HUT-READING ROOM IN THE LIFE OF PEASANTS OF THE 1920-s (HISTORIOGRAPHIC REVIEW)

Abstract

The article is devoted to consideration of the views of researchers about the role of would-bookhouse in the life of the peasants of the 1920s modern Russian historiography of the activities of huts-reading rooms receive sufficient attention, in that eventually formed a different assessment of their work. In rural areas, the modernization of peasant life and the introduction of Soviet values were associated with the activities of these institutions, so the Soviet authorities paid special attention to their development. During the study period, the reading rooms were engaged in a variety of activities, which included the issuance of books, loud reading of Newspapers and magazines, the organization of conversations and pre-treasures, the organization of various circles, participation in sowing and harvesting campaigns, political campaigns, reference work, concerts, performances and film shows, collective broadcasting, anti-religious agitation and promotion of legal knowledge. Apparently, various aspects of the activities of the libraries were caused by the fact that the Soviet government with their help sought both to build a new society in the village and to improve the socio-cultural level of rural residents. At the same time, it should be noted that their work was under-performed due to the lack of trained staff, staff turnover due to low salaries, lack of material and financial resources associated with the negative consequences of the civil war and the difficulties of the post-war recovery period. In summary, we can conclude that in contemporary Russian historiography of the activities of huts-reading rooms, despite the above shortcomings, in General, assessed positively by the authors.

Keywords

• peasantry
• hut-reading room
• historiography
• new economic policy
• modernization
• socio-cultural activities