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With the advent of communism after the October Revolution of 1917, and during the Russian Civil War from 1917 to 1922, most of the Scoutmasters and many Scouts fought in the ranks of the White Army and interventionists against the Red Army. | With the advent of communism after the October Revolution of 1917, and during the Russian Civil War from 1917 to 1922, most of the Scoutmasters and many Scouts fought in the ranks of the White Army and interventionists against the Red Army. | ||
In Soviet Russia the Scouting system started to be replaced by [[Scouting#Breakaway and nonaligned organisations|ideologically-altered Scoutlike organizations]], such as "ЮК" ("Юные Коммунисты", or ''young communists''; pronounced as ''yuk''), that were created since 1918. There was a purge of the Scout leaders, many of whom perished under the Bolsheviks. Those Scouts who did not wish to accept the new Soviet system either left Russia for good, like Pantyukhov and others, or went underground. However, [[Clandestine operation|clandestine]] Scouting did not last long. On May 19, 1922 all of those newly created organizations were united into the | In Soviet Russia the Scouting system started to be replaced by [[Scouting#Breakaway and nonaligned organisations|ideologically-altered Scoutlike organizations]], such as "ЮК" ("Юные Коммунисты", or ''young communists''; pronounced as ''yuk''), that were created since 1918. There was a purge of the Scout leaders, many of whom perished under the Bolsheviks. Those Scouts who did not wish to accept the new Soviet system either left Russia for good, like Pantyukhov and others, or went underground. However, [[Clandestine operation|clandestine]] Scouting did not last long. On May 19, 1922 all of those newly created organizations were united into the Young Pioneer organization of the Soviet Union, which existed until 1990. From that date, Scouting in the USSR was banned. | ||
However, some features of Scouting remained in the modified form. The [[Scout motto]] "Bud' Gotov" ("Be Prepared") was modified into the Pioneer motto "Vsegda Gotov" ("Always Prepared"). Mention of [[God]] was removed, replaced by [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]] and the [[CPSU|communist party]]. There were no separate organizations for girls and boys, and many new features were introduced, like [[Young Pioneer Palace]]s. | However, some features of Scouting remained in the modified form. The [[Scout motto]] "Bud' Gotov" ("Be Prepared") was modified into the Pioneer motto "Vsegda Gotov" ("Always Prepared"). Mention of [[God]] was removed, replaced by [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]] and the [[CPSU|communist party]]. There were no separate organizations for girls and boys, and many new features were introduced, like [[Young Pioneer Palace]]s. | ||