The Kremlin and the Schoolhouse: Reforming Education in Soviet Russia, 1917-1931

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… an exciting, first-rate contribution to our understanding of Soviet history on several levels … and the relationship between tsarist and Soviet educational policies and practices. -Ben Eklof

Larry E. Holmes’ book is a fine, expert study of a difficult topic. -The Historian

… this first-rate work definitely points the way toward a new understanding of the Soviet Union in the 1920s. -Journal of Modern History

… a succinct and original study of early Soviet education and an engaging disaggregation of the convoluted relations among ideology, politics, and social reality in a revolutionary society … This well-researched, innovative, and insightful study is required reading for any serious student of early Soviet history. -The Russian Review

… elegantly written, a pithy fast paced, and intersting book … -East West Education

Larry Holmes examines Soviet school policy from 1917 to 1931 in its ideological, political, institutional, and social dimensions.