http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/business/articles/eav090803.shtml Central Asia: As World Marks Literacy Day, What Of USSR's Legacy? Jeremy Bransten On 8 September, the world marks International Literacy Day. First celebrated in 1966 under the patronage of UNESCO, the annual event is meant to focus attention on efforts worldwide to eradicate illiteracy and provide basic education to all. The former Soviet Union was once a leader in this field. But over the past decade, the education system in some of the USSR's successor states has come under strain. Money is short and advances made in previous decades risk coming undone.
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