Transformation of Reading Houses in Ukraine in the Second Half of the 1940s - First Half of the 1960s by Sokolov Viktor

“…In addition to propagating Marxist-Leninist ideas, the reading rooms contributed to the formation of patriotism and increased the enthusiasm of the peasants. …”
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Formation of a Network of Reading Rooms and «Peasant Houses» in Ukraine in 1920-1930’s. by Sokolov Viktor

“…Thus, the reading rooms and «peasant houses», becoming part of the state ideological system, performed such general social functions as educational, informational, cultural-educational, educational, spiritual-ideological (function of development and satisfaction of spiritual needs of the individual) and some special functions, such as agitation - propaganda function (propaganda of Marxist-Leninist theory, politics of party and Soviet state, scientific atheism, productiontechnical and agricultural knowledge and achievements, etc.). …”
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