Laws of young pioneers. Pioneer organization encyclopedia of our childhood
For the first time, the Laws of Young Pioneers, developed by the commission of the Central Committee of the RKSM with the participation of N.K. Krupskaya, were approved by the 5th Congress of the RKSM in October 1922. In the Laws of Young Pioneers, it was highlighted as one of the main laws - “I will always strive, wherever possible, to obtain knowledge in order to use it for the benefit of the working people”
The laws of young pioneers are a set of basic rules for the life and activities of a member of the All-Union Pioneer Organization named after. V.I. Lenin. The goals and objectives of the children's communist organization, the basic principles of communist morality, and moral and ethical standards of behavior for young pioneers are set out in a form that is imaginative and understandable to children.
Pioneer Laws Soviet Union
The changes that occurred during the years of socialist construction in the conditions of activity of the pioneer organization, the deepening of the content and improvement of the forms and methods of its work were reflected in the new text of the Laws of Young Pioneers, approved in 1957 by the 8th plenum of the Komsomol Central Committee.
1. The pioneer is loyal to the working class and communism.
2. A pioneer is a friend and brother to every other pioneer and Komsomol member.
3. The pioneer is honest and truthful. His word is like granite.
4. The pioneer is disciplined.
5. The pioneer daily helps his fellow workers in building a communist society.
6. The pioneer is hardworking and respects useful work.
7. A pioneer is pure in thoughts, words and deeds. 
Pioneer customs.
1. The pioneer does not lie in bed in the morning, but gets up as soon as
Vanka-Vstanka.
2. Pioneers make their beds with their own hands, not with someone else’s hands.
3. Pioneers wash thoroughly, not forgetting to wash their necks and ears, and clean
teeth and remember that teeth are friends of the stomach.
4. Pioneers are precise and accurate.
5. Pioneers stand and sit straight, without hunching.
6. Pioneers are not afraid to offer their services to people.
7. Pioneers do not smoke; a smoking pioneer is no longer a pioneer.
8. Pioneers don't keep their hands in their pockets; holding hands in pockets
not always ready.
9. Pioneers protect useful animals.
10. Pioneers always remember their customs and laws.
11. A drunken pioneer disgraces his squad. 
On May 19, 1922, 90 years ago, the first pioneer organization was created, since 1926 called the All-Union Pioneer Organization named after V.I. Lenin
After the October Revolution, children's organizations, groups and associations began to emerge in many cities of the Soviet Union. The Communist Party instructed the Komsomol to create a unified children's communist organization.
On May 19, 1922, the Second All-Russian Komsomol Conference decided to create pioneer detachments everywhere. And in October of the same year, the 5th All-Russian Congress of the RKSM decided to unite all pioneer detachments organized in different cities of the USSR into the children's communist organization “Young Pioneers named after Spartak”.
In 1924, the pioneer organization was named after V.I. Lenin. And after the VIIth Komsomol Congress in 1926, at which a resolution was adopted to rename the RKSM into the Komsomol, the pioneer organization began to be called the “All-Union Pioneer Organization named after V.I. Lenin.”
The purpose of the pioneer organization is:
Preparing children school age to joining the Komsomol, and then into the ranks of the Communist Party.
In the early 1930s, pioneer associations began to be created in schools. The All-Union Pioneer organization was built on the so-called school principle: class - detachment, school - pioneer squad.
The first pioneer detachments worked at Komsomol cells of factories, factories, institutions, participated in community cleanups, helped in the fight against child homelessness and in eliminating illiteracy.
During the Great Patriotic War a mass Timur movement was organized, which also included the duties of its members:
providing assistance to the families of front-line soldiers;
Cathedral medicinal plants and herbs;
scrap metal collection;
organizing fundraising for military equipment for the front;
duty in hospitals and nursing homes;
participation in harvesting;
organization of amateur performances for military personnel and civilians.
The organizer of this area of pioneering activity was famous writer Arkady Petrovich Gaidar. His works: “Chuk and Gek”, “RVS”, “Blue Cup”, “The Fate of the Drummer”, “Timur and His Team” raised more than one generation of children and teenagers in the spirit of patriotism and selfless service to the Motherland.
Pioneers-Heroes of the Soviet Union
Before the war, these were the most ordinary boys and girls. We studied, helped our elders, played, ran, jumped, and hurt our knees. Only their relatives, classmates and friends knew their names.
The hour of testing has come and the little pranksters and mischief-makers showed the whole world how concentrated the sacred fiery love for the Motherland is in a small child’s heart. At first glance, boys and girls. On their fragile shoulders the war laid the whole burden of adversity, childish trials, misfortune and grief of the hard times of war. But the pioneer eaglets did not bend under this weight, they became stronger in spirit, more courageous, and more resilient.
Little heroes great war! Their matured childhood was filled with such trials that even the most talented writer could hardly imagine. But it was. It happened in the history of our great country, it happened in the destinies of its little Soviet children - ordinary boys and girls.
Valya Kotik Together with my friends I decided to fight the enemy. The guys collected weapons at the battle site, which the partisans then transported to the detachment on a cart of hay. He tracked the location of enemy posts and the order of changing the guard. He is responsible for six enemy trains blown up on the way to the front.
Marat Kazei. His mother was captured for her connection with the partisans and subsequently hanged by the Nazis. He went to the partisans. He fought to the last bullet, and when he had only one grenade left, he let his enemies get closer and blew them up... and himself.
Zina Portnova participated in operations against the enemy, in sabotage, distributed leaflets, and conducted reconnaissance on instructions from a partisan detachment. In December 1943, the young pioneer was brutally tortured by the Nazis, but before last minute remained persistent, courageous, unbending.
Lenya Golikov. There was a battle in his life that Lenya fought one on one with a fascist general. A grenade thrown by a boy hit a car. A Nazi man got out of it with a briefcase in his hands. Lenya pursued the enemy for almost a kilometer and finally killed him. The briefcase contained very important documents.
All four were awarded the high title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously...
The most important pioneer attributes are the squad banner, squad flags, bugle and drum, which accompanied all the solemn pioneer rituals.
Pioneer uniform in common days coincided with school uniform, complemented by pioneer symbols - a red tie and a pioneer badge. On special occasions (holidays, greetings at party and Komsomol forums, meetings of foreign delegations, etc.) it was worn dress uniform. They proudly wore a red tie on their chest - a piece of the red battle flag. The pioneer tie has three ends - this is a symbol of the unity of the party, the Komsomol and the pioneers.
The pioneer organization accepted children aged 9 to 14 years. Admission was carried out individually, by open voting at a meeting of the pioneer detachment or squad.
Those who joined the pioneer organization at the pioneer line made a solemn promise to be a pioneer of the Soviet Union. Pioneers were received in a solemn atmosphere. As a rule, during Soviet holidays, most often on April 22 near the monument to V.I. Lenin.
“I (Name, Surname), joining the ranks of the All-Union Pioneer Organization named after Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, in front of my comrades, solemnly promise: to passionately love my Motherland. Live, study and fight, as the great Lenin bequeathed, as the Communist Party teaches. It is sacred to observe the Laws of Pioneerism of the Soviet Union."
The goal of the pioneer organization is to educate young fighters for the cause of the Communist Party. It is expressed in the motto of the All-Union Pioneer Organization named after V.I. Lenin.
On call:
“Pioneer, be ready to fight for the cause of the Communist Party!”
The answer follows:
"Always ready!"
Laws of Young Pioneers:
The pioneer is devoted to the Motherland, the party, and the ideas of social justice;
The pioneer is preparing to become a Komsomol member;
The pioneer looks up to the heroes of struggle and labor;
The pioneer honors the memory of the fallen fighters and prepares to become a defender of the Fatherland;
The pioneer is the best in studies, work and sports;
A pioneer is an honest and faithful comrade, always boldly standing for the truth;
Pioneer - comrade and leader of the Octobrists;
A pioneer is a friend to pioneers and the children of workers of all countries;
The anthem of the pioneer organization is considered to be “March of Young Pioneers” - a Soviet pioneer song written in 1922 by two Komsomol members - pianist Sergei Kaidan-Deshkin and poet Alexander Zharov
Pioneerism in Ukraine
July 21, 2004 All-Ukrainian Pioneer Organization named after. V.I. Lenin was registered by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
As in the old days, the senior mentor, assistant and organizer of the reviving pioneer movement is the Leninist Komsomol.
Since 1993, a lot of organizational work has been done to revive the pioneer organization.
Today in Ukraine there are 22 all-Ukrainian children's public organizations. The main difference between the pioneers is the ideological, organizational and symbolic similarity with the Soviet pioneers, which makes it possible to declare that the VPO named after. V.I. Lenin is the ideological successor and continuer of the pioneer movement of Ukraine.
Pioneering takes place hard way formation and rebirth.
An undeniably significant event was the holding of the 1st All-Ukrainian gathering of regional pioneer organizations in Kherson in 2010, which was attended by representatives of 15 regions of the country.
During work, the guys independently finalized and accepted the Pioneer Laws, the oath, and became acquainted with the main pioneer traditions and organizational details during events.
Today, regional pioneer organizations are registered and operating in the Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Volyn, Vinnitsa, Ivano-Frankivsk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye, and Kirovograd regions.
Organizations in Nikolaev, Kherson, Chernigov, Lugansk, Kharkov, Poltava, Cherkassy regions, and Sevastopol have enormous achievements.
Traditionally, in most regional centers and cities on May 19, ceremonial pioneer events are held, new additions are accepted into the ranks.
The children’s eyes light up, and ringing voices chant “Be ready! - Always ready!".
The fact that today new members are joining the Pioneer organization, ready for struggle and work, speaks of the relevance and need to restore the Pioneer organization, gives it incorruptible simplicity and strength.
Press service of Zaporozhye OK LKSMU
Today we invite you to consider interesting topic, directly related to the history of our country. Namely, the pioneer movement in the USSR. Of course, in a short article we are unlikely to be able to cover all aspects of this large-scale phenomenon. But we will try to give the modern young reader an idea of the basic principles of the existence of a pioneer organization. What was the pioneer movement like? At what age were you accepted as a pioneer? What were they doing?
People aged “forty and older” know very well the answers to these questions - in what class they were accepted into pioneers, how pioneer training camps and meetings were held, what the peers of today’s schoolchildren were doing in after school hours. And for representatives of the younger generation below - a small “educational education”.
During the Soviet era, everyone knew the All-Union Pioneer Organization, which bore the name of V.I. Lenin - it could not have been otherwise. This mass children's movement was one of the communist organizations that existed in the USSR. The pioneer organization was formed by the decision of the All-Russian Komsomol Conference in 1922 (May 19). Since then, this day has been celebrated as Pioneer Day.
Initially, the organization was named after Spartak. In 1924, she received the name of Lenin - after his death. The pioneers traced their origins to the scout movement, but a number of aspects significantly distinguished these formations. Pioneer organization was in the nature of universal state coverage with a clearly expressed goal - the ideological education of children as citizens devoted to the Communist Party. Organizationally, the pioneer movement was integral part structure of the Komsomol and was controlled centrally. “Pioneers” in countries of Western culture (in the USA and England) were called reconnaissance soldiers, pioneers who explored new lands.
A little history
The scout movement in Russia at the time of the 1917 revolution was quite developed and consisted of a network of children's organizations. The total number of scouts was about 50,000 people. During Civil War Scouts provided assistance in searching for street children, formed children's police units and provided social assistance. The motives of scout ideology were based on the postulates of play, work and mutual assistance.
The Bolsheviks decided to combine the principles of the scout movement with communist ideology. Komsomol members, in turn, considered scoutism a bourgeois phenomenon, far from communist ideas. Already in 1919, the congress of the RKSM adopted a resolution to disband scout troops.
At the same time, the need to create our own communist organization grew. children's direction. The idea was formulated by N.K. Krupskaya, who suggested that the Komsomol use scouting methods to create a new children's organization. Initially, this idea was received with extreme caution, but with the adoption of a positive decision in 1921, the search for suitable organizational forms began. The new movement was called "pioneers", which was also borrowed from scouting practice. At what age were you accepted as a pioneer in those years? Initially, it was decided to take the scout movement as the basis for the created Komsomol organization, but subsequently decided to unite younger children in a similar format.
Other symbolism
The symbols of the new children's movement were a slightly modified version of the scout ones. Instead of a green tie, a red one appeared, and a white (rather than green) blouse was also approved. The scout motto “Be Prepared!” remained unchanged. and the answer is “Always ready!” We inherited from scouting the organization of children in the form of groups, gatherings around the fire, playful forms of working with students, and the institute of counselors.
During 1922, many pioneer detachments arose in a number of villages and cities. The age at which people were accepted into pioneers and other formal aspects in those years were not yet strictly regulated. At the congress of the RKSM, it was decided to unite the scattered pioneer detachments into a children's organization of a communist orientation. Last thing official name- The movement received the All-Union Pioneer Organization named after V.I. Lenin in March 1926.
About the structure of the pioneer organization
Initially, such organizations were created by RKSM cells in villages, institutions and enterprises. In 1923, their formation ceased to depend on place of residence and moved to schools. They were called “bases” and “outposts”. In fact, communist control was established over the school. Since 1929, the pioneer organization began to rebuild, focusing on school principles. The detachments corresponded to classes, the squads corresponded to schools. The age at which people were accepted as pioneers became uniform in the USSR in those years.
The scale of the organization acquired such a scale that a couple of years later they were talking with condemnation about attempts to extinguish the pioneer movement by merging it with the school system. In addition, there has been a tendency to transfer educational functions from the school to the pioneer movement. The school determined in which class they were accepted as pioneers, established a system of rewards and punishments, etc. But the process nevertheless continued.
Being a centralized link in the communist system, the All-Union Pioneer Movement in the USSR united organizations different levels- republican, regional, regional, district, city, district. The formal basis for organizing a squad at a school or children's educational institution was the presence of three pioneers. If the squad consisted of more than 20 people, it was divided into pioneer detachments.
The groups existing at pioneer camps or orphanages were of different ages. If the detachment consisted of 15 or more people, it was divided into links, at the head of each of which a leader was appointed. In fact, each detachment united students of a particular class, and the squad united students of a particular school.
About the senior pioneers
Changes affected the organization's structure in 1982 with the introduction of the concept of "senior pioneers". In what class were these guys accepted as pioneers? The senior pioneers usually included students in the seventh and eighth grades. They were a kind of intermediate link between pioneers and Komsomol members and wore badges that combined elements of both. Theoretically, senior pioneers were instructed to continue wearing a red tie, but many tried their best to switch to new uniform clothes.
Who led the organization
The direct leadership of the All-Union Pioneer Organization was entrusted to the Komsomol - Komsomol members. Those, in turn, were controlled by the bodies of the CPSU. Any council of a pioneer organization worked under the leadership of the Komsomol committee. Reports from the councils of the pioneer organization were heard at conferences and congresses of the Komsomol. The leadership of the pioneer organization at all levels was also approved by plenums of Komsomol committees.
Methodological and organizational work with pioneer personnel was organized on the basis of numerous Houses and Palaces of Pioneers, as well as other non-school institutions. Personnel for work in these institutions, in the person of senior counselors, were “supplied” from Komsomol committees, which were involved in their selection, education and advanced training. The leadership of circles, sections, clubs and candidates for the positions of squad leaders were selected in a centralized manner.
If we talk about the so-called pioneer self-government, then the highest body of the collective unit (detachment, unit, squad) was the pioneer gathering. At the gathering of the detachment, schoolchildren were accepted into the pioneers, and the worthy ones were recommended to the ranks of the Komsomol. They assessed the activities of the detachment and planned the upcoming work as a whole (as well as the contribution of each pioneer to the common cause) at the council of the squad. The composition of the detachment was selected by the detachment assembly, the link member was selected by the unit assembly. Each of the councils, in turn, elected its own chairman.
In pioneer organizations at a higher level (All-Union, Republican, regional, territorial, etc.), a pioneer rally, held once every few years, served as a form of self-government. The most active and active elite of the pioneer organization gathered in city headquarters, created under the councils of the pioneer organization at the district or city level.
In what class were you accepted as a pioneer?
Any representative of the older generation will give you the answer to this question. The age when they were accepted into pioneers ranged from 9 to 14 years. A nine- to ten-year-old child was most often a third grader. Here is the answer to the question: “In what class were they previously accepted as pioneers?”
Formally this action was carried out on a voluntary basis. It was carried out individually in the form of an open vote, held at a meeting of the squad or pioneer detachment. The atmosphere of the event when they were accepted into pioneers was always presented in the USSR in a very pompous manner.
A schoolchild who joined the organization read out a solemn promise to his senior comrades (Komsomol members, communists or other pioneers) on the line. He was given and tied a red tie. Most often, the procedure for admission to pioneers was carried out in a solemn atmosphere and coincided with communist holidays.
Often it was held in some memorable historical and revolutionary place. For example, there was a widespread practice of recruiting pioneers near the Lenin monument on April 22. First of all, the admission of excellent and good students was carried out.
A little ideology
Anyone who joined the ranks of this children's organization was required to know the laws of the pioneers by heart. These postulates taught children to emulate communists, prepare to join the ranks of the Komsomol, study well and actively work for the good of the Motherland, prepare to defend it from enemies, fight for peace and build communism in everything globe. The pioneer was instructed to value the honor of the organization, be a reliable comrade, respect elders and take care of children, and act in accordance with the concepts of duty and honor.
The rights of a pioneer were proclaimed to be the opportunity to participate in the election of pioneer self-government bodies, discuss the work of the organization at meetings and in the press, criticize shortcomings and make proposals at any level, and ask for recommendations for the procedure for joining the Komsomol.
About pioneer camps
For the most part, pioneers spent their school holidays in pioneer camps. Their number in the USSR was enormous - about 40,000 summer and year-round summer and year-round pioneer camps. About 10 million children were sent there on vacation every year. The most famous of them is the All-Union Pioneer Camp of international status "Artek". The second most prestigious place was occupied by the All-Russian level camp "Orlyonok", located in the Krasnodar Territory.
The pioneer organization, of course, had its own motto and anthem, ideologically “tied” to the declared goal - educating young fighters for the ideas of the Communist Party. The “March of Young Pioneers,” written back in 1922, was performed as the organization’s anthem. Other attributes of pioneer symbols were known to anyone to the Soviet man red triangular tie and pioneer badge of the approved form. Other elements of the organization's attributes are the squad banner, squad flags, drums and bugles. None of the solemn pioneer rituals could take place without them.
Each squad had its own pioneer room, in which all these attributes were to be stored. The squad council also met there. Most often, such a room was decorated with a counter of a ritual nature and a Lenin corner. In each class, the pioneers were instructed to publish and hang handwritten detachment and squad wall newspapers.
What did the pioneer uniform look like?
On weekdays they wore a regular school uniform along with pioneer symbols in the form of a badge and a red tie. For special occasions, a dress uniform was provided, consisting of red caps in combination with the same ties and badges, uniform white shirts with gilded buttons and emblems on the sleeves (for both boys and girls), blue trousers for boys or the same colors of girls' skirts. In the banner group, the dress uniform was complemented by a red ribbon worn over the shoulder, as well as white gloves.
In the Soviet Union, pioneer magazines and newspapers were published, in addition, a lot of other children's literature. Representatives of the older generation remember very well such publications as “Pionerskaya Pravda” (the main newspaper of the organization), magazines “Koster”, “Pioneer”, etc. Pioneer broadcasts were broadcast on radio and television every day, even in cinemas they played documentary magazines before the start of the film .
About the life of children in those years when they were accepted into pioneers
Many wonderful children's films created in Soviet period, were dedicated to children of pioneer age and showed the life of schoolchildren in pioneer camps and detachments. Undoubtedly, these films, despite their ideological “impregnation,” contributed to truly high-quality education of children and adolescents in the USSR. In addition, filmed by true masters of their craft, they were genuine works of cinematic art and it was no coincidence that they were loved by millions of viewers - both children and adults.
The Palaces of Pioneers that existed in each city were repurposed after the dissolution of the Pioneer organization in DDT (Children's Art House) in 1991. The children who visited them in those years were busy collecting scrap metal and waste paper, took part in the military sports game "Zarnitsa", as well as in competitions of football and hockey yard teams organized at the all-Union level. There was even a simplified version of the volleyball game - pioneerball ( team game with a soccer ball).
Voluntary youth fire brigades were organized. The pioneers were involved in all kinds of patrols monitoring the protection of forest and water resources, or as young assistant traffic inspectors on the roads. In addition, many children were involved in sports sections and clubs of various types.
A pioneer - a young builder of communism - works and studies for the good of the Motherland, preparing to become its defender.
A pioneer is an active fighter for peace, a friend to pioneers and the children of workers of all countries.
The pioneer looks up to the communists, prepares to become a Komsomol member, and leads the Octobrists.
A pioneer values the honor of his organization and strengthens its authority through his deeds and actions.
A pioneer is a reliable comrade, respects elders, takes care of younger ones, and always acts according to his conscience.
A pioneer has the right to: elect and be elected to pioneer self-government bodies; discuss at pioneer gatherings, rallies, meetings of councils of detachments and squads, in the press, the work of the pioneer organization, criticize shortcomings, make proposals to any council of the pioneer organization, up to the Central Council of the Higher Professional Education named after V.I. Lenin; ask for a recommendation from the squad council to join the ranks of the Komsomol.
Pioneer motto
The declared goal of the pioneer organization: to educate young fighters for the cause of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It is expressed in the motto of the All-Union Pioneer Organization named after V.I. Lenin. To the call: “Pioneer, be ready to fight for the cause of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union!” - the answer follows: “Always ready!”
Pioneer badge
The most important pioneer attributes were the squad banner, squad flags, bugle and drum, which accompanied all the solemn pioneer rituals. Each pioneer squad had a pioneer room where the corresponding attributes were stored and meetings of the squad council were held. In the pioneer room, as a rule, there was a ritual stand with pioneer attributes, a Lenin corner and a corner of international friendship. At school and in classrooms, pioneers published and hung handwritten squad and detachment wall newspapers.
Pioneer uniform
On ordinary days, it coincided with the school uniform, complemented by pioneer symbols - a red tie and a pioneer badge. On special occasions (holidays, greetings at party and Komsomol forums, meetings of foreign delegations, etc.) a dress uniform was worn, which included:
red caps, pioneer ties and badges;
for boys - white shirts with gilded buttons and sleeve emblems, belted with a light brown belt with a gilded buckle, blue trousers and dark shoes;
girls have white blouses, blue skirts, white knee socks and white shoes;
in regions with a hot climate, shoes were replaced with sandals, and trousers could be replaced with shorts, if this did not contradict the spirit of the event and the national traditions of the republic;
for banner groups, the dress uniform was complemented by a red ribbon over the shoulder and white gloves.
Pioneer publications
The Central Committee of the Komsomol, the Central Committee of the Komsomol of the union republics, regional committees, regional committees of the Komsomol, Central, Republican, regional and regional councils of pioneer organizations published pioneer newspapers and magazines and literature necessary for children, including the newspaper “Pionerskaya Pravda”, magazines “Pioneer”, “Koster” ", " Young technician", "Young Naturalist", etc. Radio and television regularly produced programs for pioneers, the call letters of the radio newspaper "Pionerskaya Zorka" were broadcast daily, the "Orlyonok" television studio worked on Central Television, and the monthly documentary film magazine "Pioneerism" was shown in cinemas before the film was shown. .
Pioneer practice
Waste paper collection
Scrap metal collection
Help for pensioners (Timurov movement)
Game "Zarnitsa"
Pioneerball
Classes in sports clubs and sections
Pioneer camps
The vast majority of pioneers spent their school holidays in pioneer camps. In the USSR, there were up to 40 thousand summer and year-round pioneer camps, where about 10 million children vacationed annually. There was a kind of unspoken hierarchy between them. The most famous of them was the All-Union Pioneer Camp of the Komsomol Central Committee "Artek", which had international status. The second place in prestige was occupied by the All-Russian Pioneer Camp "Orlyonok" ( Krasnodar region, RSFSR). This was followed by the republican recreation camps “Ocean” (Primorsky Territory, RSFSR), “Young Guard” (Odessa region, Ukrainian SSR) and “Zubrenok” (Minsk region, BSSR).
