About the schools of Yakutia in the years of the Great Patriotic War

In 2025, the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War is celebrated. Publications about the history of the Great Patriotic War are always relevant: every year certain unknown documents are found, and the information is clarified. There are many studies about education during the war, but there is no information about the history of general educational institutions in Yakutia during the war era. The purpose of this article is to identify the main features of the work of schools in the republic during the war. During the war, educational institutions of the republic had to work in difficult conditions. The paper analyzes data on the number of teachers during the war. There was an acute shortage of qualified teaching staff: many teachers of Yakutia were called up to the front, and personnel without appropriate education and experience were hired for pedagogical work. Teacher training was carried out on accelerated courses. There was often a lack of educational material in the classroom, but teachers and students created it on their own. Conditions for civic and patriotic education were created in schools. Schoolchildren not only studied, but also made a feasible contribution to the cause of victory. Despite the difficult conditions, by the end of the war, the number of schools in Yakutia increased. On November 15, 2022, by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, the city of Yakutsk was awarded the title of “City of Labor Valor” for heroism and courage, this is also the merit of employees and students of the city’s schools. The work provides information on schools in Yakutsk during the war. This article will be of interest to historians who study regional history and the events of the Great Patriotic War.