The evolution of rural culture in the North Caucasus region in the 1920s: the role of the Komsomol

In: Voprosy istorii: VI = Studies in history, Band 2022, Heft 8-1, S. 79-94

Abstract

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.