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Pioneer heroes were Soviet pioneers who made feats during the Great Patriotic War.
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The images of pioneer heroes were actively used in the Soviet Union as examples of high morals. The official list of pioneer heroes was issued in 1954 [1] with the compilation of the Book of Honor of the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization; The books of honor of local pioneer organizations joined it.[citation needed] For propaganda purposes, some young persons were entered the "Book of Honor", but who were actually not pioneers, notably Pavlik Morozov listed as Number 1 in the Book of Honor, but, as turned out, his biography was thoroughly fabricated by Soviet propaganda.[2]
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Pioneer-heroes in popular culture
editPositive images of pioneer-heroes were actively exploited in Soviet propaganda and a many books and films were devoted to them.
The 1957 Soviet film Orlyonok is about a Soviet World War II pioneer-hero, whose image combines facts form biographies of real pioneer-heroes, Heroes of the Soviet Union, Valentin Kotyk and Marat Kazey. Some other films involving pioneer-heroes include Street of the Younger Son, Green Chains, First Squad, and Fortress of War.
References
edit- ^ С. Г. Леонтьева. Литература пионерской организации: идеология и поэтика Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine, стр. 101
- ^ Юрий Дружников, "Доносчик 001, или Вознесение Павлика Морозова", Overseas Publications Interchange Ltd., London, 1988, 264 pp.