Russıa Pıoneers

epa02159000 a Russian veteran of WWII binds up a red tie, symbol of the young pioneer organization, around the neck of boy at a ceremony of joining pioneer organization on the Red square in Moscow, Russia 16 May 2010. During the Soviet time the pioneer organization was a part of totalitarian communist system. Some Russian schools supporting communist ideas continue an old communist tradition.  EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY