Education and Social Mobility in the Soviet Union 1921-1934

by Sheila Fitzpatrick

Book Overview

This is a history of Soviet education policy 1921-34 that places special emphasis upon the theme of social mobility through education. One of the hitherto untold stories of Soviet history is the making of the 'Brezhnev generation', a cohort of young workers and Communists sent to higher education during the First Five-Year Plan (1928-1932) and subsequently catapulted into leadership positions in the wake of the Great Purge of 1937/38. A focal point...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521894239
• ISBN13: 9780521894234
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.6"