Polish Socialist Youth Union

Polish Socialist Youth Union
Polish: Związek Socjalistycznej Młodzieży Polskiej
LeaderBogusław Wontor
FoundedJune 1976
Merger ofUnion of Socialist Youth
Socialist Military Youth Union
HeadquartersWarsaw, Poland
Membership~2,591,200 (1979)
~50,000 (2006)
Ideology
PositionLeft-wing
Before 1990:
Far-left
Mother partyPolish United Workers' Party (1976-1990)
National affiliationFront of National Unity (1976-1983)
Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth (1983-1989)
Democratic Left Alliance (1991-1999)
International affiliationWorld Federation of Democratic Youth (1976-1989)
NewspaperSztandar Młodych
Płomienie

The Polish Socialist Youth Union (Polish: Związek Socjalistycznej Młodzieży Polskiej, ZSMP) is an old youth group based in Warsaw. Founded in 1976 under the communist rule from the merger of Union of Socialist Youth together with two other organizations, the ZSMP is a former member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth. It formed the youth faction of the Polish United Workers' Party.