Activities of youth political organizations

The article examines the activities of youth political organizations (YPO), the purpose of which is the political socialization of youth. Since political parties benefit from working with young people for electoral campaigns, political parties create their own youth organizations. In particular, the largest YPOs are the Young Guard of United Russia and the Leninist Communist Youth Union under the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. For political parties, the ultimate goal of youth policy is to get loyal supporters who are close to party values. The author reviews the changes in activities of YPOs in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.