Gorky Colony

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Gorky Colony

settlement, Russia

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Anton Makarenko
…the 1920s he organized the Gorky Colony, a rehabilitation settlement for children who had been made homeless by the Russian Revolution and who roamed the countryside in criminal gangs. In 1931 he was appointed head of the Dzerzhinsky Commune, a penal institution for young offenders.
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…the 1920s he organized the Gorky Colony, a rehabilitation settlement for children who had been made homeless by the Russian Revolution and who roamed the countryside in criminal gangs. In 1931 he was appointed head of the Dzerzhinsky Commune, a penal institution for young offenders.
Read More