The Dimitrov Communist Youth Union (DKMS) was the state-sanctioned youth movement in the People's Republic of Bulgaria and an important organ of the Bulgarian Communist Party, which utilized the organization to educate the Bulgarian youth in Marxist-Leninist philosophy and prepare the younger generations for future party membership.[2] It was the parent organization of the Dimitrovist Pioneer Organization "Septemberists", the membership of which was for children between 9 and 14 years of age.
Dimitrov Communist Youth Union DKMS/ДКМС Bulgarian: Димитровски комунистически младежки съюз | |
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Founded | September 1944[1] |
Dissolved | 1990 |
Headquarters | Sofia, People's Republic of Bulgaria |
Ideology |
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Mother party | Bulgarian Communist Party |
National affiliation | Fatherland Front |
International affiliation | WFDY |
See also
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edit- ^ Directory of Bulgarian Officials. The Directorate. 1986. p. 13.
- ^ United States. Joint Publications Research Service (1968). Political Translations on Eastern Europe. pp. 1–9.