About the book: 2011 / This book is dedicated to Soviet teachers during the restructuring of society, the introduction of universal education and the political repressions that swept the country. The focus is on the daily life of primary and secondary school teachers, the characteristics of their work and status, and political views. The research is based on archival and published materials, including letters and memoirs, reports from school inspectors, as well as methods and teaching aids. The book talks about the unique relationships that developed between the authorities, ordinary people and the school, and their evolution in the first decade of the era of Stalinism.