Soviet Education: Eradication of Illiteracy
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What percentage of children failed to complete primary education in rural areas before the Bolsheviks came to power?

  • 95%
  • 88% (correct)
  • 75%
  • 50%

    • What was the main goal of the education program launched by Anatoly Lunacharsky in 1917?

  • To promote education for girls only
  • To make education compulsory for children aged 7-17 (correct)
  • To provide a free education for children of the higher classes
  • To introduce tuition fees for secondary education

    • Why did many teachers refuse to enter the teaching profession?

  • Because of the Civil War
  • Because of low wages (correct)
  • Because of traditional attitudes towards education
  • Due to lack of resources

    • What was the result of the introduction of tuition fees in the 1940s?

    <p>More students dropped out of school</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many schools were destroyed during World War II?

    <p>82,000</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the target of the Fifth Five Year plan?

    <p>To introduce a ten-year compulsory education program</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the illiteracy rate in 1916?

    <p>65%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were Rabfaki schools used for?

    <p>Providing basic literacy and numeracy skills for workers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was education used in the Soviet Union?

    <p>To instil socialist values into the population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of the urban population was literate by 1939?

    <p>94%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was particular emphasis placed on women in the literacy program?

    <p>Because they were less likely to be literate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the literacy league?

    <p>To eradicate illiteracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

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