Children’s Literature Critique of Russian Emigration in the 1920s: Reading through the “Russian School Abroad” Periodical

Abstract

Criticism of children's literature in emigration emerged during the period of hard economic restraints in the publishing sphere that had its impact on publishing of children’s books as well. Despite these financial challenges, the publication of the Russian pedagogical periodical Russian School Abroad was initiated in Prague in 1920. It printed critical reviews of new children's books by the leading professionals, pedagogues and philosophers of Russian emigration. The focus of this article is on the content of reviews published in this periodical, its addressees, as well as the structure of the arguments. Proper attention is given to the special section on the principals of the book selection in the above mentioned periodical.

Keywords: Russian School Abroad; criticism; children’s literature; E. A. Elachich