Pioneers
The Pioneers were members of the Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union, a socialist organization for children aged 9 to 14 from 1922 to...
Category: Ideology
Soviet propaganda posters
Soviet propaganda posters were widely used during the Soviet Union to promote communism and socialism. They were common in all areas of life –...
October stars
An Octobrist is a child who joined the “Oktyabryata” organization. This was the first step in the communist hierarchy. Next came the Pioneers, then...
Timur movement
The Timur movement emerged in the USSR in the 1940s and was aimed at helping people in need and caring for children (mostly veterans)....
Thaw
The Thaw was a period of freer political and cultural life in the USSR that began after Stalin’s death in 1953 and lasted until...
Mosaics on the walls of houses in the USSR
Mosaic on walls was very common in the USSR. It could be an ordinary residential building, or it could be a factory workshop. In...
Political information
Political information in Soviet schools was actively controlled by the state. Students were taught about the science of Marxism-Leninism and socialist revolution, and how...
VLKSM
The Komsomol (All-Union Leninist Communist Youth Union or Komsomol) was founded in 1918 (it was originally called the RKSM) and was one of the...