Lukyanenko O.V. In the Grip of De-Stalinization: Mosaics of Everyday Life of Pedagogical Institutes of the UkrSSR in 1953-1964

Monograph. — Poltava: Simon, 2016. — 274 p.The author conducted a comprehensive study of the everyday life of the higher pedagogical schools’ staffs in 1953-1964 based on a wide range of published literature and archival documents. The thesis solves issue of the evolution of life conditions of students and teachers along with the.
description of logistical base changing. The analysis of teachers’ wealth and purchasing power is also shown in the research. There is also given the characteristic of everyday religious and deviant behavior motives of educators as well as the characteristics of leisure-time. The work describes the changing attitude of the higher schools staffs towards the reforms in education. Monograph shows the place for students and teachers in the process of growing connections of society with farming and agriculture. The characteristic of the language situation in higher educational school during the days of the “thaw” is also described.list of Abbreviations.
1 Introductions.
Questions.
Themes.
Sources.2 Living Conditions.Model.
On the post-war ashes.
“Help yourselves”.
Hostels and corners.
“Independent” dormitory life.
Cooking or eating out?
Earning money: a sin or a right?
“Swing of salaries”.
To buy or not to buy.
Flats and houses.
Dismissals, pensions and firings.
Students and the money.
Scholarships.
“The desire and agree to work…”.
Conclusions.
3 Leisure and Deviations.“We have very little time left”.
Passive leisure.
Dancing and partying.
Fashion.
Sports and health.
“Sin of faith”.
Smoking.
Alcohol.
Crimes and punishments.
Family life.
Conclusions.
4 Educators vs. Manufacturing.Secondary school reform.
The new law on education.
Polytechnic education.
Do-it-yourself education.
Excursions as “need of life”.
“Production workers”.
Reforms “on the way”.
Reaching the goals.
Conclusions.
5 Education vs. Kolkhoz.An unjustified duty.
Rewards.
Focus on agriculture.
Agricultural practices.
From the fields to the classrooms.
From the classrooms to the fields.
Botanical gardens.
Corn – the queen of fields.
Conclusions.
6 Language Problem.Wind of changes.
Factors.
Language and age.
Language and nationality.
Language and social background.
Language and birthplace.
Confrontation atmosphere.
Limited diversity.
The period of accumulation.
The period of search.
The period of renaissance.
The period of resistance.
Conclusions.
7 Education vs. personality cult.Criticize your past for the better present.
Critics with state permission.
Ideologically savvy.
Ideological settling scores.
Slowing of the conflict.
Conclusions.Index of names.
Index of geographical names and places.