May 19 - Pioneer Day Bashny.Net

"Soar bonfires, blue nights,
We - the pioneers, the children of workers.
Nearing the era of light years,
Pioneer cry: "Always be ready!»

- Almost all the inhabitants of the former USSR, were once pioneers remembered the words to this organization.

"... In the face of his comrades solemnly swear: Hot love and cherish their homeland ...»

These words uttered millions of children of the Soviet Union, joining the Pioneers.

May 19, 1922 Second All-Russian Conference of the Young Communist League decided to widespread creation of pioneering groups, of which was formed by the All-Union Pioneer Organization - the largest mass amateur communist organization of children and adolescents aged 10-15 years. In January 1924, it was named after VI Lenin.

Pioneer organization has emerged as an alternative to Scouting. Scout organizations were considered bourgeois - partly because of the "monarchical origin" scouting, distributed in Russia with the active support of Nicholas II. Nevertheless, the principles of scouting to some extent influenced Pioneer movement. In particular, the scouting borrowed the motto "Be Prepared!" Organization for troops, the institute leaders, gathering around the fire, the elements of symbolism. For example, in three languages pioneer icon firelight replaced three petals of the Scout badge, tie the end of the three - the particles of the Red Banner - came to mean three generations: Pioneers and Komsomol members and communists.

In the mid-1920s began the politicization of the Pioneer organization, which was seen as a change of the reserve and the Komsomol. The work of the pioneer organization directed the party and the daily management carried out on its behalf the Komsomol. In 1932, the decision of the Central Committee of the CPSU pioneer organization was reorganized, and pioneer activities actually turned into an integral part of the educational work of the school.

Soviet schoolchildren were way: Oktyabrenok pioneer, Komsomolets. The first pioneers in taking the best October horoshist then, then all the rest. When you join the pioneer organization had to make a solemn oath. Then handed pioneer badge and tie.

Of course, the pioneer organization was heavily politicized, its activity was directed to prepare for entry into the Young Communist League and the Communist Party, but it brings a lot of benefits to the people and the country. Participation in the fight against homelessness, collectivization, literacy, care for older people and people with disabilities have become everyone's business Pioneer detachment, each squad. If you shake the entire ideological husks, she is also taught - even with the cost of a totalitarian society, but still - what is good and what is bad. That honor more than money that someone needs help, and betray and sell - it's despicable. A lot of guys accomplished the feat during the Great Patriotic War and recorded in the "Book of Memory" Russians as pioneers-heroes.

Pioneer Day has always been one of the biggest children's parties, with the obligatory pioneer parade or solemn ruler devoted to the ranks of the Pioneer organization, pioneer fires. So he remembered those who was a pioneer.

This day, May 19, was celebrated in the USSR as a Birthday pioneer. After the collapse of the Soviet Union ceased to be a Pioneer Day an official holiday.

Today, the organization has lost its official status and refused political overtones. Today, the motto of the pioneers: "For the Motherland, kindness and justice».

Attempts to reform the pioneer organization undertaken since the mid-1980s. However, to create a child and youth organizations scale Pioneers did not succeed. Successor of the Pioneer organization was the Union pioneering organizations - the Federation of Children's Organizations (SPO-SDF), an international voluntary independent union, uniting children's organizations, associations and other associations formed with the participation of children and their interests. Pioneer Day is still celebrated in many cities of Russia - are children and youth rallies, parades, meetings with veterans.

According to the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, officially registered in Russia, more than 500 children's organizations with federal, republican and regional status. Some of them are called "pioneer».

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