The Soviet educational system and production of social identities in the 1920s — early 40s

M. Maiofs; I. Kukulin

The Soviet educational system and production of social identities in the 1920s — early 40s

M. Maiofs, I. Kukulin

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Abstract

This brief note aims to clarify the tasks of the cluster “Soviet education and politics of identity”. We focus on mass production of new social identities in the USSR in the mentioned period. The main argument is that new identities in the USSR always were constructed for the purpose of solving particular tasks that could contradict each other. These contradictions caused hidden tensions in Soviet social and educational policies.

Keywords

social identities, professional identities, soviet social policy, soviet educational policy, young pioneer leaders, the Scout movement in Russia, Spanish War children in the USSR

About the Authors

M. Maiofs

The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

I. Kukulin

National Research University “Higher School of Economics” (HSE)

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Maiofs M., Kukulin I. The Soviet educational system and production of social identities in the 1920s — early 40s. Shagi / Steps. 2015;1(1):40-45. (In Russ.)