North Korea celebrates the 1946 founding of its largest youth political organization
Founded in 1946, the Korean Children's Union remains the primary ideological organization for North Korean youth, shaping the lives of millions of students through mandatory membership and national service.
On June 6, 1946, North Korea established the Korean Children's Union, a political organization that nearly every child between the ages of seven and thirteen is required to join. Members are easily identified by their iconic red scarves, which symbolize the blood shed by revolutionary martyrs and the continuity of the state's ideology.
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