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…

The scientific technological revolution in Russia has demanded that the school devote particular attention to inculcating in young people a capacity and readiness for labor, a knowledge of the broad scientific bases of production, and an ability to employ their knowledge freely in practical activity. (Author/RM)

The article discusses the major goals of labor training in secondary Russian urban schools and ways for achieving these goals. (Author/RM)

Under Communism the school is a unified labor polytechnical general education school with the mission of rearing a broadly educated individual. Theoretical problems involved in this polytechnical education are discussed. (Author/RM)

One of the primary concerns of the Communist Party and one of the main tasks of the Leninist Komsomol is rearing boys and girls in a spirit of respect and love for labor. (Author/RM)

Polytechnical education in Russia is based on a solid and lasting mastery of knowledge of modern science and the ability to use acquired knowledge for the solution of practical problems. This article discusses the role that geography plays in intermediate and secondary polytechnical education. (Author/RM)

Discussion about education for the working class emphasizes improvements in vocational and technical education and presents recommendations for future changes. (ND)

Describes a visit by New York City teachers to a high school in Leningrad, Russia. (DS)

This article discusses ways for reflecting the present level of the natural sciences and their technical applications in secondary labor education. The author emphasizes ideas from the new interrelated branches of science, physical science in particular, that are developing at the interface of the classical sciences. (Author/RM)

The school must be the source of recruitment for agricultural personnel in many occupations and for enrollment in vocational and technical schooling in order to complete tasks posed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). (Author/ND)

With the great diversity of tasks involved in preparing school children for life and for labor activity, the problem of instilling in them a vocational interest in work continues to be the most acute. (Author/MB)

Compares vocational-technical educational practices in the Soviet Union with objectives established by the CPSU Central Committee directives. Recommends improvement in teaching quality, economic education, and cooperative programs with traditional secondary schools. (Author/DB)