The Kremlin and the Schoolhouse

"... an exciting, first-rate contribution to our understanding of Soviet history on several levels... and the relationship between tsarist and Soviet educational policies and practices." -- Ben Eklof"Larry E. Holmes' book is a fine, expert study of a difficult topic." -- The Historian"... this first-rate work definitely points the way toward a new understanding of the Soviet Union in the 1920s." -- Journal of Modern History"... a succinct and original study of early Soviet education and an engaging disaggregation of the convoluted relations among ideology, politics, and social reality in a revolutionary society... This well-researched, innovative, and insightful study is required reading for any serious student of early Soviet history." -- The Russian Review"... elegantly written, a pithy fast paced, and intersting book..." -- East West EducationLarry Holmes examines Soviet school policy from 1917 to 1931 in its ideological, political, institutional, and social dimensions.