The youth organizations in Germany at the begining twentieth century: from the self-education to the political struggle

• Main Authors: Sergei I. Belentsov, Marina N. Vetchinova, Elena A. Nikitina, Alesia A. Kuznetsova, Оksana P. Dovger
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sochi State University 2016-03-01
• Series: Bylye Gody
• Subjects: the history of education; a discipling movement; Germany
• Online Access: http://bg.sutr.ru/journals_n/1458582416.pdf

The authors of this article consider the students movement in Germany in the early twentieth century. The purpose is the revealing its ideological basis, directions and forms of manifestation. The work of the two largest German youth organization describes. «The migratory birds» was organized in 1901. Apolitical in the initial period of a existence, during the First World War the association was strongly of the state policy. The boys, of course under the influence of adults, solved serious problems of their country. Researchers of the children's movement in Germany was considered a controversial children's participation in their decision and were severely criticized the state's actions to promote this initiative students. Other youthful association «The free Germans» was created in 1913. It tried to become a protest movement, is committed to the destruction of the statehood in Germany. Confirms, in government circles work «The free of the Germans» represents a radical. The character of the movement was self-education at this stage of the historical development. The attempts to involve youth in the anti-government, radical social activities were, but a social activity of the German students were apolitical and was peaceful, cultural.