On Education: Selected Articles & Speeches

by Nadezhda Krupskaya

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

229 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1957

About the author

Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya (Russian: Надежда Константиновна Крупская) was a Russian revolutionary and the wife of Vladimir Lenin. Krupskaya was born in Saint Petersburg to an aristocratic family that had descended into poverty, and she developed strong views about improving the lives of the poor.

Reviews

[Jody Anderson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good stuff in here, but a lot of repetition. Also seems to be missing some writings referenced in here that would have been more useful than some included. A good portion is devoted to analysis and quoting of Lenin, but it is useful as she contextualizes and draws together quotes on the topic from a variety of sources

[Steven R · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok collection. The ones on how Lenin studied promote the "he just worked really hard" model of studying. The ones on the problems of organising education and young people in the early USSR raise good questions. The self-education articles have some good advice.