Soviet Russian Primers of the 1940s

The War after the Victory

in Journal of Educational Media, Memory, and Society
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Vitaly Bezrogov Russian Academy of Education vbezrogov@yandex.ru

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Abstract

What changes did the content, structure, and production of Russian primers published in the Soviet Union undergo between 1941 and 1948—that is, during the Second World War and its aftermath? This article answers this question by analyzing language, content, iconography, and the printing process. The first section addresses key characteristics of primers printed between 1941 and 1944, while the second section focuses on the content of postwar primers printed between 1945 and 1948. The final section addresses challenges facing the textbook approval and circulation process experienced by the State Pedagogical Publishing House of the Russian Soviet Federal Socialist Republic (RSFSR) from 1945 to 1948.

Contributor Notes

Vitaly Bezrogov is a senior research fellow in the History of Education Department at the Institute for Educational Development Strategy of the Russian Academy of Education (Institut Strategii Razvitiya Obrazovaniya Rossiyskoy Akademii Obrazovaniya). Email: vbezrogov@yandex.ru

Dorena Caroli is an associate professor of the history of education in the Department of Educational Sciences, Cultural Heritage, and Tourism at the University of Macerata. Email: dorena.caroli@unimc.it

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