The soviet school's efforts to prevent child neglect during the Great Patriotic War (based on the example of the Far East)
https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2025-10-4-64-71
EDN: GMKUWM
Abstract
The paper explores a little-studied aspect of Soviet school activities during the Great Patriotic War: the prevention of juvenile neglect. The issue is examined using materials from the Far East. The article characterizes the situation in schools, analyzes the causes and conditions of their unstable operation, and describes the main areas of activity to prevent child neglect. The study is based on sources extracted from federal and regional archives. The methodological framework is an institutional approach. In conclusion, the author resumes that joint efforts of the Soviet leadership, government agencies, organizations, sponsoring enterprises, and the support of party structures, the school education system survived despite all the difficulties. It successfully engaged children in community service, organized extracurricular activities for students, and strengthened their military, sports, and physical education training.
About the Author
N. V. Lyaskina
Far Eastern Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation named after I. F. Shilov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
LYASKINA Natalia Vyacheslavovna, Candidate of Historical Sciences; Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, Humanities and Economics Department
Khabarovsk, Kazarmennyy Ln., 15, 680020
AuthorID (RSCI): 446621
AuthorID (SCOPUS): 57201470030
ResearcherID: R-6351-2016
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Lyaskina N.V. The soviet school's efforts to prevent child neglect during the Great Patriotic War (based on the example of the Far East). Omsk Scientific Bulletin. Series Society. History. Modernity. 2025;10(4):64-71. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2025-10-4-64-71. EDN: GMKUWM
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