A Sociocultural Profile of Soviet Nationalities

One of the most important and widely known characteristics of the social development of a people, a characteristic that determines the intensity of its activity in all spheres of culture, is educational level. The considerable achievements of the Soviet people in this sphere are universally acknowledged. The changes that have taken place during the years of Soviet power are especially striking if one considers the low level of literacy that was characteristic of the population of our country in the past. The 1926 census showed, for example, that only 40% of the population of the country was literate.77 The last census, in 1979, showed that 54% of the employed population had a secondary or higher education.78

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