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{{Short description|North Korean political youth organization}} |
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Young Pioneer Corps is a North Korean [[youth movement]] and [[Pioneer movement]]. Membership is open to children between the ages of nine and fifteen. Youth above age 15 may join the [[Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League]]. |
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{{Infobox political youth organization |
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| name = Korean Children's Union |
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| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ko|조선소년단}}<br />{{transliteration|ko|Chosŏn Sonyeondan}}}} |
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| colorcode = Red |
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| logo = Emblem of Korean Youth Corps.svg |
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| caption = Emblem of Korean Children's Union, with the motto "[[Semper paratus|Always ready!]]" ({{lang|ko|항상 준비!}}) |
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| logo2 = Flag of the Korean Children's Union (KCU).svg |
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| caption2 = Flag of the Korean Children's Union |
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| founded = 6 June 1946 |
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| headquarters = [[Pyongyang]], [[North Korea]] |
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| ideology = {{Tree list}} |
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* {{nowrap|[[Kimilsungism–Kimjongilism]]}} |
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** ''[[Juche]]'' |
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{{Tree list/end}} |
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| mother party = [[Workers' Party of Korea]] |
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}} |
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{{Infobox Korean name |
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| title = Korean Children's Union |
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| image = Mangyondae Schoolchildrens Palace in Pyongyang 04.jpg |
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| caption = A member of the Korean Children's Union at [[Mangyongdae Children's Palace]] |
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| context = north |
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| hangul = 조선소년단 |
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| hanja = 朝鮮少年團 |
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| rr = Joson Sonyontan |
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| mr = Chosŏn Sonyŏndan |
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The '''Korean Children's Union''' ('''KCU''') is the precursor to the [[Socialist Patriotic Youth League]] of [[North Korea]] contributing to [[North Korea]]n [[youth movement]] and [[pioneer movement]]. It is for children aged six to fifteen and is a political organisation linked to the [[Workers' Party of Korea]]. Its uniformed branch is known as the Young Pioneer Corps (which also includes cadets from the [[Red Flag Mangyongdae Revolutionary School]]), which admits children and pre-teens ages nine to 15. The organization operates chapters in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. It teaches children about ''[[Juche]]'', and other ideologies behind the North Korean system. Youth above the age of 15 may join the [[Socialist Patriotic Youth League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://countrystudies.us/north-korea/63.htm|title = North Korea - MASS ORGANIZATIONS}}</ref> |
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* [[Worker-Peasant Red Guards]] |
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Prospective members are usually welcomed formally on an important [[Public holidays in North Korea|public holiday]] such as the [[Day of the Sun]], the [[Military Foundation Day]], or the [[Day of the Foundation of the Republic (North Korea)|Day of the Foundation of the Republic]]. It is considered an important occasion in a child's life.<ref name="Hunter2008">{{cite book|last=Hunter|first=Helen-Louise|chapter=The Society and Its Environment|title=North Korea: A Country Study|editor-last=Worden|editor-first=Robert L.|chapter-url=https://www.loc.gov/item/2008028547/|edition=Fifth|date=2008|location=Washington|publisher=Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress|isbn=978-0-8444-1188-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/northkoreacountr0000unse/page/85 85]|url=https://archive.org/details/northkoreacountr0000unse/page/85}}</ref> On such days, kindergarten-grade children are officially admitted and red neckerchiefs and pins handed out. Third graders from primary schools are usually welcomed into the KCU on investiture ceremonies on these days. |
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* [[Socialist Patriotic Youth League]] |
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* [[Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation]] |
* [[Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation]] |
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* [[Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization]] |
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* [[Free German Youth]] |
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* [[Hitler Youth]] |
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==References== |
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* [[Komsomol]] |
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{{Reflist}} |
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* [[Red Guards (China)]] |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{cite book|author=Kim Jong-un|title=Let KCU Members Become the True Sons and Daughters, Young Revolutionaries, of the Socialist Country|url=http://www.korean-books.com.kp/KBMbooks/en/work/leader3/00000441.pdf|year=2017|publisher=[[Foreign Languages Publishing House (North Korea)|Foreign Languages Publishing House]]|location=Pyongyang}} |
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{{Workers' Party of Korea}} |
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{{Pioneer movement}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Pioneer movement]] |
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[[Category:Youth organizations based in North Korea]] |
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{{communist-youth-org-stub}} |
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[[Category:Youth wings of communist parties]] |
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{{NorthKorea-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 18:45, 8 August 2024
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| Korean Children's Union 조선소년단 Chosŏn Sonyeondan | |
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 Emblem of Korean Children's Union, with the motto "Always ready!" (항상 준비!) | |
.svg) Flag of the Korean Children's Union | |
| Gegründet | 6 June 1946 |
| Hauptsitz | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Ideology | |
| Mother party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Korean Children's Union | |
 A member of the Korean Children's Union at Mangyongdae Children's Palace | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 조선소년단 |
| Hancha | 朝鮮少年團 |
| Revised Romanization | Joson Sonyontan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chosŏn Sonyŏndan |
The Korean Children's Union (KCU) is the precursor to the Socialist Patriotic Youth League of North Korea contributing to North Korean youth movement and pioneer movement. It is for children aged six to fifteen and is a political organisation linked to the Workers' Party of Korea. Its uniformed branch is known as the Young Pioneer Corps (which also includes cadets from the Red Flag Mangyongdae Revolutionary School), which admits children and pre-teens ages nine to 15. The organization operates chapters in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. It teaches children about Juche, and other ideologies behind the North Korean system. Youth above the age of 15 may join the Socialist Patriotic Youth League.[1]
Prospective members are usually welcomed formally on an important public holiday such as the Day of the Sun, the Military Foundation Day, or the Day of the Foundation of the Republic. It is considered an important occasion in a child's life.[2] On such days, kindergarten-grade children are officially admitted and red neckerchiefs and pins handed out. Third graders from primary schools are usually welcomed into the KCU on investiture ceremonies on these days.
See also
[edit]- Socialist Patriotic Youth League
- Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation
- Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization
References
[edit]- ^ "North Korea - MASS ORGANIZATIONS".
- ^ Hunter, Helen-Louise (2008). "The Society and Its Environment". In Worden, Robert L. (ed.). North Korea: A Country Study (Fifth ed.). Washington: Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-8444-1188-0.
Further reading
[edit]- Kim Jong-un (2017). Let KCU Members Become the True Sons and Daughters, Young Revolutionaries, of the Socialist Country (PDF). Pyongyang: Foreign Languages Publishing House.
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