The implementation of Soviet ideology in Kaunas schools from 7th till 9th decade of 20th century

This work analyses the implementation of Soviet ideology in Kaunas schools. By comparing guidelines from official papers and reports with recollections of teachers and schoolchildren, it was made a different complexion on process. The examples from linguistic sources represent obtained practices and extend the actual positions in paper. Ideological treatment with children is a sequential system, comprised of specific content and various methodology of propaganda. This process still hasn’t been properly studied in the literature on the history science of independent Lithuania. Through all time-period of current work, the implementation of ideology at schools was liable to the political climate of communist’s party of all Soviet Union. To make an effectual ideological education of young generation, the system of institutes and ideologist’s chain existed. School was the ground-level of system. Moreover, communistic education system was controllable and also ensured a steady rhythm of pedagogue work. To go further into the matter, ideological education had to justify Lithuania’s incorporation into Soviet Union and to motivate socialism, as the best regime. Essentially, the goal of ideological education system was to create “new man” – homo sovieticus. Every schoolchild had to become loyal, obedient and active member of communistic society. By trying to protect young generation from any enemy of communism, whatever outside influence was undesirable, particularly from family. Finally, one of the most appropriate methods in ideological education system was full employment and spare-time control. Equally, we might say that both forcible and innocent methods had been used in the ideological treatment of schoolchildrenIstorijos katedraVytauto Didžiojo universiteta