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<p>The article takes a longue durée perspective on the history of the State University in Chișinău. More exactly, it sheds new light on the relations between students and the teaching staff at the first Moldavian Bessarabian university created by the Soviet regime in the aftermath of World War II. Based on new archival documents, it revolves around three main subtopics. The one focused on mentalities, the second one on everyday life, and the third one on ideology. The article tackles sensitives issues such as amoral or illegal actions by both students and professors, including corruption affairs and sexual scandals, how the Communist regime dealt with them and how these phenomena are connected to the ultimate goal, and failure, of the Soviet higher education, in creating the New (Wo)Man.</p>
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The article takes a longue durée perspective on the history of the State University in Chișinău. More exactly, it sheds new light on the relations between students and the teaching staff at the first Moldavian Bessarabian university created by the Soviet regime in the aftermath of World War II. Based on new archival documents, it revolves around three main subtopics. The one focused on mentalities, the second one on everyday life, and the third one on ideology. The article tackles sensitives issues such as amoral or illegal actions by both students and professors, including corruption affairs and sexual scandals, how the Communist regime dealt with them and how these phenomena are connected to the ultimate goal, and failure, of the Soviet higher education, in creating the New (Wo)Man.

Students and Teachers of the State University of Chișinău, 1946-1987: Mentalities, Daily Life and Ideology

director, Faculty of History and Philosophy State University

Acta Marisiensis. Seria Historia

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The article takes a longue durée perspective on the history of the State University in Chișinău. More exactly, it sheds new light on the relations between...

Students and Teachers of the State University of Chișinău, 1946-1987: Mentalities, Daily Life and Ideology

Published Online: Mar 31, 2022

Page range: 85 - 128

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amsh-2021-0008

Keywords
Soviet higher education, Soviet Moldavia, everyday life, ideology, New (Wo)Man

© 2021 Igor Caşu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Students and Teachers of the State University of Chișinău, 1946-1987: Mentalities, Daily Life and Ideology

Published Online: Mar 31, 2022

Page range: 85 - 128

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amsh-2021-0008

KeywordsSoviet higher education, Soviet Moldavia, everyday life, ideology, New (Wo)Man

© 2021 Igor Caşu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Soviet higher education, Soviet Moldavia, everyday life, ideology, New (Wo)Man