The Kremlin and the Schoolhouse: Reforming Education in Soviet Russia, 1917-1931

ISBN-10: 0253328470
ISBN-13: 9780253328472
Category: History (General)
Pages: 214
Language: English
Published: 1991
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Author: Larry E. Holmes

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. . . an exciting, first-rate contribution to our understanding of Soviet history on several levels . . . and the relationship between tsarist and Soviet educational policies and practices. --Ben Eklof

Larry E. Holmes' book is a fine, expert study of a difficult topic. --The Historian

. . . this first-rate work definitely points the way toward a new understanding of the Soviet Union in the 1920s. --Journal of Modern History

. . . a succinct and original study of early Soviet education and an engaging disaggregation of the convoluted relations among ideology, politics, and social reality in a revolutionary society . . . This well-researched, innovative, and insightful study is required reading for any serious student of early Soviet history. --The Russian Review

. . . elegantly written, a pithy fast paced, and intersting book . . . --East West Education

Larry Holmes examines Soviet school policy from 1917 to 1931 in its ideological, political, institutional, and social dimensions.

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