Komsomol

or Com·so·mol

[ kom-suh-mawl, kom-suh-mawl ]

noun

1. a communist organization in the Soviet Union for youths 16 years of age and older.
2. a member of this organization. Compare Octobrist ( def 2 ), Pioneer ( def 6 ).

Komsomol

/ ˈkɒmsəˌmɒl; ˌkɒmsəˈmɒl; kəmsaˈmɔl /

noun

1. (formerly) the youth association of the Soviet Union for 14- to 26-year-olds

Word History and Origins

Origin of Komsomol¹

< Russian Komsomól, for Kom ( munistícheskiĭ ) so ( yúz ) mol ( odëzhi ) Communist Union of Youth

Word History and Origins

Origin of Komsomol¹

C20: from Russian, from Kom ( munisticheski ) So ( yuz ) Mol ( odezhi ) Communist Union of Youth

Example Sentences

These were run by the Communist League of Youth, or Komsomol, which sponsored clubs called Osoaviakhim that gave military training to the Soviet Union’s young people.

From Literature

It was published by the Central Committee of the Komsomol in 1939, and anybody who couldn’t get hold of the physical book could read it as a serial through the hugely popular program Newspaper Novels.

From Literature

They were run by the Komsomol.

From Literature

All the information was spread through word of mouth, mostly by the Komsomol.

From Literature

But in the USSR, by 1935 there were about 150 flying clubs that provided aviation tuition to any teenage girl or boy who was a Komsomol member.

From Literature