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The article studies historiography of the rural youth phenomenon during the war, reforms and revolution. The author tries to highlight the most important conclusions of modern Russian and Belarus historians discussing the fundamental changes in the behavioral model of the rural society development, including demographic one, as a response to the existing challenges of the modernization era and the period of institutional changes. Innovative assessment of the impact of the transformation period of youth associations on the peasant generation, the role of youth in the evolution of the moral state of society is revealed.

The experience of the Komsomol's "light cavalry" in the mid-1930s is investigated. During this period the priority directions of the "light cavalry"'s activities were the control of the quality of consumer services for workers, overcoming of the local bureaucracy's arbitrariness, and the exposure of the unreasonable administrative and managerial expenses.

This study explores the dynamics between peasants of the "revolutionary generation" (those born in the late 19th century) and the "children of the revolution" whose child-hood and youth coincided with the first fifteen years of Soviet rule. The Komsomol members stood out in rural areas due to their activism and transformative aspirations. The article reveals the conflicting attitudes of peasants towards the Komsomol's struggle against "vestiges of the past" in everyday life, leading to a gradual escalation of intergenerational conflict by the late 1920s. While the Komsomol often excelled in constructive activities, their focus on creation did not define their style, lacking experience and cultural refinement. The Komsomol's rhetoric and practices clashed with the traditional values and religious beliefs of older peasants, who largely rejected the push towards complete socialization of daily life. Peasants disapproved of the radical approaches of the Komsomol towards rural issues, their thoughtless denial of traditions and values, and at times, the negative-deviant behavior of rural youth.

This article analyzes the realities of the Komsomol's struggle against cultural backwardness in the village during the 1920s. Connecting surrounding deficiencies with the "remnants of the past," the Komsomol stood out for its radicalism, lack of foresight in actions, and disregard for rural specifics. However, this should not overshadow the positive results of the transformations of the youth union that can still be appreciated today. The authors attempt to identify these results by objectively studying the influence of the Komsomol and the Pioneers on the peasantry. The problem is approached from the perspective of "generational" history. Examining peasants' attitudes towards the results of the "revolution in everyday life," the authors primarily focus on the reaction of representatives of the "revolutionary breakthrough generation" (mostly born in the 1890s) to youth innovations. Although peasants often negatively assessed the achievements of the Komsomol due to their natural conservatism, which objectively had positive consequences, a gradual increase in peasants' sympathies towards the Komsomol's "revolution in everyday life" is evident overall. The slight age difference between the "revolutionary breakthrough generation" and the "children of the revolution" (Komsomol members of that time) contributed to attracting peasants from the "revolutionary overturn generation" to events organized by the Komsomol.

The article analyzes the relationship between representatives of the "revolutionary turning point" generation (born at the turn of the 19th 20th centuries) and "children of the revolution" generation (those whose childhood and youth fell on the 1920s early 1930s) at the initial stage of complete collectivization of rural economy. Much attention is paid to the role of youth and especially the Komsomol in the evolution of the moral state of peasant "fathers".

The history of the Russian peasantry by referring to the unique period of transformations in the village way of life and its traditional institutions is an urgent problem of peasant studies. Based on the materials of the North Caucasian region, the article shows the impact of the Komsomol activities on changes in the daily life of peasants in the South of Russia in the 1920s. In particular, much attention is paid to: revealing the role of youth in transformations; changes in family life; equality of women as an ideological principle; links between religion and women's "emancipation", including national areas; the use of new forms of leisure and sports among women and youth; mass character and organization as main principles of work.

The article analyzes the relationship between representatives of the "revolutionary turning point" generation (born at the turn of the 19th - 20th centuries) and "children of the revolution" generation (those whose childhood and youth fell on the 1920s - early 1930s) in the Russian village in 1930-1931. The authors show that even after the official condemnation of the "excesses" in collectivization of rural economy, Komsomol and pioneer organizations continued to turn over the generational hierarchy of the Russian village. The article describes the intergenerational conflict in the village in the early 1930s as a conflict based on the opposite values of generations.