Figure 1.--This young Hungarian schoolgirl wears her Young Pioneer uniform under her school smock. Notice that she wears the blue scarfe for the younger children rather than a red scarfe.
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Figure 1.--This young Hungarian schoolgirl wears her Young Pioneer uniform under her school smock. Notice that she wears the blue scarfe for the younger children rather than a red scarfe. |
There were occasions like commemorations, celebrations when Hungarian school children had to appear in white pioneer shirt (special white buttons with a flag engraved into it), black pants (black skirt for girls) and wearing your red tie (a small whistle with a rope was also an accessory, but it was not required to wear). Sometimes (and especially in the 1960s and 70s) you had to wear the red scarfe with your smock, but that was not common. Younger children wore blue scarves.
The Russian Red Army seized control of Hungary after expelled the Germany Army in 1945. The Russians than installed a Communist Government. Scouting was prohibited and the Communist Young Pioneers became almost mandatory for Hungarian school children. (HBC is unsure what the situation for Scouting was in Hungary in the 1940s. Hungary was a German ally, not an occupied country. Scouting may have existed in Hungary during World War II even though the Germans banned Scouting in the countries they occupied. There may have also been a Fascist nationalist youth group in Hungary, although HBC has no details at this time.)
Unlike Scouting, Young Pioneer meetings and activities were almost aslways organize around scools. (Scouts units have always had much more divese sponsoring organizatiions. Some Scout units use to be organized at schools, but this has become less common in recent years.) There were occasions like commemorations, celebrations when Hungarian school children had to wear their Young Pioneer uniforms to school.
The Young Pioneer uniforms consiste of white pioneer shirt (special white buttons with a flag engraved into it), black pants (black skirt for girls) and wearing your red tie (a small whistle with a rope was also an accessory, but it was not required to wear). Sometimes (and especially in the 1960s and 70s) you had to wear the red scarfe with your smock, but that was not common. Yonger children wore blue scarves.
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