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Soviet-Era "Young Pioneers" Pennant Flag
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Red cloth banner manufactured by the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization, or the Young Pioneers, a Soviet youth organization. Their motto "Always Ready", is boldly printed bisecting a logo that features Lenin in profile, encompassed by a flaming star. Moderate fabric creasing and scattered soiling throughout, with surface cracking and slight loss to printed image/text; some fraying to tassels along bottom edge. Otherwise good to fair condition. Measuring approximately 43" x 27.5" overall.

The text in Russian Cyrillic loosely translates in full:

"Laws of the Pioneers of the Soviet Union:
The pioneer is devoted to the Motherland, the party and Communism.
A pioneers is preparing to become a Komsomol member.
The pioneer looks up to the heroes of struggle and labor.
The pioneer honors the memory of the fallen fighters and prepares to become a defender of the Motherland.
The pioneer is persistent in learning, work, and sports.
A pioneer is an honest and faithful comrade who always boldly stands for the truth.
A pioneer is a comrade and leader of the Octobrists.
A pioneer is a friend to pioneers and the children of workers of all countries."

The Young Pioneers was a compulsory youth organization of the Soviet Union for children and adolescents aged 9-14 that existed between 1922 and 1991.

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43" x 27.5"