Soviet cultural policy: education, script, arts
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write four changes in education (schools, illiteracy, higher education, language).
New schools, literacy schools, more higher education institutions, teaching in 18 languages.
2
Complete a table of alphabet changes: year – script – official reason – criticism.
1929 – Latin; 1940 – Cyrillic; official: literacy and unity; criticism: break from written heritage and Turkic ties.
3
How many years after the switch to Latin (1929) did the switch to Cyrillic (1940) take place?
11
4
Collect information on Zulfiya, Oybek, G‘afur G‘ulom and Hamid Olimjon and name one work of each (from a library or the internet, with an adult’s help).
The answer depends on the student’s research; cite the source and author.
5
“Was the growth of schools and universities an achievement?” Write 5 sentences from both viewpoints.
Yes: many people began to study; but the share of local people, and the content and language of teaching, must also be assessed.