Komsomol
Americannoun
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a communist organization in the Soviet Union for youths 16 years of age and older.
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a member of this organization.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Komsomol
< Russian Komsomól, for Kom ( munistícheskiĭ ) so ( yúz ) mol ( odëzhi ) Communist Union of Youth
Example Sentences
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Putin was one of millions of Soviet schoolchildren who joined the Pioneer and Komsomol youth movements, which taught devotion to communist ideals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
In Stavropol, he had set out on a conformist career path in the Komsomol.
From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2022
The next year he was named first secretary of the Komsomol for the Stavropol region.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022
In any event, the Komsomol ceased to exist in 1991.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2021
It’s very likely that the Central Committee for the Komsomol came up with the idea, and Marina Raskova was the obvious person to put in charge.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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