David-Fox presents the most complete and archivally-influenced assessment of the politcal higher education programs of the early Soviet period available in the historical literature. He begins with an assessment of the pre-Revolutionary precursors of these institutions. He provides a rich cultural and social background to his assessment of the Soviet higher educational institutions, as well as an account of the leadership's involement in their origins and operation.
I highly recommend this book to any students of Soviet social history, education, or politics.