Soviet Union: Membership in the Komsomol: age to join Communist Party; consequences for not joining
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SUN5372 |
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According to the attached documentation, Komsomol members may join the Communist Party at the age of 18; non-Komsomol members no earlier than 23. [ George E. Delury, ed., World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties, 2nd ed., Vol. 2, (New York: Facts on File Publications, 1987), pp. 1155-56.] There is no information in the sources usually consulted by the IRBDC as to the consequences for not joining the Komsomol.
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