In the Soviet Union only the party was owed obedience. 13-year-old Pavlik Morozov had learned this well. According to Soviet historiography, which made him a hero, Morozov belonged to the "Pioneers" children's party organization.
Stalinist history states that little Morozov, born in Gerasimovka in the Urals, was a committed communist as early as 13 and a leader of the "Pioneers" at his school while also fanatically supporting Stalin's collectivization program... In other words, it was about the model of Homo Sovieticus... a rebel perhaps from his mother's womb!
In 1932 Morozov did not hesitate to report his father to the local GPU because he was "sending documents to enemies of the Soviet Union". The father was arrested, sentenced to 10 years in the gulag, but eventually executed.
Then his uncle, grandparents and a cousin murdered the communist "hero". All, with the exception of the uncle, were captured by the GPU and executed. The story was circulated widely throughout the USSR to convince that even above the family was the party and Stalin. Morozov was declared a martyr of the communist ideology against "reaction".
Dozens of his statues were placed in various cities, many schools were named after him, as were youth groups. An opera, songs were written in his honor, while his house became a museum. Children were not encouraged to denounce their parents' "anti-Soviet" actions like the "hero Pavlik".
Of course, Morozov's story has a dose of truth, but a truth that was not convenient for the Soviet regime and that is why it was buried as much as possible. Actually little Morozov was not a member of the "Pioneers" when he surrendered his father. He wanted to join.
Also his poor father didn't sell any documents to any enemies of the USSR. His "crime" was that he hid a few sacks of wheat to feed his starving family because of the "wise" collectivist policies of "father" Stalin.
After the dissolution of the "socialist-democratic homeland" more evidence began to come to light. Based on these data, it is suspected that little Morozov was killed even by a GPU agent, or, more likely, in a common fight with his peers. It is even possible that the child was used by his mother against his father.
Most likely the story was fabricated by the GPU as the village of Gerasimovka was considered a "nest of reactionary kulaks who reacted to collectivization"...
The only real photo of Pavlik Morozov (with the quotient).