The role of the Pioneer Organization in struggling against illiteracy in Tatar schools during the 1920s and the 1930s
https://doi.org/10.26907/2541-7738.2025.2.154-166
Abstract
The efforts undertaken by the Soviet Pioneer Organization to reduce illiteracy rates in the Tatar ASSR schools during the 1920s and 1930s are analyzed. Under the political and social challenges caused by the revolutionary events and economic hardships, the Pioneers became an important tool for promoting literacy among young people. The key initiatives and campaigns launched by the Pioneers to raise educational attainment and support children in learning are considered. Special attention is also given to the socialist agreements aimed at improving literacy and boosting the active participation of the Pioneers in implementing Soviet educational policies. The study demonstrates that the Pioneer Organization played a crucial role in eradicating illiteracy and improving the conditions for the education of Tatar youth, thus contributing immensely to the success of the literacy campaigns.
About the Author
I. I. Shaidullin
Kazan Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Ilnur I. Shaidullin, Postgraduate Student at the Department of Russian History and Archival Studies, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Altaic, Turkic and Central Asian Studies
Kazan
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Shaidullin I.I. The role of the Pioneer Organization in struggling against illiteracy in Tatar schools during the 1920s and the 1930s. Uchenye Zapiski Kazanskogo Universiteta Seriya Gumanitarnye Nauki. 2025;167(2):154-166. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2541-7738.2025.2.154-166
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