Construction of schools in Moscow in 1935 based on materials from the publication "Evening Moscow on the Construction of Schools."

• Published in: Исторический журнал: научные исследования no. 3; pp. 185 - 195
• Main Author: Busarov, Ivan Vladimirovich
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.2025
• ISSN: 2454-0609; 2454-0609
• DOI: 10.7256/2454-0609.2025.3.74216

In 2025, it will be 90 years since the adoption of the General Plan for the Reconstruction of Moscow. This date is significant not only for the capital itself, but also for several dozen Moscow schools built in 1935. The object of this study is the coverage of the General Plan for the Reconstruction of Moscow in the Moscow press. The subject of the research is the coverage of school constructions in the specialized publication (a supplement to the newspaper of the Moscow City Committee of the VKP(b) and the Moscow Soviet "Evening Moscow") "At the Construction of Schools." The main goal of the work was to analyze the mentioned publication, to identify previously unknown facts about school construction in Moscow in 1935, to chronologically systematize its issues, and to compare them with the addresses of school constructions in the capital. The author used contextualization methods, historical-genetic analysis, and content analysis, which allowed for the identification of key trends and characteristics typical of the establishment of mass school construction in the mid-1930s. The issue of mass school construction in pre-war Moscow remains insufficiently covered in academic literature, making this research relevant. In this regard, the author presents a contextual analysis of the situation preceding the start of the large-scale project. The publication "At the Construction of Schools," analyzed in the article, is introduced into scientific circulation for the first time and provides a unique opportunity to trace the process of establishing mass construction in the pre-war capital. The article reveals the issue of coverage of the implementation of the General Plan in materials from the capital's periodicals. The materials of the publication cover previously unknown facts about the process of school construction in the capital in 1935 (the participation of shock workers from the Metro Construction and their subsequent direction to the construction of city embankments, the installation of a statue of the best bricklayer in the courtyard of one of the city's schools, etc.). The table compiled by the author can be used by interested parties to find relevant information regarding the construction of a particular school building in Moscow.