Mishulin, A. V. (ed.) Ancient History (Istoriya drevnego mira): Textbook for Grades 5-6 of Secondary School, 1947. In Russian

Мишулин, А. В. (ред.).
История древнего мира: Учебник для 5-6 классов средней школы.
Издание шестое.
Москва: Учпедгиз, 1947.
256 с.: ил.
Мягкая обложка, обычный формат.
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Mishulin, A. V. (ed.).
Ancient History (Istoriya drevnego mira): Textbook for Grades 5-6 of Secondary School.
Sixth edition.
Moscow: Uchpedgiz (State Educational and Pedagogical Publishing House), 1947.
256 p.: ill.
Paperback, standard format.

This textbook represents the official Soviet narrative of ancient history for middle school students in the immediate post-war period. It was edited by Professor Alexander Vasilyevich Mishulin (1901-1948), a prominent Soviet historian and archaeologist specializing in antiquity, who played a key role in formulating the Marxist-Leninist interpretation of ancient slave-holding societies. Published in 1947 by Uchpedgiz, the state monopoly for educational literature, this sixth edition underscores its widespread adoption and the rigid ideological framework of the late Stalin era. The book served as a fundamental tool for shaping the historical consciousness of a generation, presenting a materialist conception of history that emphasized class struggle and the progression of socio-economic formations, from the ancient Orient to the fall of the Roman Empire.