The Pioneers were members of the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union.
"High rise our campfires into the blue night, we are pioneers, the children of the workers, near is the time of our best years and the pioneers' motto is, 'Always be ready'!" These words, which are taken from the famous Pioneer song"Higher Rises our Campfire," perfectly describe the atmosphere of those days gone by.
Participants of the children's demonstration during the celebration of International Youth Day on Red Square.
Joining the Pioneers on Red Square.
Pioneers sing and dance in a ring at an evening fire in a pioneer camp for children of workers of the Slyudyansky mine administration.
Pioneer trumpeters perform on the parade on the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization's day.
Teenagers from the pioneer camp named after Sergei Tyulenin rest on the beach of the Severny Donets River.
Pioneers camp along the river Tura in the Urals.
The 3rd All-Union meeting of pioneers. The jet fighter is a gift to the pioneers from Air Force pilots. The Pioneer Camp "Artek" was named after Lenin.
Soviet pilot-cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin visiting pioneers.
Students from the young cosmonauts clubs during a parade on Red Square in Moscow dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Vladimir Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization.
A baby crow sits on the shoulder of a pioneer from the school forestry of the Borisov Forestry.
Lake Baikal. Tourists on Cape Malaya Kolokolnya (Little Bell Tower) admire the bay's beauty.
Pioneers during their holiday in the Soviet pioneer camp "Artek".
Soviet pioneer camp "Artek" named after Vladimir Lenin. The Pioneers are sun bathing by the Black Sea.
Pioneers during their holiday in the Soviet pioneer camp "Artek".
Participants during the official opening ceremony of a new complex of the Moscow City Palace of Pioneers and Students on the Lenin Hills.
The honor guard of the pioneers at the Eternal Flame at Heroes' Alley in Volgograd.
Participants in the official ceremony for Soviet youth joining the Pioneers on Red Square in Moscow.
Children relaxing in the pioneer camp of the Mogilev Synthetic Fiber Combine.
