Education - Stalin

Question 1

what happened to the campaign to end illiteracy?

Answer 1

it was restarted in 1925 - the gov were committed to eradicating it by 1927

Question 2

what did officials working with trade unions do?

Answer 2

set up libraries & ran classes

Question 3

metal workers union stat

Answer 3

from 1925-6 = 10% decline in illiteracy

Question 4

transport workers union stat

Answer 4

99% literacy by 1927

Question 5

what happened to primary schools fees?

Answer 5

abolished in 1927 & therefore the majority received full primary education

Question 6

literacy stat

Answer 6

by 1939, 94% of the population were literate

Question 7

what did the government focus education on?

Answer 7

curriculum of core subjects, history of national heroes (eg peter the great), strict discipline, aimed to create hard-working patriotic soviets

Question 8

university stat

Answer 8

170,000 in 1927 to 1.5m in 1953

Question 9

what was wrong with the second campaign to end illiteracy in the countryside?

Answer 9

• went on during collectivisation meaning teachers became associated with the gov - resisted by the countryside
• 40% physically attacked in the 1st year

Question 10

what were fees like in higher education?

Answer 10

• high to keep costs down so access to secondary & uni education was limited
• party & trade unions offered scholarships & grants to enter higher education HOWEVER children of party officials were heavily favourited

Question 11

how many schools were destroyed in ww2?

Answer 11

82,000