these have been established and thousands of
young people are being trained in order to
become local government servants, teachers,
diplomats, etc.
Lunacharsky tells with great pride that his department for education spends more money per head than any other Government in the world : that since the revolution they have established 62,238 first grade schools, and 3,780 other schools in thirty departments ; in addition 5,800,000 primers and 2,000,000 books for teaching have been distributed : 2,458,000 children have received clothes, and 9,450,000 pairs of boots have been given away. The schemes for the future training and care of children are very ambitious. If the Bolsheviks retain power all Russians will know all there is to be known about Russia, as the years of training will be spent in different parts of the country. Not only will they get knowledge of their own country, they will also travel abroad. Ships are to be chartered and parties of three hundred children at a time will visit the world. People may ask who is to pay : it is proposed to use the natural resources of Russia for this and all national purposes. But in addition the Government of Russia will be the cheapest in the world : there will be no gilt or ginger bread courts and puppets, no imperialist armies and navies. The whole material wealth of this great people
