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.