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...level of education in the Soviet Union is high, according to Malia. Virtually every town has a so-called seven-year school, and at present plans are being made to make a ten-year school compulsory. The Russian child starts his formal education at the age of seven...
...into one of the universities or professional schools (the institutes), the Russian student must go to a ten-year school, however. The level of training at this level is roughly comparable to that of the western European countries, Malia says. In other words, a student has completed his general education--including the study of one foreign language--by the time he graduates. If he decides to continue his studies, it is only in one specialized field...
...curriculum at this level of education is rigidly prescribed. While free to specialize in whatever field he desires, the student is very limited within that particular field. All must take a Marxist or Leninist course each year, although they are "bored with it," according to Malia...
While the Soviet Union still has plenty of openings available for technicians, there is a certain overproduction of intellectuals, according to Malia, especially in the non-scientific professions. It is for this reason that it is growing harder to get into these fields...
...Malia was fortunate in finding out so much about Russia. Certainly the unusual length of his trip provided him with more than the average number of chance contacts. Indeed, in his case, many of these could even develop into friendship before he left. Not all visitors to Russia will be so lucky, however...