On Understanding Russia / F. James.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

James, F., author.

Series:

Heritage

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intellectual life.

Soviet Union--Intellectual life.

Soviet Union.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (63 pages) : illustrations, map

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

As an outstanding educator and economist, Dr. F. Cyril James is particularly well qualified to observe modern Russia, and to comment upon it for Western readers. While he disclaims any right to speak with authority on the basis of his recent tour, the reader will quickly realize that he was actually given exceptional opportunities to see Soviet life, economy, and education - visiting some places that few foreigners have seen - and that, as a trained observer, he was able to draw fully from his experiences. As Dr. James points out, "it is imperative that we should learn all that we can about the U.S.S.R. in order to understand its people - their habits, their ambitions, and their thoughts." He describes most vividly how the system of research institutions and university education provides incentive and then a very fully occupied life for those who are gathered into it. The comparisons of university budgets, salaries, and student expenses with those of North America are revealing. Dr. James tells also of the interesting developments from Mr. Khrushchev's proposal that students should work in factories or on farms before going on to university.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Universities, Colleges, and Research Institutes

3. The University Student

4. The Relation of Education to Life

5. The Cultural Pleasures of Life

6. The Embers of Religion

7. Freedom of Thought ?

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Feb 2019)

ISBN:

9781487590536

1487590539

9781487599928

1487599927

OCLC:

1088909360