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International Journal of Political Science and Development Vol. 2(5), pp. 97 –104, May, 2014 DOI: 10.14662/IJPSD2014.024 ISSN: 2360-784X Review Examining the Policies and Actions of the Soviet Union towards Children
Carolyn E. Barber
2345 Oak Crossing, New Braunfels, TX 78132. Phone: 830.660.3766. E-mail: ceb122@txstate.edu .
Accepted 23 May 2014
From the
beginning of the Soviet Union until its eventual downfall, their
policy towards children remained consistent, as shown by analysis of
primary source documents that deal both directly and indirectly with
the topic of children within the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union was
focused not on the children as individuals deserving of protection
in their own right, but instead, the Soviet government repeatedly
ignored the needs of the children or even exploited them for its own
gain. Additionally, towards the end of the 20th century, the Soviet
Union realized that it could not support itself at their current
population rate and began to actively encourage birth which resulted
in supporting children. These three different courses of action of
the Soviet Union towards children culminate in an overarching policy
of utilitarianism in that the Soviet Union was more concerned with
perpetuating its ideology than with the lives of children that were
dependent on the government.
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