Summary
Badge issued by the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (V.L.K.S.M.) , also known as Komsomol, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Komsomol was formed in 1918, for youths aged 14 to 28 years.
Part of collection of badges collected by Jim Cooper, a veteran member of the Building Workers' Industrial Union (NSW Branch) and Union and political activist before his death in 1984. His daughter passed the badges on to Alf Zeeno, ex-secretary of the BWIU, with a request that they be donated to the museum.
Physical Description
Metal badge in the shape of a flag on a flagpole. The background is red, with gold metal design. In the centre of the flag is a five-pointed star within a circle, and text within the star.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Politics & Society, Social Spaces & Youth
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Alfred Zeeno, 14 Aug 1990
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Issued By
All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (V.L.K.S.M.), Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, pre 1984
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Inscriptions
Text: [Russian text] [VLKSM]
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Keywords
Youth Organisations, Communism, Political Ideologies, Badges
