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Vintage 1982 Soviet Educational Manual: "Kindergarten: A Book for Directors"

For collectors of Soviet social history, historians of early childhood education, and vintage photography enthusiasts, this 1982 original Soviet hardcover manual offers a detailed window into USSR preschool management. Published in Moscow by Prosveshcheniye (Издательство «Просвещение») and recommended by the Ministry of Education of the RSFSR, Kindergarten: A Book for Directors (Детский сад: Книга для заведующих) was edited by L. P. Tarasova.

Bound in original photo-illustrated paper boards, this 256-page 3rd edition serves as a comprehensive administrative blueprint for managing a Soviet preschool.

Late-Soviet Preschool Administration, Grounds & Child Hygiene

This volume covers every aspect of early childhood institutional management in the late USSR:

• Playground & Infrastructure Design: Rules for setting up outdoor play equipment, wading pools, ice slides, sandboxes, and green zones.

• Healthcare & Physical Education: Pediatric health inspection schedules, infection prevention, physical culture, and cold-water hardening routines.

• Operational Work Plans: Template schedules for annual staff plans, parent committee meetings, trade union assemblies, and speech therapy routines.

• Full-Color Photographic Inserts: Includes vibrant color photo plates showcasing 1980s Soviet kindergarten children playing outdoors, riding toy cars, and swimming.

Complete Bibliographic Specifications

• Title: Детский сад: Книга для заведующих (Kindergarten: A Book for Directors)

• Editor: L. P. Tarasova (Л. П. Тарасова)

• Authors: V. M. Izgarsheva, T. P. Safonova, E. A. Lebedeva, et al.

• Publisher: "Prosveshcheniye" Publishing House (Москва)

• Publication Date: 1982 (3rd Edition, USSR)

• Language: Russian

• Binding: Original publisher's photo-illustrated hardcover

• Page Count: 256 pages + color plates

• Classification: Soviet Social History / Early Childhood Education / Pedagogical Manuals

Condition & Preservation Report

• Exterior Condition: Hardcover boards are clean, flat, and structurally firm with clear front cover graphics.

• Binding Integrity: Firm, square, and tight text block with intact hinges.

• Page & Plate Quality: Interior pages and planning matrices are clean and completely legible, showing uniform light cream age-toning. Color photo plates retain bright color saturation. Free from marginal notation, underlining, or library markings.

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