Young Communist League of Estonia
Young Communist League of Estonia (Estonian: Eestimaa Kommunistlik Noorsooühing, EKNÜ) was the youth wing of the Communist Party of Estonia during the interbellum period.[1]
| Young Communist League of Estonia EKNÜ Estonian: Eestimaa Kommunistlik Noorsooühing | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1920 |
| Dissolved | 1940 |
| Succeeded by | Leninist Young Communist League of Estonia |
| Ideology | |
| Mother party | Communist Party of Estonia |
| International affiliation | Communist Youth International |
Activities and organization
EKNÜ was working in a clandestine manner. It published Noor Proletaarlane (1921) and Noor Tööline (1922–1923).[2] There are other publications from the EKNÜ that were written by Kalju Tiro.[3] EKNÜ was a section of the Communist Youth International.[1] After the incorporation of Estonia into the Soviet Union on 6 August 1940,[4] EKNÜ merged into the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (VLKSM).[5] The Estonian branch of VLKSM had the name 'Leninist Young Communist League of Estonia' (Eestimaa Leninlik Kommunistlik Noorsooühing, ELKNÜ).[5]
References
- Youth Communist International Marxist History website.
- See Estonian Literary Museum archives for the dates of publication. There does not seem to be any available translation to English.
- List of Estonian writers. See number 110 (Tiro, Kalju) on the list.
- Siemer, Kaari "Who is Red on the outside and white inside?" University of Tartu. This is one article in Chapter 2 of a collection entitled, Studies on Oral Histories, Life, and Family Stories, edited by Tiiu Jaago in collaboration with Mare Kõiva and Kairika Kärsna ISBN 9985-4-0268-5.
- Nelson, Daniel N. "Leninist and Political Inequalities: The Non-Revolutionary Politics of Communist States." Comparative Politics, Vol. 14, No. 3. (Apr., 1982), pp. 307-328. Stable URL
Sources
- Parming, Tönu. The Electoral Achievements of the Communist Party, 1920-1940. Slavic Review, Vol. 42, No. 3. (Autumn, 1983), pp. 426–447.
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