pioneers and the formation of pioneer detachments. Initially, after joining the ranks of the Octobrists, children wore a red star sewn on their shirt, on their left chest. Subsequently, the October people began to issue a badge - a five-pointed ruby ​​star with a portrait of Lenin as a child. The group's symbol was the red October flag. The group (in some schools - a detachment) of the Octobrists consisted of several units, called "stars", each of which usually included 5 children - the symbol of a five-pointed star. The principle of creating a detachment of Octobrists was simple: a detachment is a school class. As a rule, in the "star" every October, he held one of the "positions" - the commander of the "star", florist, orderly, librarian, political informer, or sportsman. In some schools, the commander of the "star", at the request of the teachers, sewed a stripe on the sleeve of his tunic (squad leader - 2 stripes). The activities of the Octobrists took place mainly in a playful way and were organized by teachers and counselors. The All-Union October Week was held annually on April 16-22. At the school for the Octobrists, “Lenin's readings” could be organized, when on the 22nd of each month the appointed senior pupil came to the class and read stories about V.I. Lenin (his birthday was April 22, 1870). Printed editions All-Union magazines (Vesyolye Kartinki and Murzilka for preschool age and elementary grades, Koster, Young Technician and Young Naturalist for pre-pioneer and pioneer age) and republican magazines were published for the Octobrists. For example, in the Moldavian SSR the magazine "Steluza" ("Star") was published in the Moldavian and Russian languages, in the Estonian SSR the magazine "Täheke" ("Star") was published in Estonian. The magazine "Barvinok" was published in Kiev in Russian and Ukrainian. Various pioneer newspapers also published materials intended for the Octobrists. Annually for the Octobrists, the Malysh publishing house issued the Zvezdochka desk calendar. Methodological materials on work with October were regularly published in the journals "Vozhaty", "Elementary School", "Education of Schoolchildren". Associations of junior schoolchildren under pioneer and other children's organizations, like the Octobrists, operate in many countries. The structure of the communist youth organizations of the USSR October - primary school students - children aged 7 to 9; (Octobrists were admitted as pioneers in the third grade, excellent students - in the fall, around October 29 or November