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ARTICLE PRESENTS AN OVERVIEW OF DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE SOVIET REPUBLICS IN THE FIELD OF POLITICAL RECRUITMENT. THE INDICATORS OF RECRUITMENT CHOSEN ARE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY AND THE KOMSOMOL. THE STUDY COVERS THE PERIOD 1956-73. THE EXISTENCE OF SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES IS ESTABLISHED. THESE DIFFERENCES TEND ALSO TO REMAIN OVER TIME.

3 factors affecting the influence of peer groups in the political socialization of Soviet schoolchildren are examined: perceived salience of the peer groups; the extent, nature, & quality of interactions with those groups; & the compatibility of the norms of the peer groups with those of other socializing agents. The findings presented lead to conclusions about the existence of a "teen culture" in the USSR & about the socializing capability of the Octoberists, Pioneers, & Komsomol, the politically-inspired youth organizations in the schools. 4 Tables. AA.

ABSTRACTThe article presents an overview of differences between the fifteen Soviet republics in the field of political recruitment. The indicators of recruitment chosen are membership of the Communist Party and the Komsomol. The study covers the period 1956–73. The existence of significant differences is established. These differences tend also to remain over time. In the field of political recruitment, the western republics situated in the European part of the USSR behave differently from those of Central Asia. Finally, a connection between the differences in political recruitment and the differences in socio‐economic development is suggested. The political organizations tend, on the average, to have more members in the economically advanced areas and vice versa.