Cosmopod - Komsomol Life
tags
: [[Soviet Union]] [[Komsomol]]
Summary
Cosmopod episode with Sean Guillory of Sean’s Russia Blog Podcast about the Communist Youth.
Notes
This episode may merit a re-listen.
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Komsomol acted as the central power out across the state, represented the Russian Communist Party throughout the country.
- Komsomol acted as an expression of soft power throughout the country.
- The primary goal of the Komsomol was to train communists in the post-revolutionary period.
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Komsomol was plagued with problems:
- Misogyny: numerous cases of rape, abuse
- Inability to coordinate
- “What does it mean to be a comrade?”
- The problems that arose from the Komsomol
Related sources
- Memoirs of a Revolutionary - Victor Serge
- Thou Shalt Kill - Anna Geifman
- J Arch Getty, Sheila Fitzpatrick
- Intimate Enemies - Wendy Goldman
- Anguish, Anger, and Folk Ways in Soviet Russia - Gábor Tamás Rittersporn