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Impressions of Soviet Agricultural Education

Animal Husbandry Research Division, USDA, Beltsville, Maryland

ABSTRACT

Though difficult as this assignment is, I am glad to give you my impressions of the Soviet Educational system and program, particularly as it relates to agriculture and animal husbandry training.

The USSR is a nation committed to education as a means of national advancement. In the USSR, organized education is regarded as a chief resource for achieving social, economic, cultural, and scientific objectives in the national interest. Soviet people seem convinced that education, hard work, and the postponement of the usual comforts of life are the best means of achieving the Soviet goal of world supremacy. Since the Revolution, literacy already has advanced to a great extent. In 1926, illiteracy in the age group of 9 to 49 yr. was around 50% and in 1959 it was only 1.5%.

Schools and universities are being built at a rapid rate. Education is being made available to people of all ages.

¹ Paper given before meeting of the Edueational Committee Program, American Dairy Science Association, June 20–22, 1960, Logan, Utah.