This paper examines 126 research articles from three comparative education journals to chart the development of knowledge within comparative education on the Soviet Union and post-Soviet countries. Thematic, theoretical, discursive, and methodological aspects of scholarship are linked with changing geopolitical realities in a systematic analysis…

Historically, the university was an alien establishment for Russia, reflecting the political ambition of its leadership, not the organic impetus of Russian society. In Soviet academia, the notion of university education was replaced by the concept of vocational-technical training. As a creation of the Soviet government, Soviet higher education…

Discusses trends in research on human athletic potential. Anthropomaximology, an approach developed in the USSR to study the reserve potential of healthy people and the methods for realizing it under conditions of maximum effort, is described. (AM)

Examines the changing role of comparative education in the USSR from Western perspectives, particularly those of West and East Germany. Discusses some topics of comparative education research by and about the USSR in recent years, with emphasis on problems related to educational reforms inspired by perestroika. Contains 24 references. (SV)

Describes experiments in the Soviet Union intended to develop scholastic activities which encourage young children to develop their motivation for cognitive learning. All experiments were based on the problem-solving approach. (DB)

This issue presents a collection of short articles which appeared in the Russian education press. Included are articles that: (1) announce policy decisions, (2) support the crash campaign to institute computer education,(3) provide a course curriculum, and (4) discuss theoretical issues and needed research. (JDH)

Six articles discuss the state of the art of educational sociology in the Soviet Union. Topics discussed include demographic influences on education, the relationship between higher education and the national social structure, and the problem of the adaptation of newly trained teachers to their profession. (DB)

Eight articles translated from Russian journals in education and philosophy focus on various themes related to Lenin's contributions to Soviet education. Topics discussed include current policy priorities for the Soviet school system, language education for national minorities in the USSR, and Lenin's influence on the establishment of combined…

Eight articles focus on various aspects of curriculum and instruction in the elementary and secondary schools of the Soviet Union. Titles include "The Esthetic Education of Pupils in School,""The Joint Educational Work of the School, the Family, and the Community," and "The Grade Leader Teacher as the Organizer and Leader…

Eight articles focus on various aspects of curriculum and instruction in the elementary and secondary schools of the Soviet Union. Titles include "The Subject Matter and Tasks of School Pedagogy,""Principles of Education in the School,""The Principles of Teaching,""Instilling a Communist World View," and…

With schools run in 46 major languages in the Soviet Union, this article reviews the development of the modern multinational/multilingual school system with particular emphasis on the teaching of the Russian language and the development of secondary education. (JDH)

Compares two comparative studies on the status of mathematics education in the United States and the USSR. The findings of the study "An Analysis of Mathematics Education in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" by Robert B. Davis and others and an unpublished report by Isaac Wirszup are discussed. (AM)

Presents excerpts from a monograph entitled "Economics of Education: Subject and Method," by S. L. Kostanian, researcher at the Institute of Economics of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Excerpts focus on economics in public education, effectiveness of specialist training, details of labor organization, problems of economic effectiveness,…

In a study of literacy and linguistics that focuses on bilingual and multilingual societies, the following topics are covered: bilingualism and biliteracy; biliteracy in the Soviet Union; case studies in Karelia and Ukraine; and predicting the future of biliteracy. (43 references. (LB)

Chapter six traces teaching in terms of methodological problems, the theory of Communist education, problems of didactics and teaching methods, the theory of labor and polytechnical education, teacher training, and research and training staffs. Chapter seven describes research on teaching conducted by educational institutions, teacher training…