SUMONN BOARDING SCHOOLS DURING THE PERIOD OF THE TUVINIAN PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC

Abstract

In the article, the author examines issues related to the history of the formation and development of an elementary Tuvan school in the Tuvan People’s Republic (TNR) in the 30s of the twentieth century, using the example of summon boarding schools. On the basis of archival materials and the works of other researchers, the author studies the history of the creation of summon boarding schools in the TNR, clarifies what tasks they faced, on the basis of which textbooks the children studied, who the compilers of the first textbooks were. The author concludes that in conditions of the nomadic lifestyle of Tuvans, summon boarding schools played a great role not only in eliminating the illiteracy of Arat children, but were the only opportunity for them to receive primary education. And the teachers carried out a great educational work among the Arat population to preserve the contingent of students.