The Communist Youth League and the Transformation of the Soviet Union, 1917-1932
The Communist Youth League and the Transformation of the Soviet Union, 1917-1932
Summary
The study of Soviet youth has long lagged behind the comprehensive research conducted on Western European youth culture. This book examines the evolution of Komsomol (Communist Youth League), the critical role it played during the Russian Revolution, and the impact that the revolution had on this youth organization.
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The Communist Youth League and the Transformation of the Soviet Union, 1917-1932 by Matthias Neumann
The study of Soviet youth has long lagged behind the comprehensive research conducted on Western European youth culture. In an era that saw the emergence of youth movements of all sorts across Europe, the Soviet Komsomol was the first state-sponsored youth organization, in the first communist country. Born out of an autonomous youth movement that emerged in 1917, the Komsomol eventually became the last link in a chain of Soviet socializing agencies which organized the young. Based on extensive archival research and building upon recent research on Soviet youth, this book broadens our understanding of the social and political dimension of Komsomol membership during the momentous period 1917-1932. It sheds light on the complicated interchange between ideology, policy and reality in the league's evolution, highlighting the important role ordinary members played. The transformation of the country shaped Komsomol members and their league's social identity, institutional structure and social psychology, and vice versa, the organization itself became a crucial force in the dramatic changes of that time.The book investigates the complex dialogue between the Communist Youth League and the regime, unravelling the intricate process that transformed the Komsomol into a mere institution for political socialization serving the regime's quest for social engineering and control.'The work is thorough and well researchedA reader seeking an introductory comprehensive overview to the Komsomol would do well to begin here.' - William B. Husband, Oregon State University; Slavic Review, ol. 72, no. 1 (Spring 2013).
'Neumann has written a compelling work highlighting the agency of the Komsomol’s base in defeating the NEP. Paradoxically, this fine work suggests the need for greater detail in our understanding of the collapse of the NEP networks and the dynamics of the top and middle leadership. This will require scholars to go beyond the archives of the Komsomol Central Committee. For now, Matthias Neumann has written the new standard history of the early Komsomol.' – Isabel Tirado, William Paterson University; The Russian Review, vol. 72, no. 2, (April 2013), 336-337.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415838368 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415838363 |
| Title | The Communist Youth League and the Transformation of the Soviet Union, 1917-1932 |
| Author | Matthias Neumann |
| Series | Basees Routledge Series On Russian And East European Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 2013-02-15 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |