Education and Young People - Stalin's Successes & Failures

Question 1

1. In 1930, the CP set a target of eliminating illiteracy by when?
2. What happened to 3 million Komsomol volunteers?
3. What % of Soviet citizens were literate by 1939?
   - This meant that they had missed what target?
4. Which law meant all students followed the same curriculum?
   - What was emphasised under the new law?

Answer 1

1. The end of the first Five-Year plan
2. Became ‘cultural soldiers.’
3. 94%.
   - Eliminating illiteracy by 1935.
4. Education Law.
   - Maths, science and languages.

Question 2

1. What was history focused on?
   - What was this useful for?
2. When were Labour Reserve Schools created?
   - How many young people were recruited for LRS between 1946 and 52?
3. What % of 8-12 year olds gained full primary schooling by 1953?
4. Stalin’s G____ T___ required a massive expansion of ______ ______ - there were ___,___ enrolments by ____. By ____ there were ____.
5. What did the number of unis increase by (%) between 1914 and 39?

Answer 2

1. ‘Great men’ and national heroes.
   - Propaganda.
2. 1940. • 4 million.
3. Almost 100%.
4. Great Turn, higher education, 172,000, 1928, 1953, 1.5m.
5. 800%.

Question 3

FAILURES:

1. What % of teachers were attacked by peasants in the first year of the C.A.I?
2. What happened to Lunarcharsky in 1929?
3. What was introduced in 1935?
4. By 1953, what % of 12-17 year olds had been offered education?
   - What % actually completed it?

Answer 3

1. 40%.
2. Sacked for being ‘too liberal.’
3. Death penalty for 12 year olds to ‘tackle hooliganism.’
4. 65%.
   - 20%.