Communist Youth of Austria — Young Left
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The Communist Youth of Austria is an independent marxist-leninist Youth Organization.
. When Dollfuss came into Power in 1934, the Communist Youth became the most important antifascist youth movement in Austria
. 250 Members of the Communist Youth joined the International Brigades
.
After the Anschluss
in 1938, conditions for the Communist Youth got worse again. Many members were arrest
ed, executed or murdered in concentration camps. Nevertheless, the Communist Youth published handbills against war
and nazism
and some of its members joined guerilla groups and fought against the Nazi regime
.
In 1945, the Free Austrian Youth (FÖJ) was founded by communists, socialists and Catholics
to build up a free and democratic Austria.
In 1970, the FÖJ broke up because of ideological conflicts and the Communist Youth was re-established.
Since 2004 the Communist Youth is an independent organisation.
On February 16, 2007, American
celebrity
Paris Hilton
was in Vienna
for an autograph session in a mall when she had to be rushed offstage because members of the Communist Youth began throwing tubes of lipstick and lit cigarettes at her. They also distributed fliers explaining the reason of the protest.
In 2008 the KJÖ dismissed the former addendum "Youth Left" in its name and was admitted to the Styrian youth advisory council.
History
The Communist Youth was founded in 1918 as the Youth Organization of the Communist Party of AustriaCommunist Party of Austria
The Communist Party of Austria is a communist party based in Austria. Established in 1918, it was banned between 1933 and 1945 under both the Austrofascist regime, and German control of Austria during World War II...
. When Dollfuss came into Power in 1934, the Communist Youth became the most important antifascist youth movement in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. 250 Members of the Communist Youth joined the International Brigades
International Brigades
The International Brigades were military units made up of volunteers from different countries, who traveled to Spain to defend the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War between 1936 and 1939....
.
After the Anschluss
Anschluss
The Anschluss , also known as the ', was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938....
in 1938, conditions for the Communist Youth got worse again. Many members were arrest
Arrest
An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the purported investigation and prevention of crime and presenting into the criminal justice system or harm to oneself or others...
ed, executed or murdered in concentration camps. Nevertheless, the Communist Youth published handbills against war
War
War is a state of organized, armed, and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or other parties typified by extreme aggression, social disruption, and usually high mortality. War should be understood as an actual, intentional and widespread armed conflict between political...
and nazism
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
and some of its members joined guerilla groups and fought against the Nazi regime
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
.
In 1945, the Free Austrian Youth (FÖJ) was founded by communists, socialists and Catholics
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....
to build up a free and democratic Austria.
In 1970, the FÖJ broke up because of ideological conflicts and the Communist Youth was re-established.
Today
Nowadays, the Communist Youth fights against war, neofascism, the Austrian membership in the EU and cuts in social welfare.Since 2004 the Communist Youth is an independent organisation.
On February 16, 2007, American
United States
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celebrity
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
was in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
for an autograph session in a mall when she had to be rushed offstage because members of the Communist Youth began throwing tubes of lipstick and lit cigarettes at her. They also distributed fliers explaining the reason of the protest.
In 2008 the KJÖ dismissed the former addendum "Youth Left" in its name and was admitted to the Styrian youth advisory council.