Table 7.-Curriculum for grades V-VII in Russian-speaking schools:

1 E. N. Medynskii. Prosveshchenie v SSSR. (Moskva: Ministerstvo Prosveshcheniya RSFSR, Uchpedgiz, 1955).

Computed.

and are expected to learn Russian grammatical rules governing stressed and nonstressed, hard and soft, and unpronounced consonants. In grade II, more hours are allotted to spelling than to any other aspect of grammar in the belief that through a firm grasp of spelling the foundation is laid for grammatical writing. In grade II children are given instruction on nouns, adjectives, verbs, and the main parts of sentences-subject, object, and predicate and the modifiers. Then children study the parts of a word—its root, prefix, suffix. In grade IV they study adjectives, personal pronouns, verbs, and simple, complex, and compound sentences.

At the end of the primary school Soviet pupils are expected to have acquired the habit of correct, conscious, and expressive reading of popular scientific literature prepared for children of primary-school age. They are expected to be able to express orally and in writing what

Table 8.-Curriculum for grades VIII-X in Russian-speaking schools:

(Moskva: Ministerstvo

1 See E. N. Medynskii, Prosveschchenie v SSSR, p. 84. Prosveshcheniya RSFSR, Uchpedgiz, 1955). In addition to the above scheduled hours, 6 days a year are set aside for excursions.

they have read, be able to write up simple observations and compose a simple business letter. During these first 4 years the children have been introduced to Russian folklore and to the works of such authors as Pushkin, L. N. Tolstoy, Nekrasov, Krylov, Mamin-Sibiryak, Gorky, Mayakovski, A. N. Tolstoy, Fadeev, Gaidar. They have studied passages and short stories by these authors and have been required to memorize verses and fables.

The syllabus for the Russian language and literature course in grades V to VII includes a systematic coverage of spelling, grammar and punctuation, as well as the reading of some of the literary works which the State considers to be the best. Literary movements are also

studied― classicism, romanticism, and others. As part of their training pupils are called upon to analyze literary works and are expected to enlarge their vocabulary.

The aim underlying the teaching of literature in the senior secondary school is to have the pupil gain a concept of the historical development of literature, its significance in Russian society and in the struggle of the people for liberation; to develop skill in understanding the essence of composition such as theme, plot, characters, language; to familiarize himself with main periods in the development of literature and particularly with socialistic realism. Through the course it is hoped that Soviet pupils will develop a life-long appreciation for Russian literature and a love and respect for great literature in general.

Soviet pupils in grade VIII study Russian literary works written between the 10th and 19th centuries, starting with an analysis of the Chronicles and ending with Griboedov, Krylov, Pushkin, Lermontov, and Gogol. In grade IX, students start with the literary critic Belin

Table 9.-Percent of time allotted to subjects required for graduation from Soviet 10-year primary-secondary schools: 1955-56

Table 10.-Comparison of 1955-56 curriculums in hours per week in in Ukrainian language

1 E. N. Medynskii, Prosveshchenie v SSSR, p. 84, 88, 89 (Moskva: Ministerstvo Prosveshcheniya RSFSR, Uchpedgiz, 1955).

sky and continue with the Russian literature of the second half of the 19th century, ending the year with a survey of Western European literature, particularly Shakespeare and Goethe. In grade X the literature of the 20th century is studied, with major attention being devoted to the works of Gorky (both in pre-revolutionary and Soviet literature), Mayakovsky, Sholokhov, A. N. Tolstoy, and Fadeev, and literature of non-Russian peoples of the USSR. Besides taking a considerable number of hours in the school program, students have a heavy

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homework load in this course. In addition to the reading assignments, compositions are required periodically.

In the schools of the non-Russian republics the chief difference in the curriculum is that instruction in the language and literature of the republic is added. As table 10, p. 72-3, reveals, the other basic subjects are treated the same, whether taught in a school in the RSFSR where the language of instruction is Russian, or in a Ukrainian school where the language of instruction is Ukrainian.