Silver mark ONE (the company "Down with illiteracy" 1917 – 1927 gg)

Original and quite rare silver badge in excellent condition. Silver, enamel. Size 33 mm for the rays. The sign is in the form of a five-pointed star imposed on her and an open book. On one page of the open book profile of the red of the liquidator illiteracy — V. I. Lenin, on the other the text "Down with illiteracy 10 years of October". The guarantee of authenticity.

ONE existed from September 2, 1923 to February 27, 1936, the Communist party attached great importance to this organization. Among the first 93 members of the society were V. I. Lenin, M. I. Kalinin, N. To. Krupskaya, N. And. Podvoisky, V. Lunacharsky, M. N. Pokrovskii, A. S. Bubnov. The permanent Chairman of the Central Board of Such society existed in Georgia, "CERA Kichwa" Ukraine "get naissante" and in other Soviet republics. ONE released a lot of icons, most of them captured the image of Vladimir Lenin — the "red of the liquidator illiteracy". This title Ilyich was awarded at the II all-Russian Congress on literacy, held from 20 to 24 may 1923 At the Congress adopted a resolution on the elimination of illiteracy among the population of the USSR aged 18 to 25 years for the 10th anniversary of the October revolution. One of the points of the resolution States that the first step to eradicate illiteracy among party members, Komsomol, delegates zhenotdel, councillors, trade unionists and youth of premilitary age. The call to eliminate illiteracy to 10-anniversary of the October revolution was clearly reflected in the icons, released ONE. All icons ONE is very expressive, although superficially simple. The front side of the drawing is not overloaded with details. The image composite is connected and subordinated to one clearly defined goal. Take, for example, the icon of the member companies. In the center of the circle in the form of toothed gears silhouette profile of Lenin. The lower part of the icon is truncated and is a open book, the leaves of which the text "ONE". In a circle the call "For a socialist culture". As you can see, the icon is really simple. It consists of three parts: a portrait of the leader of the revolution, toothed gears and an open book. Each of these parts carries its own meaning: the cog symbolizes the work, book — knowledge, the profile of Vladimir Ilyich recalls his Testament "study, study, study". The slogan is a call "For a socialist culture" fully meets the objectives of volunteer organizations involved in liquidation of illiteracy. Illustrate the icons of the society the task of eliminating the country's illiteracy by October 1927 known about ten names of badges, which in various embodiments is used portraits of Vladimir Lenin and an open book. Seen until this time on badges dates "1917-1927" in accordance with the task to eliminate illiteracy for the 10th anniversary of the October revolution, i.e., by 1927 the Famous badge with the date "1919-1927", which does not contradict this basic slogan, but only reflects the history of literacy in our country. The fact that the beginning of a mass attack on illiteracy put the governmental decree "About liquidation of illiteracy among the population of RSFSR". This decree was signed by Lenin on December 26, 1919, published 30 Dec. It was based on the Leninist idea of the mobilization of all competent at combating illiteracy. Delivered on the date icon is associated with it Lenin's decree. A few words about the release time are considered icons and are using Lenin portraits on the icons ONE. First, the society established on the personal initiative of Lenin, wanted it impressive as to remind you about the Testament of a leader is to eliminate illiteracy. Secondly, all badges issued in 1924, immediately after the death of their beloved leader. Part of the icons was released in July of 1924 in the days of the III all-Union Congress on the eradication of illiteracy, the other part is released in the fall of that year, when the country celebrated the fifth anniversary of Lenin's decree on eliminating illiteracy. Mass production of icons, ONE was carried out one more time in late 1928 — early 1929, was born and received his powerful development of the all-Union cultural campaign for the elimination of illiteracy. The initiator of this movement was the Komsomol. Preserved as a memory of this modest campaign icon: the blue circle and inscribed in it, a red flag with the inscription: "the cultural campaign against illiteracy", below the text "ONE". In the early thirties, as the elimination of illiteracy among the population, the society has scaled back its activities, altering their original functions. February 27, 1936 "Pravda" published the resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) and Sovnarkom "On the job training literate and illiterate. It noted the success in the eradication of mass illiteracy and functional illiteracy. In urban, regional and rural Councils were set up section to guide the work of likpunkty and schools for the uneducated. He further stated that ONE had largely fulfilled their objectives. Therefore, the Central Committee of the CPSU(b), and the government found it possible to dissolve the society, instructing to finish the work on the educational program named sections at local Councils.