15.8.14 16:49 - Debilizācija, still strong
In Austria, Empress Maria Theresa made use of Prussian pedagogical methods as a means to strengthen her hold over Austria. The Prussian reforms in education spread quickly through Europe, particularly after the French Revolution. It was adopted by the governments in Norway, Sweden, and Finland in order to create the basis of the primary (grundskola) and secondary (gymnasium) schools across Scandinavia. Unlike Prussia, the Swedish system even aimed to expand secondary schooling to the peasants and workers. The German ruling class in Estonia and Latvia, which though under the Russian Empire, were highly influenced by events in Prussia and Scandinavia, also introduced the system into those countries.
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