational activities, and its relationship to the Communist Party.

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. . . this is a more-than-welcome addition to the historical literature. It will be read profitably by anyone concerned with the sociopolitial history of the Russian Revolution and with the emergence of Soviet institutions.-Slavic Review
The present study focuses on the Komsomol organization in Petrograd. It consists of two parts. The first describes the establishment of the organization in Vyborg district in 1917, the relationship with the Moscow organization and the convocation of the first national Komsomol congress. The second part covers the Komsomol's changing social composition, educational activities, economic work and relationship to the Communist party and the Soviet state 1919-20.-International Review of Social History
." . . this is a more-than-welcome addition to the historical literature. It will be read profitably by anyone concerned with the sociopolitial history of the Russian Revolution and with the emergence of Soviet institutions."-Slavic Review
"The present study focuses on the Komsomol organization in Petrograd. It consists of two parts. The first describes the establishment of the organization in Vyborg district in 1917, the relationship with the Moscow organization and the convocation of the first national Komsomol congress. The second part covers the Komsomol's changing social composition, educational activities, economic work and relationship to the Communist party and the Soviet state 1919-20."-International Review of Social History

Author Bio

ISABEL A. TIRADO is Assistant Professor of History at William Paterson College, New Jersey.