Features of the educational process in schools of Yalta and the Yalta district in the 1939–1940 academic year

Introduction. The article considers the problem of organizing the educational process in Yalta schools in a certain historical period. The goal of the research is to analyze the features and trends in the development of education in the context of implementing the tasks set by the party and the government of the Soviet state. The materials and methods. The object of the research is the reports of the head of the Yalta City Department of Education, reflecting the state and dynamics of the development of school education. The research includes the analysis of archival documents, identifying the main trends and problems, as well as generalizing the results obtained. The research results. It has been found that targeted pedagogical activity of directors, head teachers and teachers in the city’s schools has been carried out under the leadership of the head of the City Department of Education. Regular records of academic performance, the fulfillment of agreements on socialist competition between students, teachers and schools have been taken. The features of educational work in Yalta schools have been revealed. Discussion and conclusion. The results of the research allow us to expand scientific knowledge about the history of Soviet education in the regional context. The analysis of archival materials, introduced into scientific circulation for the first time, provides an opportunity for a deeper understanding of the peculiarities of the organization of school education in Yalta during the period under study. The obtained data can be used to develop teaching aids and educational programs.