Confirmed varieties of Strengthening the connection between school and life, Schoolboys in Workshop
Confirmed varieties of Strengthening the connection between school and life, Wokers in night school
Confirmed varieties of Strengthening the connection between school and life
The 1959 USSR stamp series whose title conveys the idea of “the connection of school with life” is a characteristic example of thematic issues of the period, aimed at promoting the practical value of school education. The stamps depict classroom and practical scenes: a teacher at the blackboard with pupils, students working with technical models and instruments — compositions that emphasize the unity of theory and practice and orient schooling toward society’s needs.
The design is restrained: representational groups of figures, emphasis on interactive gestures (explaining, jointly operating equipment, discussing documents), and a minimally decorated background. Each stamp uses a limited monochrome palette, reinforcing the authoritative, didactic message and imparting an official, businesslike tone to the images.
The theme “connection of school with life” fits the post-war Soviet educational policy — a focus on vocational training, technical education, and cultivating practical skills in youth. Stamps like these functioned both as postal items and as visual communication tools reminding citizens of societal priorities.
For collectors and students of philately, the series is interesting as an example of propagandistic theming on postal issues and as a clear illustration of how state ideology was expressed in everyday objects, including stamps.
Confirmed varieties of stamp of Strengthening the connection between school and life, Schoolboys in Workshop
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streak on "к" in "коп"
Confirmed varieties of stamp of Strengthening the connection between school and life, Wokers in night school
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spot on the wall