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

By Larry E. Holmes

" . . . 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253328470
• ISBN13: 9780253328472
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher