INFORMATION ON HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE USSR:

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• Publication Date: March 16, 1959
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Three reports concerning higher educational institutions in the U$SR
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concerns the University of Kiev, describes the university buildings, and mentions
some personalities on the staff. Attachment 2 is a fairly detailed report
describing the Mos~~ow Institute of Construction Engineers.l This report includes
information on: admission requirements, student housing, students studying by
correspondence, the fields of study covered at the institute, curriculum for the
school of hydraulic engineering, plan of study, premilitary and political instruc-
Lion, personnel, and student stipends. Attachment 3 describes the Ryazan
Technical Agricultural Institute and gives information on the curriculum, mili-
tary classes, opinion as to the academic level of the institute, faculty at the
institute, and work done on plant diseases and animal breeding.
1. Comment: T~.is is probably the Moscow Order of Labor Red
Banner Construction Erl..gineering Institute imeni V. V. Kuybyshev.
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The institute v~~zs nataed Ti~E D~tUSCUti~i ISIS~'2~'i~i'E U~' OUT~:;`P2.~fGTIuT~ ~:PaGIIv1;RR5 (~OSKOVS$TY.
INZ.fiFS;t~;RTiO S2'RUI`1Tr:LtTIY 7.~J5TITU'Z') ~. It Pads located^in ~osaow~
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NQ . 'L of 5partak ~. Streets ~I~~ 23aums.nski,y and v~.s pubordinate to
the ~iinietry of~ High.er Education. ~o Foz~eig~r~ students from the satellite
countries and Asia u~t;,de up wore than five percent of the student body; the
majority of these forei?fn students wero Chinese... The Russian langu~:ge vra~: used
in all courses. since the~forei.gn, students ,usue.lly Neva some Russian upon matriculating
~s tudied
and would .study Ruse iaii to fult'ill the requirement of one foreign language .
Admission Requiremer~~ts:
a competitive
Students were requi=~ed to have finished tezr-year-school e.nd to write entrance
exam; there was an average of about twenty applicants for each opening. All
passiz~; th.e entre.:ice exam were allowed to me,triculb.te v~ithout having
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to worry about the competitive aspeot of the exam. ~t Other foreign, students
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wrote entrance exac~. before leaving; their respective countries.
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no political) equi eraents for t~~triculation, although nearly all
the students be];onged to Komsor-1o1~ chiefly in order to avoid attr~.cting attention.
Both sexes ~r?re acl~ai.i;ted inclii'i'er'ently~ althou~P 1 ea:e limit ~s~5 or 40 (year) .
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Documents required f'or adtniseion: Ahand-written petition vrith four photogxaphs~ ,
addressed to the Dix?ector of thA Institute; a certificate stating that the 50X1-HUM
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interested party had. finished tern-year-school; a complet? autobiograghy~~
--- Student housing
Students were not required to live on campus; there v~.s, however, a kind of
residence for forei.~;ners ar~d for those students not teeonomically) able
to pay for board and. roonywho got the best grades in the competitive entrance
exata; residence priti~ileges were tied to grades because the residenoe rras not
large enough to accc~ruaodate all needy ~;tudents~ although it hF~d a. total capacity
of about 800.
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Thin residence, located on Studencheslcaya ~ 5treet~ Kievskiy ,~,~~t, was
a eix-story buildir~; in whiich -the students lived four to a room; it K?as part of
a kind of students' colon~ormed by various residences belonging to diverse
educF~t tonal ire t itui; ions . 999
There' were students living;? in A~c~cow who worked and ti~ere not able to attend classes;
these students studded by, correspondence, receivir~ notes on the lessons and
lectures given. ~9613i `i$ese students usually wcrked in the special field ~in which
they were studying fLt the Ir~,titute~ andCtheir)studies va?re oorrespondingly easy
for them since they received pr~cctical exper~.enee daily. These students attended
-the Institute durir~; the month preceding exems in order to review the work wj tr
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their professors. ptudents studying, by correspondence could
deep up and finish `rith those ~vho attended of s~;
there ~r~s no minimum attendf;nce requirement, but
each student
tried to attend cle.ss during the month review period at least. A certificate from
the Institute wa,s sufficient For to getuusg`~on. to- leave''Jof#'~work during
this period.
Students were perrai~tted to repeat only one school year; this year could ~ be
repeated only once.
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`i$is Institute was d.ivl ed into the fo ovr ng ise oo ss i
?c Hydraulics Engineering, Construction, 2'ransportation,
Construction Plannir~;, Ventilation and Ma.ixis, HeatinE; and Ventilation, Construction
.'Technology, and ~echt~nies in Construction There was a five year courseain each
of the' specialties mE~ntioned. /~
.Each school year was divided into two semesters. Who first e.nc second school years
began on September 1? and ended at the beginnin~~ of July; no field trips were made
~~':. school
.iat'these first two yeaars. 1`he third, fourth, and fifthnyoars began on October 1,
and ended the middle of June, when studezits went on field trips to get ox~-the-job
experience; this per:Lod of practical experience laFtted until September 1.
The first semester eiuled at the beginning of February with final exams; a twelve-day
vacation period followed, then the beginning of the second sen~sater. I~gE~'
Tn .some subjects, final exacts were not gfven at the end of the first j
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even
semester or/~at the end of the school yee.r, but rather whenever the ed~te study .
"~ mid-aeAtester.
of the subject ended,, even thou it might be in~the middle of a semester..
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by years, the ~[ in Hydraulic
Engineering were approximately as follovvsa
1st year. WathemFZt:Los, Physics, Cheruistry, Mechanical Drawix>6, Slaetching,
Topography, Descripltive Geometry, Principles of Hydraulic Engineering, Russian
Language, and 2~rxism--Leninism.
2nd year. Matheniatios, R~Iarxism-Leninism, Russian Language, Construction Blateri.als,
Mechanics of Construction, Strength of Ms.terials, Geology, Hydrology, and Electrical
Engineering.
rd ar.. Mathemat:LCS, Politi~l Economy of the Capitalistic Countries, Russian
Language, Metallic :iruatures, Reinforced Qoncrete, Y~ooden Structures, Statics,
Hydraulics, Hydr ulna Engineerix~, River and Ocean Ports~t with canals and lgeke~
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th ear. $tathemat ics, x'01 it ical Econou~y of the Soc ie.l is t is Countries, Hydraulic
Engineerix~, Hydraulics, Hydraulic T+3achinery, Hydromechanics, Hydroelectric Power
Production, Reinforced Concrete, Metallic Structures, 1~3ooden Structures, ~{ork
Organization, and tYie ~eory of Filtrgtion.
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th ear. Hydraulic: Hr~girieering, }iydz~omecha.nics, Hydroelectric Power Production,
Yiork~ Organization, lccident and b'ire-Prevention Techniques. l~hese subjects were
studied during on.Ly the first semester of th~l 5th year; o.uring the second semester,
each student prepared a theoreticel-practical study as a final, com~arehensive exam
and to be used in th.e "defense of the diploma". ~i'his stogy consisten o' he planning
of a dam on a specified river vrithin a certain area; the dem was to be planned for
study
hydroelectric power production, irrigation, and navigation; the~~ yeas to 'be
complete and take into consideration economy in the choice of materials,. work
organization, etc., and to include rasps, drawings, and calculations. The co~~pleted
study was hanged in to a professor cho did not know the student, usually to e.
professor from anoth.ez? institute; this ~tm~? professor prepared a criticism of
the workDwhich the student has to refute before the exa.u~ining board.
In each of the five yee.rs, the subjects dealing with Strength of ~.terials,
and
,~eonstruction, Hydraulics, electrical engineering were lab courses and the students
practical
did as ruueh~lab vrork: as was necessary to complement the theoretical classes.
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At the end of the th.irdj~. fovrth~%years, students got on-the-job /experience st
in their own specialty at%~ t~,ct
worl~ of their owri choice that ~rere under construction; they worked as substitute
ez~;ineers, directing; a part of the construction work under the supervision and
orders of the- er~ineer; in the third and fourth years, this eoga period of
practical experience lasted from mid-June until September 1. In the fifth year,
the period of prF~ctical experience eras of 25 days in the month of February [( the
first semester onded at the beginnir.~; of February); the students hs.d the same
duties the 5th year ~s they had the 31ri and nth. At the end of the period of
praotical e.~peuience eorl~espondir~; to the 5th year, the students began work on the
theoretical-practical stogy aer~tioned above to be used in the "defense of the diploma."
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theoretical studies, but the time ded.icF:.ted to theoretical studies wb.s far the
greater.
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Each year, them were semester exams 3.n all subjects; second se>~tester exams v:ere not
comprehensive. All t~ exams were given orally, and the student used a bl~.ckboard
for mine calculations &1id draFri.n,~;s.
The theoretical-practical study used a.s a comprehensive exam at the arcs of the
five-year course of studies was presented before an examining board ana the student
had to answer questions acid refute any criticism. The btudy and its presentation
before the examining board eras }.mown as the "det'ense of the diploma".
Grads ass i.gned vrE:re s '
1- Very bad
2- Had
3- Passim {Faijr)
4- Good
5-- Outstanding
To pass a semester saga begin the following, a.s to pass a dear end begin the next,
it was nE3eesaar~r to have passed all the subjects; if a student did not pass a final
sub ject~ ~re-test - ;: aftel? a period of a fevr days .
exam in a~ he vase given a;`~~.-~ex~ ~: ~~ ar't~y?s 'a'g't~e~=the- ~~rst.~~
acquired
The ti~le,!n> tY~at of Engineer in each of the specialties mentioned. This
title ~s granted by the Director of the Institute after approve.l by the Presidenit
of the exa~:zining boardnwho vies, at the sa~se tide, a meL~ber ot~the Ministry of
o Higher Educ~:t ion.
hydraul-~c
>~~ works, under
Upon graduation, hycir~ulie engineers were employed at ~ctirrae~r~
the supervision of the chief` en~;inaer; during; the first three years after gx.?edu~tion,
professionFll competence.
these er~ineere veers, called "your; specialists" and here not given full reeponsibilit;
after thir t'~ree-year period, and eora~et~iniea durir~; it, the en~;?ineer reached full
Credits vrere 8aeepted for ttKs:fiisfer,~,~.'rom one ~ahool tQ tj~other, ~/ sub jeot
requirements were m~~t. Becau:>e of the vast hydroelectric and ix~rfgation
the iT5`ait. menu students from other f5chool~,;vrere forced to m~.triculate in
of klydraulic in~;ineerit~ ~in 1951.
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PRE~II,I^t,RY Il~i~~'~.'I~UC ~' IU2f a
In this Ynatitllte~ military matters were studied eight hours every Saturday;
all foreigners v~ere ezcluded d~rott- these Etudiea~ but the
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students studied fortifications~`~amt milita.ry?installetiona, the use of explosives
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:,Jn~~^J :;~,der~~olition? military instruction, etc.
Upon finishing the five-yesr courses students v~ere examined bS~ a Military
Commission and com:nissionec~ as second lieutenants, reserve.
POI,i'1'ICAL IIVS29:.UCTIUNs
Political instruction was obligatory; the required bourses were: Political
Economy of the Capitaliietir. ~ountries~ Political Economy of the 5ocie.listic
Countries and It~arxianr-Leninism. '1.'he saraie a~:iount of time was dedicated to
political instruction ad to any other subject; students received political
instruction un:ly dut?ing ttae 1st! 2nc.~ 3rd and 4th ,years.
There v~tars a .~Peoial chair of Political Economy in che.r~;e of the required
courses for t~l:l the Schools of thE: L~ Institute.
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Students were ;required to attend Komsomol meetir~s,once a month and sign the
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attendance sheet; at these raeetir~~s, vrarnin~;s were given to r~tudents who
vrere behind in their studies or vbose personal life a~.s not normal, and talks
or
were given on Soviet a,dvancest'`~ on the international situs.tion. These
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talks were given by students wlyo had been assigned a certain subject, or by
activists arriving from other arses.
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Each study group cone~isted of students one of v~hom was responsible
to the Komsomol; this student was. chosen by the members of the group or
sometimes ap;~ointed by the Party, and ~~+.~ in ch~,~e of collecting dues
calling meetings, and v~srning those students who did not obey the rules.
If the student responsible to the Kos~omol wes not the one the 6tuderits had
tried to elect, they had to accept himthou~;h they diun' t v~~ant to.
Those students finishing the school year with a grade of "outste.nding" in
every subject received money prizes in the form of a raise in their stipend
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for the follov~ing year. `T'hese money prizes, the ls.rgest of e~~hich we.s palled
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 the "Stalin stipend", amounted to about 780 rubles monthly. In order to
get the "St,~:lin stipend", students heal to be activists and be closely linked
to the directory, apart from getting the required grades.
rl~ose students finishit~ all five years siith a grade of "outstanding"
reoeived preferential treat~ient and oould choose from s,mong the. best fobs.
Nikiforov ~ ; 1?~esistant Director of Curs?iculum ; lioctor of Technical Sciences;
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Head of Do~.t?tt~X~t of ~;tren~;th of Le.terials. 50X1-HUM
2hurin~ Dean o~f the School of Hydraulic i:ngineering~; Doctor of 't'echnical
Sciences; Head of Dep~.i?tment of HSrdr~:ulics.
Zhunkovskiy ~; Doctor of 'i"echnic~.l ::cieneeo; Profer~sor in the Department of
Ports and Canals.
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The total number of students at the Institute was about
The number of students per School varied; the School ~ af' Hydre.ulic. Engineerit~
~ ~ ~ 60'0 The School ~ of Construction
eras th~lwr rest with about ~-~ students.
Technology and the School of Ventilation and Mains were the smallest, with about
125 students each.
About 99k~ of the stLUients vrere men; there were tt[ students from all over the USSB~
most of them Russian. Tn other cities, there were other Institutes of this kind.
Student stipends vrex~e different for F.uesian students and foreigners. ~L'he iiussie.ns
dots 290 rubles x~onthly the first years 325 the seconds 355 the third. and 395 the
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foreigners ~;ot 500 rubles a r.~onth from the Soviet governme~it and 300 rubles~~~om
their respective oorisule,tes.
Each student hac~ to paJ for his n~eels fro~a his stipend, although he could eat
wherever he chose ,.t*~~:
Books and n~.terials were free; nevertheless library books and material~~~i~x
$tx that were not returned had to be paid for.
Each student supplied his ovrn clothes and paid for the washing and ironing of same.
Komsomol dues varied; r~tudents with ~. etipena of 500 rubles paid two percent;
students with t: stipend of less than 500 rubles paid less then two percent.
StuG.ents also had to pays althougt-i voluntarily sic about 3 or 3.5 rubles a month
to the Labor pinions. ?
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Livit~;? in t~ students' residenoe~ each student p&.id 15 rubles ~ month.
Students paid notui.nE; for rec:r~sationa.l .or spox?ts activities; some students wrer~
dues of
members of a club H.nc1 hau to pey;,`a fear cE~ntiu~es . of a rub1E a month.
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Classes began tit BLUU in the morning; anu. ended at 5x00 or at 7x00 P.DtI.; the schedule
was not a fixed sohedu~3e.Each olass urea ~ minutes long and v`~s follovred by ~
~t ten-minute rest period. Lunch was served in the Institute dining room
from 12 noon to 1 s 00 F'.IlI.
Komsomol meetings were held once a month, alvrays after classes were over. 'There
were also less frequer.~t meetings of the Labor Unions usually from 7s0U to X3500 P..~.
or from BsUU to 9sOp P.rS.
Vacations were given E:acYi year after the period dedicated to on-the-job trt~ining;
vacations lasted from one month to a month and a half.
'.Phe first three years, classes began on September 1; the fourth e,nd fifth years,
m~auteQt classes began on October 1.
Leaves of absencE. mere branted if the student could show that cone meunber of the
Since ft~cilities at rest horaas, spas, etc. were inadequate during; vacation time,
preference for their i.>#se sues given to foreign students and to students who vaere ill.
.An order was establisi~ed for~the re~inir~ students, ~tbts~t each of whom had to
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Ryazan Technical .Agricultural Institute
General
1. `1'he ~~yazan technical Agricultural Institute was located on ulitsa
Perlova, 26 in the city of l~yazan (N 54-40, F 39-4~) in an old
stone building datin; from the times of the tsars and considered
to be a histor:i_cal monument. The building occupied an area of
some 30 x 50 meters and had tvao floors and two basements9 one
contained the :hops and the other was used for seed storage and
the central heating system.-
Curriculum
2. Classes in sciE;ntific agriculture were :given in tlvo shit"ts to
provide adea,,uate facilities for all t~~e students. ~~he day shift
ran from 0800 i;o 1400. homework ~~?aas ,iven in the school of
agricultural science as it ~r~ras iri tae school of machine technicians
in the institute and consisted of problems; the drawing of seeds,
plants9 trees and :irrigation s,-ystems9 and additional study.
First Year
I~~arxism-Leninism
Physics
Inorganic Chemistry
'~otony
Zoology
tiistor;~r of Agriculture
:~.utomobiles and `tractors
Plant k~hysiolo,gy
Physical Ed.ucat ion
S-econd Year
Organic Cfhemistry
Darwinism
Biology
Geodesy
Geology
Political Fconorr~y
Animal Phy~~iology
Animal Reproduction
The curriculum of an agricultural
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Third dear
Ed~phology
F3ort icult ure
Fruit Grovri.ng
1~gricultura.l T!?Iachinery
Colloid Chemistry
~.nalytic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
ricultura.l Chemistry
Phyt opathol.ogy
Entomology
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Fourth Year
Crop Cultivation
Forestry .
.Animal Husbandry
Fertilization
.Agricultural Econom;;r
The scientific, socialistic organization of agriculture
Crop Selection
Pr~eticum. The practicum was given in the surrounding
beet fields and in a sovkhoz which had a sugar refinery.
Final Examz.nation. T'ne diploma of agricultural scientist was
obtained after an examination which covered rrlarxism-Zeninis~
i crop cultivation, animal husbandry, and the organization
of agriculture. Students also had to defend their final
~ thesis.
F~iilita~y Classe s
3. All Soviet citizens were required to attend mi-litary classes. The
staff consisted. of two generals and a colonel. One of the generals
had bean military commander of Moscow but had been relieved of his
post a-~ the time of Stalin's death due to an incident involving
the mausoleum.
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that he had been relieved of his post by Beria because of the many
casualties that had occurred , due? to lack of maintenance of order,
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Evaluation of 7nst itute Education
4. Training was average9 facilities were adequate, sufficient theory
was taught and the professors were well-qualified. A good deal of
specialization was stressed but neither an encyclopedic knowledge
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nor a deep penetration into theoretical questions wds required of
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the students who r,~ere only expected to bermsexact in methods and
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Dubovoy. Director of the institute, held a degree in zoology
Naumov. He had a degree in agriculture, was deputy director
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Pyetrov. Doctor of animal husbandry who gave classes in animal
physiology.
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Labutin~ Doctor of zootomy and professor of animal reproduction.
Iman yvit
Konovalov. He was
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machinery engineering.
f~acetoskaya. She was
Phytopatholo;;y
h a doctorate in agricultural
a doctor of chemistry.
6. The plant diseases most common to t11e region were those affecting
rye and wheat. G'layiceps purpura~ a disease affecting rye, ~~z%7-,?.
caused by a fungus which attacked the grains, turning them dark
brown, causing them to swell and rendering them toxic.
Ustilaginia tritici, popularly known as wheat smut, was a disease
caused by a fungus which formed blackish spores inside the grains
causing them .tc smell like putrid fish1 and rendering the wheat
unusable for bread flour. Tilletia tritici, popularly called naked
wheat smut, was another disease which destroyed the wheat grain and
was very contagious. Potatoes were commonly ruined by prolonged
storage.
Treatment of Plant Diseases
7. 111 agricultural technicians U~rere instructed to keep watch over the
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development of plant diseases and to inform agricultural disease
control agencies so that ~hez~ the spread of these diseases might
be checked by chemical means or by the cultivation of new variei;ies.
Chemicals could be acquired for fumigation or for spraying, which
in the ease of :Large areas was done from the air. The usual chemicals
used were DDT o:r hexaclorides (sic) for the seeds. Seeds were treated
in seed selecting centers by impregnating them with sTorn 2 to 3
grams of hexach:loride (sic) in 50 kilogram cylindrical drums which
were rotated by means of levers to distribute the chemical. This
operation v~~as done by women vL~arking only 10 to 15 minutes at a time
because of t:ne toxicity of the odors. These same centers selected
the most resistant strains and experimented with hybrids.
Agricultural technicians were encoura ged to do experimental culi;iva~-
tion.,
Animal Breeding
Theprinci~al di:Eficulty encountered vvitci animals vvas t__=Zat the winter
cold produced abortions for which irr~proved sanitary conditions and
nutrition were prescribed. Cowpox vaccines and vitamins together vrith
~c.~~
selective breeding employed to produce disease resistant-?animals.
In the majority of the kolkhozy and sovkhozy, breeding vvas done
with stock presE;lected on this basis. The zoologists of the
scientific institute of T~yazan had produced after much experimentation,
a new "~alinosk~~ya'f breed of sow, white with black mark ings, fat,
prolific, able to feed on all classes of food, and producing a great
quantity of grease or meat depedding upon the diet. This breed was
suitable for many regions because of its adaptability to different
climates. Cent~;rs of investigation such as this, were subordinate to
the l~~'inistry of Higher Education..
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riev?lopment of plant diseases and to inform agricultural disease
control a;;encies so that ~t~ofr the spread of these diseas?e might
be checked by chemical means or by the cultivation of new varietie~o
Chemicals could be ac,Zuired for fumigation or for si_~rayin.~r,, w:rlich
in the case of :lar,>>,>s areas was done from: the air. i'he usual chen:i~ais
used were DDT o:r hexaclorides (,sic) for the seeds. Seeds were t .rested
in s?ed selecting center~3 b;~ impre natinr; tired, with frotr, 2 to 3
grams of hexachloride 'sic) in 50 kilogram c,ylindricml drums which
were rotated by ~r~ea~~s of levers to distribute the chemical. '.Chia
oi~aration was do:ne :;~r u~ornen v, ._%r~.in~ cn1_.,~ 1Q to 15 rr;inutes at a time
bt~cause of t'16 toxicity of tide odors. These same centers selected I'
tti? r.;ost resistant strains and ex~:erirnented with hybrids.
Agricultural technicians v~ere encoura,;ed to do~ exi~erimental cu]-tiva,-
tion.
Animal Breeding
8. Theprinci~asl diffic;ili;;? enc;:;unte .red ~?,it : a;;i:~,::.ls wr~s t ~~t tcle wizite~
cold produced abort:; +.;ns fcr which i...;..~rc veu ;~ni tar, conditions and
nutrition wFre r: ~:~escribed. Cotivi;ox v~-~ccines grid vitrir~~ins toget:rer w$tn
selective breeding ~`v? ecr:~%lc,~ea
r~: ti~re c:ajority of t~~ie ~col~::rc~,~
wi~;h. stoctt ~.rese_tected on this
aci.entific institute of Ryazan
to ,.rc;duce disease-resistant anirual~.
anti sov_:iic~:y, breedin, ~~ug dome
b~3sis. Phe zoolo:;ists of th?
l~iad ;:roduced~after mucn exPerin~er~t;ation~
a new "Kalinoskaya" breed of sow, w'eiite with black rnex~ ing~, fat,
prolific, able to feed on all classes of i ood, tend ~roducin,; a great
quantity of grease or rre~rt depending upon the diet. ~i~ris breed ~~~as
suitable 'for many re:;ions because of its ada~;tability to Jiffersnt
climates. Centers of investi~;at.on such as this, were subordinate tp
th? Ministry of if.i3gher Education.
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CONFIDEiVTIAI
University of Kiev
General
1. The University of ~~:iev was located in the city of Kiev (N 50-27, ~ ;3d-32)
on ulitsa Korolen~a, between bulvar Shevchenro and ulitsa Tolsto~o. -
estimate the number of students at several thousand with many,
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perha~~s even the majcrit,y, ,a,~omen. The university vas not .~o corci~~lete as
that of l+~Roscava, but ,~r~ion t_ie faculties re~,resen tea t~~ere were matll~.rratics,
ph;y~sics, c~~iemistr~T, ~eo:;rap':1;', p~iilolo~;~, history, cccnotnic;;, y:;_li~aso~hy,
ec.o ;;y, and biolc
Description of University
~. The university was :housed in a pre--revolutionary, three-story, stucroed,
brick buildin;~ with a six-columned portico alon the front. 'The buildin;
measured approximately 200 x 150 meters and was flanked b,y two libraries.
a~ sketch of -the university builuin_ a~~~ears on a;e botanical :hardens
located be!'~ind the univers-i_t,y building Yaere at a louver level t:nan tic a~treet
At ~h~ rear of the buildin,~ vvas abasement on a level vaitH t:he gardens.
The university contained the following:
A. Basement; tit t,ie foot cf the stairway descendin Lrorn tree main entrance
to the basement, was a cloal~roorn and a buffet or bar. To each side
were .academic supply rooms and to the left, rear, was t.ae military
faculty and sorrie ~~'_i;~sl.cal education clasroorris.
8. First floor. Can enterin from the street level, Here was an entrance
hall leading; to a central corridor vvhic~~i ran around tale buildinC with
classrooms on eJ_~c,'_l side. and with marble stairways ~gx~x leadinc; to
the other floors. Triere vaeee additional s tair~~~~~~,,,~s in each corner of
the buildin On tl:sis floor ~ry~ere the offices cf the cleans of philoso~~l~~
economics and history. 'Ihe classrooms of Nali:Lospphy , economics jai
were in the ri=;r~t a~in-~ and the History cl:~ssrooms vv~r~~~ in the center.
C Second floor. liirectly above file entrance gall v~~as ~ conference room
vaith the university club to the right and t~~e zoological museum to the
left. 'I'%ie rest. of tale floor was occupiea by natural science classz^com;
L. Third floor. Tt:~e third floor ~?~ras occupied by trie deans ` offices and
classrooms of t:L~e other faculties.
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I,ibrarie s
3. Can eac: side of the main university 'ouildinf, vtiere other three-story buildings
of the same construction. ~o the riht was tine scientific library of the
university which was thought to contain some of the university administrative
offices as well. To the left was the public library of tie ,academy of
Sciences. These libraries were well-supplied with every type of scientific
and literary book, o:1d editions as well as the most modern.
Botanical ardens
4. The botanical hardens occupied a 1ar~e area of carefully cultivated around
where trees and ~,~lants of r.~any varieties were ;rown. Facing; btzlvar
She?achen:~:o, t'~ere ~~?r~s a s~a11 build.in.~; wk~ich hou ed the faculty and the
laboratory. "f%iere ~~?as also a ~~^~othouse, ectuipped with the latest facilities,
for ceri;air~ c1F~sses o:f E?lants.
Staff
~. ~i~he rector of the universit:~y~,~ ~":as nazr~ed i~alil~:.
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Legend for
1. Courtyards of tie University and libraries.
2. F~ublic library of the Academy of Sciences.
3. University. 1'~iis was a three-story struct!~re with basement.
4. Conference room.
5. Zoological musetun.
6. University club.
7. Classrooms.
8. P~!iain sta~rrway.
g . Entrance .
10. University library of science. rlhis was a three-story structure.
11. South side of the university showing street and garden levels.
12. Level of ulitsa fiorolenka.
13. wont steps.
14. Stone columns o1' portico.
15. i~asement, showing displacement of levels.
16. bevel of t'ne botanical gardens.
17. Site of t~ze bot{~nical :gardens in relation to -tne 1~la.na of the libraries
and tc trde floor A~:,}l~~n of the university.
1~~. Ulits~a ~~s:orolenka.
19 ? Ulitsa `Lolsto~~o.
20. Dulvar S~~.evchenl~o.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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COUNTRY IH
SUBJECT Information on Higher Educational DATE DISTR. 16 Max'ch 1959
Institnt~lons in the USSR
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DATE OF
INFO.
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Three reports concerning higher educational institutions in .the USl~tt~
~ Attachment 1
concerns the University of Kiev, describes the university buildings, and mentions
some personalities on the staff. Attachment 2 is a fairly detailed report
describing the Moscow Institute of Construction Engineers.l .This report includes
information on: admission requirements, student housing, students s~tzdyirag by
correspondence, the fields of study covered at the institute, currieultmlf'mr the
sehcwl of hydraulic engineering, plan of study, premilitary and political ilastruc-
tiOa~ personnel, and student stipends. Attachment 3 describes the E,yazan
Technical Agricultural Institute and gives information on the eurrisulum, mili-
tary classes, opinion as to the academic level of the institute, faculty st the
institute, and work done on plant diseases and animal breedlrlg:
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Earner Construction Eaagiseering Institute isieni V. V. Kuybyshev.
STATE ][ ARMY X AAVY
]{ 1 R 81
(Ns+fec Woshinaton distribution indicated by "X"; field disMbution
AEC
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