Literacy of the Population in Udmurtia According to the Census of 1926 in the Period from 1934 to 1937

Abstract

The article examines the literacy of the population of the Votyak Autonomous Region in 1926 in a later period (at the beginning of 1934 and until the end of 1937). Based on new scientific data, a comparative analysis of the literacy of the population by sex, place of residence (urban settlements and rural areas) and age cohorts was conducted in a comparable territory over a longer period of time. This study is especially relevant for Udmurtia, whose administrative-territorial boundaries in the 1920s–1930s often changed. In particular, the comparison revealed that during 1926–1933, a rural territory became a part of Udmurtia, in which in 1926 a more literate population lived than in the region itself.