Popular Socialist Youth: Difference between revisions

The organization began publishing the forthnightly ''Mella'' in 1944.<ref>Martínez Pérez, Liliana. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=y3xDRXCnzB4C&pg=PA16 Los hijos de Saturno: intelectuales y revolución en Cuba]''. México: FLACSO, 2006. p. 16</ref> In 1955, during the [[Fulgencio Batista]] regime, ''Mella'' was converted into a clandestine monthly publication.<ref>''[http://www.cubancomics.110mb.com/04.html Mella]''</ref> As of 1960, ''Mella'' was a forthnightly newspaper had a circulation of 30,000.<ref name="fidel">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=IrIiAQAAIAAJ Nuestro pueblo]''. 1960</ref> The symbol of the organization carried a portrait of [[Julio Antonio Mella]] with a [[red star]] as background.<ref name="ju">''Juventud Rebelde''. ''[http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/cuba/2010-04-02/biografia-del-emblema-de-la-union-de-jovenes-comunistas/ Biografía del emblema de la Unión de Jóvenes Comunistas]''</ref>

In 1962 the organization merged with the [[Rebel Youth Association]] (AJR, the youth wing of the [[July 26 Movement]]), forming the [[Young Communist League (Cuba)|Young Communist League]] (UJC).<ref>Martínez Pérez, Liliana. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=y3xDRXCnzB4C&pg=PA19 Los hijos de Saturno: intelectuales y revolución en Cuba]''. México: FLACSO, 2006. p. 19</ref> The symbol of UJC was based on that of the Popular Socialist Youth, but with [[Camilo Cienfuegos]] (and in 1967, [[Che Guevara]]) added.<ref name="ju"/>