The Scout Movement

Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society. The Scout Movement is free-will and indifferent.

Scouting was founded by Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell in 1907 in Great Britain. Also he wrote book «Scouting for boys» in 1909. Works of Ernest Thompson Seton influenced on the Scout Movement too. Olive Baden-Powell and his sister Agnes Baden-Powell introduced the Girl Guides in 1910, a parallel movement for girls, sometimes named Girl Scouts. Scouting appeared in Russia in 1909. It was founded by Oleg Pantunov.

In our days the Scout Movement has 38 millions of members from whole world. Motto of scouts is “Be Prepared”.

                The Scout Movement has 3 main principles: duty to God, duty to Homeland and society, duty to oneself. All scouts give special promise. Scouting has its own traditions and symbols. The emblem is lily or trefoil. The emblems of different scouts’ organizations have many differences. Also scouts have special salute, handshake, tie and insignia.

There were some organizations like the Scout Movement. For example, Hitlerjugend or the Pioneer movement, but these organizations political directivity.