Škola a výchova v Německé demokratické republice

Abstract

The German Democratic Republic, which emerged in 1949 from the eastern occupation zone in divided Germany, was the most western state in the Soviet sphere of influence. The article traces how a new, independent, and efficient school system emerged from a common German history. In constant political competition with the Federal Republic of Germany, it initially demonstrated a strong affinity with the Soviet school system, in which educational practices were rooted in the doctrinal principles of a Marxist-Leninist pedagogy.