The impact of Stalinism on young people: Komsomol

Komsomol, the youth division of the Communist Party, stressed communist values and loyalty to the Party

• The organisation taught communist values 
• Smoking, drinking and religion were discouraged, whilst volunteer social work, sports, politics and drama clubs were organised to inspire socialist values
• Komsomol had close links to the Party and became directly affiliated in 1939
• Members took an oath to live, study and fight for the Fatherland…