School Policy during the Civil War: the Positions of the People’s Comissariat of Education of Soviet Russia and of Kolchak’s Ministry of Public Education

Abstract

The author analyzes the positions of the People’s Comissariat of Education of Soviet Russia (the Bolshevik Education Ministry) and of the Public Education Ministry of Kolchak’s government during the Civil War in Russia. These positions are analyzed in the context of their connection with the pre-revolution period of development of pedagogical thought in Russia. The study of the history of education in this country sheds light on certain tendencies in the development of education in Russia, and allows the author to examine the history of the school in a more complete and panoramic manner. In addition, this analysis sets reference points for modern educational policies.