The History of the USSR According to School Textbooks of the USA.

Danilov, A. I.; Sharifzhanov, I. I.

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Publication Date: 1981-Apr

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The History of the USSR According to School Textbooks of the USA.

Danilov, A. I.; Sharifzhanov, I. I.

Social Education, v45 n4 p239-44 Apr 1981

Analyzes information in social studies textbooks in the United States regarding the history of the USSR. Identifies major problems, including failure to take the work of Soviet scholars into account, political bias, oversimplification, distortion of the truth and failure to highlight achievements of Russian culture, science, and sociopolitical thought. (DB)

Descriptors: Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Needs, Social Studies, Textbook Bias, Textbook Evaluation

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: USSR

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