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 they have been approved by the presidium of the Moscow Soviet of Workmen's Deputies.

The following list of names of the comrades comprising the section of people's education has been approved by the presidium:

1. M. N. Pokrovsky

2. A. J. Piskunov

3. S. J. Mitzkovitch

4. V. P. Obuch

5. V. M. Fritche

Candidates:

1. P. M. Lebedev-Kepzhentzev

2. Kazarov.

Presidium of the Moscow Soviet of Workers' Deputies.

Documents No. 6 and 7 show that the efforts of the Soviet Government to train the population are by no means limited to the children of the country, but extend to able-bodied workers, men and women, as well.

Comrades:—

A section of independent cultural-educational proletarian organizations ("Proletcult") has been established, attached to the Commissariat of People's Education.

The object of this Section is the creation of a mighty All-Russian organization which would unite, support and direct the cultural-educational beginnings of all labor organizations.

Amidst the hard trials and desperate struggles of the past year, the Russian worker has manifested a mighty desire for knowledge and creativeness.

The workmen-peasants' government feels it to be its bounden duty to respond to this desire.

To help the worker in his endeavor to free himself from