About the organization and activity of the Commission on foreign scientific trips of the People’s Commissariat for Education of the RSFSR (1921–1923)

Abstract

The article discusses the establishment and first stage of activity of the Commission  on foreign scientific trips as the part  of the People’s Commissariat  for Education of the  RSFSR  in 1921–1923.  The  article  also notes difficulties in the  organization of the  Commission  and analyzes  its activities and quantitative performance  indicators for the above period. For example, it gives the  total  number  of approved  and rejected  applications, as well as the distribution of applications to  foreign countries in the  period  under  review. Separately, the author highlights specifics in the Commission  work, which reflect the historical  era in when it operated.  Moreover,  the author also analyzes the  procedure of an assignment  for foreign scientific trip  and the  documents necessary for that.