Karasev, P.; Ryadnova, T.; Chulitsky, N. Mathematics for Pedagogical Technicums (Matematika dlya pedtekhnikumov), 1929. In Russian

Карасев П., Ряднова Т., Чулицкий Н. Математика для педтехникумов. Часть первая.
Москва ; Ленинград : ГИЗ (Государственное издательство), 1929.
416 с. : ил. Твёрдый издательский переплёт, увеличенный формат.
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Karasev P., Ryadnova T., Chulitsky N. Mathematics for Pedagogical Technicums (Matematika dlya pedtekhnikumov). Part One.
Moscow ; Leningrad : GIZ (State Publishing House), 1929.
416 pp. : ill. Hardcover, enlarged format.

This 1929 textbook is a significant artifact of the early Soviet educational reform era. Published during the final years of the New Economic Policy (NEP) and the start of the first Five-Year Plan, it was designed specifically for "Pedtekhnikums"—the specialized secondary schools responsible for rapidly training the new generation of Soviet teachers.
The book represents the "labor school" (trudovaya shkola) approach, where mathematical theory was strictly tied to practical application and social utility. The curriculum covers arithmetic, algebra, and the beginnings of geometry, with a focus not just on solving problems, but on the methodology of teaching these concepts to workers and peasants. The text is rich with period-specific word problems that touch upon socialist construction, cooperative farming, and industrial statistics, providing a unique window into the socio-political climate of the late 1920s. As a GIZ publication from this period, it features the characteristic functionalist typography and utilitarian design of early Soviet academic literature.