In the 1960s Soviet regime in Lithuania introduced through education a concept of "a new man". This "new man" represented the idealistic vision of the Soviet citizen, thus he had to be indoctrinated with the specific set of values. History as a value-oriented discipline at schools, including both humanitarian and social…

Examines peer group support among Soviet day care children. Fifty-six boys and 59 girls (16 to 37 months of age) from a Moscow nursery school were observed with or without a stranger present in one of three conditions: with a familiar peer, with an unfamiliar peer, or with no peer. (CM)

This study tested the hypothesis that Soviet day care children (aged 16 to 38 months) derive emotional support from the presence of their group-mates. Children were observed in a strange situation in one of three conditions: with a familiar peer (a group-mate), with an unfamiliar peer (a child from another group), or alone (without a peer). An…