2022-07-02 11:02:27
Fact 6 is about the role of education and science in international relations
The Soviet Union was considered to be one of the leaders in the field of education: students from all over the world came here to study
So, in March 1958, the American magazine Life published an important article about the life of Soviet and American schoolchildren, talking about the advantage of the Soviet educational system over the American one
In 1960, the Peoples' Friendship University was founded. The main goal of the university was to assist in the training of highly qualified personnel for the countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America and to provide the youth of these countries with the opportunity to receive an education. After returning to their native country, graduates spread the Soviet ideology and created a positive image of the USSR
Among the PFU graduates there are the former and current presidents of Namibia, Angola, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Gabon, Nigeria, the prime ministers of Bangladesh and Kazakhstan, as well as the Director-General of UNESCO
Also, the Soviet Union created a number of specialized humanitarian research institutes: the Institute of the International Labor Movement, the Institute of the USA and Canada, the Institute for African Studies, the Institute of Latin America, the Institute of Oriental Studies
An equally important role in the development of international cooperation was played by the All-Union Society «Znanie» («Knowledge»), which maintained contacts with similar societies in both socialist and capitalist countries. In the 1950s-1970s, Soviet scientists successfully participated in solving problems of global importance: the creation of a vaccine against poliomyelitis, smallpox, the development of the basics of radiobiology, the study of radiation sickness and methods of its treatment
Creating the image of a Soviet citizen as an educated, cultured and interested in solving global problems raised the status of the country, changed the attitude towards it both among ordinary citizens of other countries and among officials
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