Figure 1.-- The diafilm text read, "It is unfair! Here and there - "seaman", "seaman". No, our girls can't let boys to be ahead. And they look even better in a marine young pioneer uniform." Another special unit was Marine Young Pioneers, rather like Sea Scouts. There would have been a similar uniform for the boys, but with pants rather than skirts. We are not sure how popular the Sea Scouts and other specialized programs were, nor do we know much about the actual program. Geography restricted access to the ocean, at least for Russians.

The diafilm text read, "It is unfair! Here and there - "seaman", "seaman". No, our girls can't let boys to be ahead. And they look even better in a marine young pioneer uniform." Another special unit was Marine Young Pioneers, rather like Sea Scouts. There would have been a similar uniform for the boys, but with pants rather than skirts. And presumably the boys had a different cap. Despite the caption and choice of a girl for tthe modrl, we suspect that the marine program was primrily for boys. We are not sure how popular the Sea Scouts and other specialized programs were, nor do we know much about the actual program. Geography restricted access to the ocean, at least for Russians. There was the Black Sea in the south, which gave some Russians and Ukranians access tp the Black Sea and a more benign climate for sailing. The Baltics Republics of course had the Baltic Sea. A factor here c have been that after World War II, the Soviets set out to build a substantial blue water navy. Thus marine skills were badly needed.