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Society for the Assistance of Defense, Aircraft and Chemical Construction | |
| Общество содействия обороне, авиационному и химическому строительству (Осоавиахим) | |
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| Formation | 1927 |
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| Dissolved | 1948 |
| Type | Public organization |
The Society for the Assistance of Defense, Aircraft and Chemical Construction (Russian: Общество содействия обороне, авиационному и химическому строительству, abbreviated as Osoaviakhim) was the largest mass voluntary society in the Soviet Union before World War II.[1] It was established in 1927 with the goal of propagating civil defense training among the civilian population and of garnering popular support for Soviet armed forces. Starting with three voluntary societies—for support to aviation, chemistry, and civil defense—it quickly branched out in several other directions, including mailer pigeon and military-service dog sections.[2] The Osoviakhim was dissolved in 1948, but three successor organizations were united again in 1952 to form a similar voluntary society named DOSAAF.[3][1]
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