▁health ▁care ▁and ▁education . ▁ ▁W ides p read ▁imm un ization ▁programs ▁created ▁the ▁first ▁generation ▁free ▁from ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁ty ph us ▁and ▁ch ol era . ▁ ▁The ▁occurr ences ▁of ▁these ▁dise ases ▁dropped ▁to ▁record - low ▁numbers ▁and ▁infant ▁mort ality ▁rates ▁were ▁substantial ly ▁reduced , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁expect ancy ▁for ▁both ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁to ▁increase ▁by ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁mid - to - late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Youth ▁ ▁The ▁K oms om ol ▁or ▁Youth ▁Commun ist ▁League , ▁was ▁an ▁entirely ▁new ▁youth ▁organization ▁designed ▁by ▁Len in ▁became ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁strike ▁force ▁that ▁organized ▁commun ism ▁across ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁often ▁called ▁on ▁to ▁attack ▁traditional ▁enemies . ▁The ▁K oms om ol ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁mechanism ▁for ▁teaching ▁Party ▁values ▁to ▁the ▁younger ▁generation . ▁The ▁K oms om ol ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁mobile ▁pool ▁of ▁labor ▁and ▁political ▁activ ism , ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁areas ▁of ▁high - p riority ▁at ▁short ▁notice . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁the ▁Kre ml in ▁assigned ▁K oms om ol ▁major ▁respons ib ilities ▁for ▁prom oting ▁industrial ization ▁at ▁the ▁factory ▁level . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁K oms om ol ▁cad ets ▁were ▁building ▁the ▁tra ctor ▁factory ▁in ▁St aling rad , ▁