a REVIEW Soviet kid s: enlightened views from U.S. authors ie Six weeks in the late fall and ter of 1978 Emma Smith visited me small villages in the Soviet Siber, While in Byelorussia and Phila She tried to discover how Citize €n grow up as socialist «us. She immersed herself in Re: life as an interested visitor, analyst. a journalist or political ae found that children were in- Olved intimately in the life of their ped emerged as confident, Scious participants in the ees leisure pursuits of their ty tes Unity. They assumed an ear- the lity for their share of ue ork, for example, in late 5 ease when more hands were fo in the fields; and of the fun, fie €xample, in organizing an even- ho Concert and dance social in Nor a their visitor. Set ol they learn about their pay S history and about cur- Sane world events from {ir onan on. Thus they know : €they come from and how.” Y €njoy a curriculum which in- VILLAGE CHILDREN. By Emma Smith. Moscow, Progress Publishers, 1982. Cloth $4.50. GROWING UP IN THE SOVIET UNION: From the cradle to coming of age. By Miriam Morton. Moscow, Progress, 1982. Cloth $5.95. Both titles available at Peo- ple’s Co-op Bookstore. cludes the study of the Russian language; it is the same for every Soviet child no matter where he or she lives. But besides the universal core subjects, which they can study in their local language, they read their own literature, local a and eography and pursue the In Snes arts. Above all, they ab- sorb the “moral standpoint, or outlook, which everyone shares,” and which develops people who want peace and friendship for the whole world. 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They are given every opportunity and the best available health care, education and cultural facilities are open to them. Morton, an American, is an in- ternationally recognized writer and is the author of a number of books and articles on Soviet children and children’s literature. This latest book is her 22nd. She concurs with Smith about the value of the uniform curricula for all Soviet children. Teaching in the general schools is conducted in the 57 languages of the USSR, she notes, but ‘‘the Russian language and literature are taught in all schools asa uniting cultural force.”” Thus students can move anywhere for further education without language problems and they can participate in 11 professions, sport TASS PHOTO—K. NAZA A six-year-old chess master agonizes over a game during a Soviet tournament. and government activities with ease. Children are not prevented by poverty or circumstances from following whatever intellectual, vocational or cultural interests they may have, for education is free to all citizens, and everyone has a job on graduation. Morton’s book is packed with details about the physical, intellec- tual, emotional and moral develop- ment of the young through their first 18 years, which are considered the “formative years’’. The loving care that is lavished on every child contrasts forcefully with the kind of care Canadian children receive. We are fighting for more daycare and against educational cutbacks. We witness battered and abandoned children, and young people who have to drop out of school to go to work — if they can find a job. Morton’s book affirms that ‘‘the Soviet Union is ahead of any: other country in the concern and care it gives to its children’’. Hers is an exciting book because it documents a humanism that we can someday emulate here. 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