Young Communist League
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The Young Communist League was or is the name used by the youth wing of various Communist parties
around the world. The name YCL of XXX (name of country) was generally taken by all sections of the Communist Youth International.
Examples of YCLs:
In the Soviet Union
the YCL was known as the Komsomol
.
The corresponding youth organization in China
is usually translated as Communist Youth League
.
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
around the world. The name YCL of XXX (name of country) was generally taken by all sections of the Communist Youth International.
Examples of YCLs:
- BritainUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
- Young Communist LeagueYoung Communist League (Britain)The Young Communist League is the name of both the youth wing of the former Communist Party of Great Britain and the current youth wing of the Communist Party of Britain ; an organisation that sees itself as the successor to the Communist Party of Great Britain.-Original Young Communist League... - CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- Young Communist League of CanadaYoung Communist League of CanadaThe Young Communist League of Canada is a Marxist-Leninist youth organization which fights to build a powerful youth and student movement across Canada and for socialism.According to their website,- History :... - FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
- Mouvement Jeunes Communistes de FranceMouvement Jeunes Communistes de FranceThe Mouvement Jeunes communistes de France , commonly called the "JC" , is a political youth organisation, close to the French communist party.... - GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- Young Communist League of GermanyYoung Communist League of GermanyThe Young Communist League of Germany was a political youth organization in Germany. It was formed in 1920 from the Free Socialist Youth of the Communist Party of Germany, which itself was formed in October 1918, with support from the Spartacus League . The KJVD was created in 1925... - NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
- Young Communist League of NorwayYoung Communist League of NorwayYoung Communist League of Norway was until April 2006 the youth league of Norges Kommunistiske Parti . April 1st 2006 NKP declared that NKU was no longer its youth organization, and that all youths interested in joining the movement should contact the party directly... - NepalNepalNepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
- Young Communist League, NepalYoung Communist League, Nepal"Youth Of All Communist Countries Unite"Young Communist League, Nepal is the youth wing of Communist Party of Nepal . The president of YCL is Ganeshman Pun and the general secretary of YCL is Dilip Kumar Prajapati... - PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
- Young Communist League of PortugalYoung Communist League (Portugal)Young Communist League was the youth wing of the Portuguese Communist Party. UJC was founded in 1975.... - SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
- Young Communist League of SwedenYoung Communist League of SwedenYoung Communist League of Sweden is the a name used by 3 separate organizations in Sweden:* It was the name of the organization presently known as Young Left 1921-1958.* In 1977 APK founded a youth wing called SKU.... - U.S.United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
- Young Communist League USA - RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
- Revolutionary Communist Youth League (Bolshevik)
In the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
the YCL was known as the Komsomol
Komsomol
The Communist Union of Youth , usually known as Komsomol , was the youth division of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The Komsomol in its earliest form was established in urban centers in 1918. During the early years, it was a Russian organization, known as the Russian Communist Union of...
.
The corresponding youth organization in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
is usually translated as Communist Youth League
Communist Youth League
The Communist Youth League of China also known as the China Youth League is a youth movement of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of fourteen and twenty-eight, run by Communist Party of China. The league is organized on the party pattern. Its leader is its First Secretary...
.