Soviet Russian Primers of the 1940s: The War after the Victory. Issue 1 (1st June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bezrogov, Vitaly; Caroli, Dorena
• Is Part Of: Journal of educational media, memory, and society. Volume 11:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 14
• Page End: 34
• Publication Date: 2019-06-01
• Subjects: history of education -- iconography -- primers -- publishing -- Second World War -- Soviet Union -- textbooks; Media programs (Education) -- Periodicals; Education -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Textbook bias -- Periodicals; Textbooks -- Periodicals; 371.3205
• DOI: 10.3167/jemms.2019.110103
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2041-6946

Abstract

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.