Prepodavanie drevnej i srednevekovoj istorii v fashistkich i sovetskich shkolach v mezhvoennyj period: sravnenie uchebnikov dlja nachal'noj shkoly (Teaching Ancient and Medieval history in fascist and soviet schools during the interwar period: a comparison of elementary school textbooks)

The article analyses the contents of Italian and Soviet textbooks of ancient and medieval history in order to compare not only the different views of the past and their use for ideoloagical objectives, which have been thoroughly studied by historians, but also the images of the ancient times and civilizations which were readily translated and popularized by both regimes in schools and throughout society.