State reforms in school education in the USSR in the post-war period (1945-1953)

the article is devoted to the topic of state reforms that were carried out in the postwar period in school education in the USSR. From 1945 to 1953 on the basis of historical documents, the main transformations carried out in the system of school education after the war are revealed. The article emphasizes the complexity of the post-war situation, preventing the rapid restoration of the educational system and the ability of the state to overcome these difficulties. The measures taken, the introduction of universal seven-year and then ten-year education, the optimization of curricula, as well as teaching staff, allowed not only to create one of the best education systems, but also to bring up generations whose ideological consciousness corresponded to the spirit of the policy pursued by the Party. It is important to note that the main goals of the educational system in this period were the upbringing of an ideologically faithful generation and the all-round development of students' personality, which emphasized the orientation of educational reforms towards the formation of citizens capable of effectively contributing to the building of a socialist society.

education system, reforms, the USSR, ideology, universal education