This paper considers George A. Reisch's account of the role of Cold War political forces in shaping the apolitical stance that came to dominate philosophy of science in the late 1940s and 1950s. It argues that at least as early as the 1930s, Logical Empiricists such as Rudolf Carnap already held that philosophy of science could not properly have…

Discussed are the growth and demise of pedology within the contexts of the (1) early history of child study in Europe, (2) influence of Vygotsky's writings on Soviet defectology, and (3) struggle of Soviet psychology for its Marxist-dialectical identity. Pedology is the scientific study of the complete child in all its facets, including the…

Looks at the changes in values that perestroika has wrought and at the complexities of implementing adequate educational reform that truly reflects the changes in values in the USSR. (Author)

Considers two dimensions of changes in former Soviet Union countries: (1) obstacles to transformations away from strong state domination; and (2) contrasting approaches in public administration education to facilitate democratic development in these countries. (JOW)

Asserts that the heightened demand for information and "truth" in the Soviet Union has led to new emphasis on verisimilitude in fictional portrayals and has made popular novels the subject of political debate. (PRA)

The All-Union Znanie Society, the former USSR's vast adult education organization, will be affected in ways yet undiscovered by the recent political, economic, and social changes. (SK)

How some nations are motivated by political or geo-political considerations when denouncing human rights abuses is examined. Examples from US and Russian foreign policies are discussed. (RM)

It is widely believed that poetry in the Soviet Union has lost its place to newspapers and periodicals that have robbed literature of its readers. Prior to glasnost, non-official literature in the Soviet Union was more than a literary event; it was often the only mode of political discourse available to the literate public. This paper suggests…

Although for the 15 years preceding his election as President of the United States Ronald Reagan muted his anti-Soviet rhetoric in order to achieve political power, since his election he has returned to anti-Sovietism in an effort to redirect American foreign policy against the Soviets. At the same time, however, he employs a rhetorical strategy…

An examination of the origins, objectives, and response to the Soviet Union's widespread reform of higher education suggests that, if fully enacted, the reform could provide a quite different and powerful system. (MSE)

Holds that schools and textbooks utilized in communist block countries serve to indoctrinate students as to the virtues of the system under which they live and bias them against other systems. Cites several examples of anti-United States propaganda in Soviet texts. (GC)

Describes the educational system of the former Soviet Union and its role during the break-up of the Union. Details characteristics of current efforts to reform the educational system and contrasts them with reform movements in the United States. Cites lessons learned from Soviet and post-Soviet educational experiences. (32 citations) (AJL)

Historical, philosophical, and social perspectives concerning the development of Soviet society are presented. The concepts of orthodoxy, autocracy, and nationalism that were integral to Russian life for nearly one thousand years of history are discussed, and principles of socialism and communism that were inaugurated in November 1917 in…

Important educational development issues in the USSR include development of not only today's but also tomorrow's tools for technological advancement, improvement of the training and teaching process, interdisciplinary integration, increase in the scientific content of education, and improvement of the education-economy link. (MSE)

Changes in educational research in the last years of the Soviet Union occurred because research could no longer serve as a branch of total planning in an engineered society. Researchers floundered when faced with new forms of political authority and social relations, but then addressed new questions of teaching and learning. This process may have…