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The Ministry of Education of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (Russian: Министерство просвещения СССР), formed on 3 August 1966, was one of the most important government offices in the Soviet Union. It was known as the People's Commissariat for Education (Russian: Народный комиссариат просвещения), or Narkompros, until 1946. Narkompros was a Soviet agency founded by the State Commission on Education (Russian: Государственная комиссия по просвещению) and charged with the administration of public education and most of other issues related to culture.
Ministry of Education of the USSR
Министерство просвещения СССР
All ministry seals of the Soviet Union used the Soviet coat of arms
Agency overview
Formed
3 August 1966
Dissolved
5 March 1988
Superseding agency
State Committee for People's Education (1988–1991)
Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation (1991–1996)
Ministry of Science, High School and Technical Policy of the Russian Federation (1991–1993)
The Ministry of Education, at the all-Union level, was established on 3 August 1966. It was merged, on 5 March 1988, with the Ministry of Higher and Middle Special Education and the State Committee for Vocational and Technical Education to form the State Committee for People's Education of the Soviet Union headed by Gennady Yagodin [ru] from 11 March 1988 to 10 December 1991.[2]
Commissars and ministersedit
Anatoly Lunacharsky was the first and longest serving Soviet Narkom of Education.
The following persons headed the Commissariat/Ministry as commissars (narkoms) and ministers:[3][4][circular reference]
The Chief Directorate of Religious Affairs of the Orthodox Faith of the Most Holy Synod;
The Chief Directorate of Religious Affairs of Foreign (i.e. non-Orthodox) Faiths,
and directed the spiritual affairs of all faiths in Russia and the institutions of public education and science, trying to restore rights in East Slavic culture of Russian Federation.
Bird, Alan. A History of Russian Painting. G.K. Hall Painting, Russian, 2007.
Graham, Loren R. Science in Russia and the Soviet Union. Science—Soviet Union, 1993.
Constantin, Nathan. A Study of Bolshevism. Free Press, 1953.
Smele, Jon. The Russian Revolution and Civil War. Continuum International, 2003.
Fitzpatrick, Sheila. The Commissariat of Enlightenment. Cambridge University, 1970.
External linksedit
Education in Russia for foreign citizens. The history of the formation of education.Образование в России для иностранных граждан. История становления образования.
Education in Russia for the foreign citizens: Russian Educational System Today
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This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia s quality standards You can help The talk page may contain suggestions September 2017 The Ministry of Education of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics USSR Russian Ministerstvo prosvesheniya SSSR formed on 3 August 1966 was one of the most important government offices in the Soviet Union It was known as the People s Commissariat for Education Russian Narodnyj komissariat prosvesheniya or Narkompros until 1946 Narkompros was a Soviet agency founded by the State Commission on Education Russian Gosudarstvennaya komissiya po prosvesheniyu and charged with the administration of public education and most of other issues related to culture Ministry of Education of the USSRMinisterstvo prosvesheniya SSSRAll ministry seals of the Soviet Union used the Soviet coat of armsAgency overviewFormed3 August 1966Dissolved5 March 1988Superseding agencyState Committee for People s Education 1988 1991 Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation 1991 1996 Ministry of Science High School and Technical Policy of the Russian Federation 1991 1993 JurisdictionGovernment of the Soviet UnionHeadquartersMoscow Russian SFSR Soviet UnionIts first head was Anatoly Lunacharsky However he described Nadezhda Krupskaya as the soul of Narkompros 1 Mikhail Pokrovsky and Evgraf Litkens also played important roles Despite Lunacharsky s efforts to protect most of the avant garde artists such as Vladimir Mayakovsky Kazimir Malevich Vladimir Tatlin and Vsevolod Meyerhold the official policy after Joseph Stalin put him in disgrace Narkompros had a number of sections in addition to the main ones related to general education e g Likbez a section for liquidation of illiteracy Profobr a section for professional education Glavlit a section for literature and publishing also in charge of censorship in publishing Glavrepertkom Glavrepertkom a commission for approval of performers repertoires Department of the Mobilisation of Scientific Forces to which the Russian Academy of Sciences reported to after 1918 A Theatre Department which published Vestnik Teatra Vneshkol nyi Otdel the adult Education Department run by KrupskayaSome of these evolved into separate entities others discontinued Contents 1 History 2 Commissars and ministers 3 Note 4 See also 5 References 6 Bibliography 7 External linksHistory editThe Ministry s predecessor the People s Commissariat for Education of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic RSFSR was established by a decree of the second convocation of the All Russian Congress of Soviets on 8 November O S 26 October 1917 and was part of the Sovnarkom The first Commissar was Anatoly Lunacharsky appointed in 1917 The Ministry of Education at the all Union level was established on 3 August 1966 It was merged on 5 March 1988 with the Ministry of Higher and Middle Special Education and the State Committee for Vocational and Technical Education to form the State Committee for People s Education of the Soviet Union headed by Gennady Yagodin ru from 11 March 1988 to 10 December 1991 2 Commissars and ministers edit nbsp Anatoly Lunacharsky was the first and longest serving Soviet Narkom of Education The following persons headed the Commissariat Ministry as commissars narkoms and ministers 3 4 circular reference Name Took office Left office DurationPeople s Commissar for Education of the RSFSRAnatoly Lunacharsky 26 October 1917 12 September 1929 11 years 321 daysAndrei Bubnov 12 September 1929 12 October 1937 8 years 30 daysPyotr Tyurkin 12 October 1937 29 March 1940 2 years 169 daysVladimir Potemkin 29 March 1940 23 February 1946 5 years 331 daysMinister of Education of the RSFSRAleksei Kalashnikov 9 April 1946 24 January 1948 1 year 290 daysAleksandr Voznesensky 24 January 1948 15 July 1949 1 year 172 daysIvan Kairov 15 July 1949 28 March 1956 6 years 257 daysYevgeniy Afanasenko 28 March 1956 4 May 1966 10 years 37 daysMikhail Prokofiev 4 May 1966 24 December 1966 234 daysAlexander Danilov 13 February 1967 27 November 1980 13 years 288 daysGeorgiy Veselov 15 January 1981 26 July 1988 7 years 193 daysMinister of Education of the USSRMikhail Prokofiev 24 December 1966 20 December 1984 17 years 362 daysSergei Shcherbakov 20 December 1984 5 March 1988 3 years 76 daysNote editThe Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education of the Russian Empire which was formed by combining Ministry of National Education Russian Empire The Chief Directorate of Religious Affairs of the Orthodox Faith of the Most Holy Synod The Chief Directorate of Religious Affairs of Foreign i e non Orthodox Faiths and directed the spiritual affairs of all faiths in Russia and the institutions of public education and science trying to restore rights in East Slavic culture of Russian Federation See also editEducation in the Soviet Union Ministries of the Soviet Union People s Commissariat for Education Ministry of Education and Science Russia Ministry of National Education Russian Empire References edit The Commissariat of Enlightenment Portal o zdorove i zabolevaniyah pozvonochnika Informacionnyj portal 14161 ru Spisok ministrov prosvesheniya RossiiBibliography editBird Alan A History of Russian Painting G K Hall Painting Russian 2007 Graham Loren R Science in Russia and the Soviet Union Science Soviet Union 1993 Constantin Nathan A Study of Bolshevism Free Press 1953 Smele Jon The Russian Revolution and Civil War Continuum International 2003 Fitzpatrick Sheila The Commissariat of Enlightenment Cambridge University 1970 External links editEducation in Russia for foreign citizens The history of the formation of education Obrazovanie v Rossii dlya inostrannyh grazhdan Istoriya stanovleniya obrazovaniya Education in Russia for the foreign citizens Russian Educational System Today The Governments of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1917 1964 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ministry of Education Soviet Union amp oldid 1159716865, wikipedia, 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