Young Guard

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Young Guard may refer to one of the following

• The Young Guard (Napoleon), a French elite military unit during the time of Napoleon Bonaparte.

• Young Guard (Russian: Молодая гвардия, Molodaya Gvardiya) associated with Soviet Union and Russia:
  • The Young Guard (Soviet resistance), a Soviet resistance organisation during the Great Patriotic War, composed mainly of teenagers.
  • The Young Guard (21st Century) Pro-Kremlin 'direction action' youth organization – similar to Nashi – borrowing name of Young Guard (Soviet resistance) (above).
    • The Young Guard, a novel by Alexander Fadeyev about the Soviet Young Guard
    • The Young Guard, a 1949 Soviet movie based on Alexander Fadeyev's novel The Young Guard.
    • Young Guard (publisher), a publishing house in the Soviet Union.