«For any work at the congress, it is important to have a united mass, in other words, as we usually call all kinds of groups — the opposition»: from the history of the Komsomol opposition in the Omsk province 1921–1922

Abstract

The development of youth movement in the 1920’s is considered. It was not without contradictions, which was due to the influence of the unfolding party struggle, as well as the presence of completely opposite views on the role and functions of the Komsomol in the Soviet state. This publication is devoted to the consideration of a separate episode in the development of the youth movement in the territory of the Omsk province related to the attempt of a group of active workers to remove the current leaders of the provincial committee of the communist union. The paper analyzes reasons that prompted Komsomol members to express distrust of the governing apparatus. A letter is sent to the scientific community, sent to the activists of the Kalachinsky Ucom with a proposal to join the organized opposition.