Little Octobrists

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Little Octobrists (Russian: октября́та, romanized: oktyabryata listen^ⓘ; singular, Russian: октябрёнок, romanized: oktyabryonok) was a youth organization for elementary school children in grades 1 through 3 in the Soviet Union.^[1] After the age of nine, in the 3rd grade, Little Octobrists would typically join the Young Pioneer organization.

Little Octobrists were organized in groups each representing one school grade level. The group was divided into subgroups called little stars (Russian: звёздочки, romanized: zvyozdochki), of five children each. Each group of Little Octobrists was under the leadership of one Young Pioneer from the Young Pioneer detachment. Every Little Octobrist wore a ruby-coloured five-pointed star badge with the portrait of Vladimir Lenin in his childhood. The symbol of the group was the little red flag.