The All-Union Leninist Young Communist League, usually known as Komsomol, was a political youth organization in the Soviet Union. It is sometimes described as the youth division of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), although it was officially independent and referred to as "the helper and the reserve of the CPSU".
Monument to Courage, Firmness and Faithfulness of Members of the Komsomol in Sevastopol
Plenary session of the Central Committee of the Young Communist League in 1968, with Communist Party General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev presiding
1948 stamp marking the 30th anniversary of the Komsomol
Kliment Voroshilov at a meeting with Komsomol members (1935)
Young Pioneers (Soviet Union)
The Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization, abbreviated as the Young Pioneers, was a compulsory youth organization of the Soviet Union for children and adolescents ages 9–14 that existed between 1922 and 1991.
Samantha Smith with Young Pioneers, 1983
Pioneers in the Zeravshan Mountains of the Tajik SSR in 1983
50 years, Stamp, 1972
Young pioneers at school, 1984