About the book: 1981 / DAVIDOW, MIKE. “Moscow Diary” “Moscow Diary” is a literary treatment of notes made by the author during the years of his stay in the USSR. In the book, M. Davidow shares his impressions of meetings with Soviet people, showing their traits such as cordiality, hospitality, and internationalism. The idea that runs through the entire book is that Soviet people want to live in peace with all other peoples. The author convincingly talks about the International Conference of Communist and Workers' Parties, held in Moscow in 1969, at the meetings of which he was present as a correspondent. The pages about the XXIV Congress of the CPSU are vividly written. The story is told in an original way about Soviet theaters, the health care system, public education and the peculiarities of life of the peoples of various nationalities of the Soviet Union. BOUVARD, GEORGE. “Grandchildren of the First Teacher” The author talks about the history of the Soviet school and the fate of the teachers he met. Much attention is paid in the book to the introduction of universal compulsory secondary education and vocational training in the USSR. As a specialist in the field of education, the author popularly covers the main methods of educational work used by teachers in Soviet schools. Several chapters in the book are devoted to new works of Soviet scientists and teachers. J. Bouvard writes interestingly about the successful work of Soviet educational psychologists in the field of teaching deaf-blind people.