List of Tables - Map - Preface - Introduction - PART 1: BEFORE THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR - World War: Without the Russians - Inventing a System: The Concept and Its Course - Imposing a System: The New Territories - Schools Report 1940 - PART 2: IN TIME OF WAR - From German Invasion to Soviet Victory - Responding on the School Front - Changing the Formal Curriculum - Experiencing Wartime Upbringing - PART 3: FROM WAR TO PEACE - Preparing for Reconstruction - Conclusions and Consequences - Abbreviations - Notes and References - Bibliography - Index