Routledge - The Communist Youth League and Soviet Transformation

Explore the history of the Soviet Komsomol through this academic study from the BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies. While much research focuses on Western European youth culture, this book addresses the gap in understanding Soviet youth movements. It examines the Komsomol as the first state-sponsored youth organization within the first communist country. Starting from an autonomous movement in 1917, the book tracks how the Komsomol evolved into a central part of the Soviet socializing agencies used to organize the young. This work is built on extensive archival research and builds upon recent studies to provide a deeper look at how these organizations functioned. It is an essential resource for those studying the social and political transformation of the Soviet Union between 1917 and 1932.