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

"... 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.Holmes, Larry E. is the author of 'Kremlin and the Schoolhouse Reforming Education in Soviet Russia, 1917-1931' with ISBN 9780253328472 and ISBN 0253328470.