Dimitrov Communist Youth Union Explained

Dimitrov Communist Youth Union
DKMS/ДКМС
Native Name:Bulgarian: Димитровски комунистически младежки съюз
Colorcode:red
Founded:September 1944[1]
Dissolved:1990
Headquarters:Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria
Mother Party:Bulgarian Communist Party
International:WFDY
National:Fatherland Front

The Dimitrov Communist Youth Union (DKMS) was the state-sanctioned youth movement in the People's Republic of Bulgaria and an important organ of the Bulgarian Communist Party, which utilized the organization to educate the Bulgarian youth in Marxist-Leninist philosophy and prepare the younger generations for future party membership.[2] It was the parent organization of the Dimitrovist Pioneer Organization "Septemberists", the membership of which was for children between 9 and 14 years of age.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Directory of Bulgarian Officials. 1986. The Directorate. 13.
  2. Book: United States. Joint Publications Research Service. Political Translations on Eastern Europe. 1968. 1–9.