The Revolutionary Communist Youth ( sv, Revolutionär Kommunistisk Ungdom, ''RKU'') is the

youth wing A youth wing is a subsidiary, autonomous, or independently allied front of a larger organization (usually a political party but occasionally another type of organization) that is formed in order to rally support for that organization from members ...

of the Swedish

Communist Party A communist party is a political party that seeks to realize the socio-economic goals of communism. The term ''communist party'' was popularized by the title of '' The Manifesto of the Communist Party'' (1848) by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. ...

. It was founded in 1994 as a successor of the

Young Communist League of Sweden (marxist-leninists) Young Communist League of Sweden or ''Sveriges Kommunistiska Ungdomsförbund'' may refer to: * Young Left (Sweden), formerly known as ''Sveriges Kommunistiska Ungdomsförbund'' 1921-1958 * Young Communist League of Sweden (1977), a youth wing fou ...

, which existed 1972-1978. RKU publishes a magazine called ''Rebell''. The organization participates at the World Festivals of Youth and Students, arranged by the

World Federation of Democratic Youth The World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY) is an international youth organization, and has historically characterized itself as left-wing and anti-imperialist. WFDY was founded in London in 1945 as a broad international youth movement, ...

Politics

The organization believes that

capitalist Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price system, private p ...

society is not capable of satisfying the needs of the people. RKU believes that there are clear examples of

capitalism Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit. Central characteristics of capitalism include capital accumulation, competitive markets, price system, private pr ...

's failure in Sweden, with high unemployment and worsening education system, while large corporations make billions in profits. RKU believes that the only long-term solution to the problems of capitalism is a

violent Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened ...

revolutionary rearrangement of society at large, and the construction of a new socialist society, where production will be organised from people's needs. RKU emphasizes that the envisioned socialist society must be democratic and controlled by the working class.

''Rebell''

''Rebell'' is a Swedish youth magazine published by the Revolutionary Communist Youth. It was founded in 1994.

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Revolutionary Communist Youth
Youth wings of communist parties Youth wings of political parties in Sweden Youth organizations established in 1994 1994 establishments in Sweden {{Sweden-party-stub