Post-war period in youth policy of the USSR: current problems and trends (based on the materials of the Gorkov region)

the Great Patriotic War became an important test for the entire Soviet people. Youth policy, the work of Komsomol organizations and political tasks facing the Komsomol in the pre-war and war periods became relevant in the period of victory in the war. The victory, which marked a new stage in the development of Soviet society and the state, brought together ideas about the post-war reality with the previous political ambitions and fears of the Soviet leadership, in connection with which the issue of the effectiveness of social policy in general, and youth policy in particular, became more relevant than at the stages preceding this moment. The article examines the experience of Komsomol organizations of the Gorky region in the post-war period in the context of the implementation of the tasks set to restore the number and improve the quality of work of organizations. The article also examines the main trends and ongoing transformation processes in young people in connection with the end of the war and the political and social challenges surrounding them. It is also worth noting that the article highlights the main problematic issues and points of influence, which can be used to analyze changes in the youth policy of the USSR in the post-war period and to characterize subsequent events in this pressing issue.

youth policy, the Great Patriotic War, the Komsomol, the Gorky region