[lbo-talk] Young Pioneers, was bad things to Soviet children

[John Thornton]

I know a woman from Czech who, upon first coming to the US, didn't have 
much nice to say about her experiences as a Young Pioneer.
This changed greatly after she received her teaching certification and 
began to teach as well as become involved in Girl Scouts and summer 
camps for children.
Now she says that although there were differences between what Czech 
children learned as Young Pioneers and what US children learn in Girl 
Scouts and at summer camps the differences are nowhere near as striking 
as she had imagined.
She thinks each has negative as well as positive aspects and has no more 
of the disdain for the Young Pioneers she once held.

John Thornton

Chris Doss wrote:
> Cool Soviet children's footage on the 'Tube:
>
> Two And Two Are Four: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5DPEg1lp3s&feature=related
>
> The October Children Are Coming: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oMx6nv-eUA&feature=related
>
> Lenin-Party-Komsomol!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yAUX5MFMtY
>
> We Are Soviet Power Too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMRd3z3iJb8&feature=related