ABSTRACT
Driven byMarxism-Leninism and a sense of ideological imperative, the universal education system was the main success story of the 70-year-rule of CentralAsia by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). 1 The phrase ‘learn, learn, learn’ highlights the Party's emphasis upon education. 2 Education in modern societies is the core channel of youth socialisation and the Party sought to use education to mobilise the masses to build a communist society.
