Financial Aspects of Education Development in the Region During the First Five-Year Plan (on the Example of the Votsk Autonomous Region)

Abstract

Introduction. The subject of the study is the issue of financing education during the first five-year plan. The practical needs of the Votsk Autonomous Region predetermined the specifics of financing and an integrated approach to solving the problems of literacy elimination, implementation of preschool, primary, seven-year and vocational education, as well as the maintenance and building of educational institutions. Materials and Methods. The research is based on unpublished documents from the funds of the regional and city archives. The article used a combination of general scientific and special historical methods. Results. During the implementation of the first five-year plan, funds from the local budget were allocated for the development of primary education, which also practically provided for the maintenance and construction of educational institutions, the supply of educational and economic needs, and the payment of wages. Expenses for advanced education and institutions for the elimination of illiteracy were mainly planned at the expense of the state budget. Discussion and Conclusion. The shortage of educational institutions created difficulties in solving the tasks of raising the cultural level of the population, training industrial personnel. The financial deficit of the local budget was covered by state budget, primarily in the field of vocational education, which made it possible to more effectively solve the issues of construction and maintenance of educational institutions.