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Which decree, signed in 1919, aimed to eliminate adult illiteracy by requiring all citizens aged 8 to 50 to learn to read and write?
Answer: The Likbez decree — 'Likbez' (ликбез), a contraction of 'liquidation of illiteracy', was a massive campaign that raised literacy from roughly 30 percent in 1917 to over 85 percent by 1939.
- A The Decree on Education
- B The Alphabetisation Edict
- C The Cultural Revolution Order
- D The Likbez decree ✓
'Likbez' (ликбез), a contraction of 'liquidation of illiteracy', was a massive campaign that raised literacy from roughly 30 percent in 1917 to over 85 percent by 1939.