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Soviet Civil Defence: The Komsomol

Atomic Hobo by JULIE MCDOWALL

Feb 17, 202639:24Society & Culture

The Soviet youth organisation, the Komsomol, and how it prepared the young for nuclear war with "predators from the imperialist jungle", as Khrushchev nicely put it. I quote from THE WHISPERERS: PRIVATE LIFE IN STALIN'S...

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Soviet Civil Defence: The Komsomol is an episode from Atomic Hobo by JULIE MCDOWALL. The Soviet youth organisation, the Komsomol, and how it prepared the young for nuclear war with "predators from the imperialist jungle", as Khrushchev nice...

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The Soviet youth organisation, the Komsomol, and how it prepared the young for nuclear war with "predators from the imperialist jungle", as Khrushchev nicely put it. I quote from THE WHISPERERS: PRIVATE LIFE IN STALIN'S RUSSIA by Orlando Figes. Get ad-free access to all episodes, plus bonus episodes, here Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Published Feb 17, 2026 and 39:24 long