7, the rest - in the spring, around April 22. Pioneers - middle school students (grades 3-4 to 8) - adolescents aged 8 to 15; (Pioneers were accepted into the Komsomol from the age of 14, those who were not accepted into the Komsomol, upon reaching the age of 15, automatically ceased to be pioneers) Komsomol members - youth aged 14 to 28; member of Communist Party of the Soviet Union - after 28 Octobrists in Belarus Oktyabryonok is a member of the organization at the age of 7 to 10 years. A beginner in pioneering business, ready to accept and continue the traditions and history of the Pioneer. Admission to the organization of junior schoolchildren is carried out in a solemn atmosphere at the gathering of the squad simultaneously with the ritual of conferring the title of "october" (aktsyabrata). See also Komsomol Murzilka Union of Communist Youth References Youth organizations based in the Soviet Union Youth organizations established in 1923