POLICY OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY REGARDING THE REGULATION OF THE EVERYDAY LIFE OF HIGHER PEDAGOGICAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE 1920s-1960s: IDEALIZATION AND REALIZATION

Abstract

The system of teacher training, which barely got on its feet during the revolution of 1917-1921, was feverish with reforms. The only thing that was radically different was, of course, that the higher school became the vanguard of the communists' ideological struggle, first against the Nepmans, and then against the capitalists of the “decaying West”. The state declared that it had started a struggle for the consciousness of citizens through culture and education. The internal world of institutions was reshaped in accordance with the demands of the young socialist state. Party and Soviet leaders considered it their duty to intervene in the life process of state pedagogical institutes (hereinafter referred to as SPI). On the other hand, the higher education school, suffering from such interference, felt like a forge of advanced ideological cadres. The life attitudes of a Soviet citizen were polished precisely within the walls of the school. This sphere of activity of institutions was highlighted in reports and recommendations of party bodies. However, issues of life outside ideology remain white spots.