Professor Anthony's Tapes, undated Digital

This audio recording consists of an interview of Mr. Anthony and his assistant Mr. Hedbloom (spelling?) about their visit to the Soviet Union. Anthony came to study the educational system that trains men and women for management positions and visited Moscow University’s Department of Economics, Moscow Institute of Finance, and Moscow Institute of Engineering Economics. Anthony was able to talk to the directors of these institutions as well as faculty members and found that there are similarities in the educational problems the U.S. and Russia face – and similar solutions are being employed. The interviewer then talks to Hedbloom about his encounters with students. Hedbloom observed that the average age of students in two years less in Russia than in Europe or the U.S. because of the length of education and noted that Russian students seem to study harder. He noted students asked questions about the universities, the financing of studies, social aspects and more personal questions about him. He was curious and asked them questions about how long they have been studying, where they were from, their nationality and language, their plans after they complete their studies, and scholarships. The interview concluded with Anthony talking about his general impression that in Russia curriculum is aimed at training specialists with more emphasis on a student’s field of specialty and less on broad cultural education and that the exchange of information in beneficial for both countries.