Leninist Komsomol of the Russian Federation
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Leninist Young Communist League of the Russian Federation Ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи Российской Федерации |
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| Secretary General | Anatoly Dolgachyov |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
| Membership | 40,000 (2013) |
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Communism Marxism–Leninism |
| Mother party | Communist Party of the Russian Federation |
| International affiliation | World Federation of Democratic Youth |
| Newspaper | Shturm, Komsomolka, Levo Rulya, Plamya (The Flame) |
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The Leninist Young Communist League of the Russian Federation (LYCL RF; Russian: Ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи Российской Федерации, ЛКСМ РФ; Leninskiĭ kommunisticheskiĭ soyuz molodëzhi Rossiĭskoĭ Federatsii, LKSM RF), usually known as the Leninist Komsomol of the Russian Federation (komsomol being a Russian syllabic abbreviation for Young Communist League), is the youth organization of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.
Up until February 2011 it was known as the Union of Communist Youth of the Russian Federation (Russian: Союз коммунистической молодёжи Российской Федерации, СКМ РФ; Soyuz kommunisticheskoĭ molodëzhi Rossiĭskoĭ Federatsii, SKM RF).
In 2004, there was an internal conflict within the ranks of the Young Communist League of the RF, resulting in a split of two factions, one headed by Yuri Afonin, and the other by Konstantin Zhukov. Afonin's faction represented the overwhelming majority of the organization members and remained tied to the KPRF, while Zhukov's faction became independent and gradually deteriorated into organization without any members, but with the leadership. Both factions kept the same name until February 2011 when the faction headed by Afonin changed name to the Leninist Young Communist League of the Russian Federation.
To reach the objectives of the organization, LKSM leads a variety of activities, such as: Organizing meetings, rallies, demonstrations, picketing with the purpose of expressing an opinion on current societal and youth issues. Participating in election campaigns for the Communist Party, put forward, in collaboration with the Communist Party, its representatives in government bodies at various levels. Developing a network of regional, local and primary LKSM offices. Organizing at the universities: courses, clubs, libraries, studios, summer camps etc.
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