{"product_id":"1971-ssm-szm-socialist-youth-czechoslovakia-houstka-kingdom-festival-pin-badge","title":"1971 SSM SZM Socialist Youth Czechoslovakia Houstka Kingdom Festival Pin Badge","description":"\u003cfont rwr=\"1\" size=\"4\" style=\"font-family:Arial\"\u003e\u003ctitle\u003e\n1971 SSM SZM Socialist Youth Czechoslovakia Houstka Kingdom Festival Pin Badge\n\u003c\/title\u003e\n\u003ctable cols=\"1\" width=\"80%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"1\" align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd height=\"36\" bgcolor=\"#ff66ff\" align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\n1971 SSM SZM Socialist Youth Czechoslovakia Houstka Kingdom Festival Pin Badge\n\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Product Description : \n1971 SSM SZM Socialist Youth Czechoslovakia Houstka Kingdom Festival Pin Badge\n\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pretty pin badge from the 1971 Houstka Regional Festival of the SSM in former Czechoslovakia on the dates 17th-20th June 1971.\u003cp\u003eThe badge face is 2cm wide and has a long, stick pin style fastener to the rear.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHistorical Information.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nIn 1970 the communist party organized the Czechoslovak Socialist Union of Youth (SSM). The recruitment effort had been more intense than ever. \"I know of only two types of students at this institution,\" commented one teacher, \"those who will not graduate and those who are members of the Czechoslovak Socialist Union of Youth.\" The nets had been cast so widely that, not surprisingly, some members were unenthusiastic. Throughout the 1970s, there were complaints about the organization's propensity to take any and all joiners (even \"beatniks,\" one writer complained), the association's apolitical and recreational focus, and a membership bent more on securing admission to a university than learning \"the principles of socialist patriotism.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In 1983 the Czechoslovak Socialist Union of Youth had a total membership of over 1.5 million. Twenty-five percent of the members were listed as workers, 3% as agricultural workers, and 72% as \"others\". Over the time the membership in Pionýr and SSM became more-less a formal duty; most of the members ignored actions organized by the Union and many local groups existed only on the paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\nThis information was lifted from wikipedia's Czechoslovak youth organisation page.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Postage and Packing :\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e  The item will be sent by airmail from The Czech Republic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Please allow 3-4 days delivery time to Europe and up to 7 days worldwide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"60%\" border=\"1\" align=\"center\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"74%\"\u003eEnamel Pin Badge(s)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"26%\" align=\"right\"\u003e$4.99\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable width=\"100%\" height=\"35\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"200\" align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Payment Methods :\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  I prefer payment by Paypal\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  No personal checks please. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd align=\"left\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e  Warranty Terms :\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis pin is in the condition described above and as photographed. \u003cbr\u003eIf you are in any way dissatisfied I will happily discuss any problems you have via email. 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