Breaking the Tongue: Language, Education, and Power in Soviet Ukraine, 1920-1934 (Research Brief)
February 3, 2010
This study examines the early Soviet campaign for Ukrainian-language schooling and pedagogical innovation at the local level and explores in detail the rationale for this mandate, teacher and student response, and the consequences of this effort.
What emerges from the documentary record is not only an account of the development of Ukrainian-language instruction, but the re-imagining of the entire school curriculum through the adaptation of progressive pedagogical methods.
Download the pdf at the top of this page for the full brief.
Matthew D. Pauly, of Michigan State University, was a 2009-10 Short-Term Travel Grants recipient.
