manuscript, "Our Good Family" (1967), against "Makarenko's false statement that the main objective of Soviet moral and character education is found in the collective." Vladimir Sirotin (Kharkiv 1966 - Moscow 2016) described Makarenko as "the bard of punitive pedagogy" and as an ideologue of "command pedagogy", a system attempting to suppress the personality and being contrary to democratic freedoms and human rights, including the natural rights of child and parents. Makarenko's system has been faulted for giving the child collective too much power over the individual child. This critique is not shared by some Western analysts of Makarenko's pedagogic system, who regard him as keeping a good balance between the individual personality and the welcome influence of the guided collective, seen as a link in integrating the individual into the wider society. The Makarenko system has been studied, among others, by Scandinavian care workers dealing with young drug abusers who couldn't be helped efficiently by using other approaches. There are also similarities between Makarenko's pedagogy and the work of authors currently writing on the concept of group work. Makarenko's holistic view makes him a pioneer in this regard, holding the enlightened, but often ignored position that the individual is a complex being, with a multitude of potentials and needs. Some controversial statements from later works are seen as either authentic, the result of political pressure, or outright falsifications of his writings in a time when his work became canonised by the Soviet education system. Selected bibliography Major (Мажор, 1932; play) March of the 30th Year (Марш 30-го года, 1932, novella) FD—1 (novella, subtitled "A sketch"; written in 1932, published posthumously) The Pedagogical Poem (Педагогическая поэма, 1925–1935, three-part novel) The Book for Parents (Книга для родителей, 1937; non-fiction) Honour (Честь, 1937—1938; novella) Flags on the Battlements (Флаги на башнях, 1938) See also Orphans in the Soviet Union Krantz, Helga I. Reeducation of Juvenile Delinquents. Albuquerque, NM. Century University. 1993. References External links Makarenko.edu.ru Web-site dedicated to A.S. Makarenko Synopsis of Road to Life (The Pedagogical Poem) A profile of Makarenko by Soviet educator G. N. Filonov, published by UNESCO Text of The Road to Life (An Epic of Education) and Lectures to Parents (translated into English) Nicola Siciliani de Cumis, Dewey, Makarenko and the Pedagogical Poem between analogies and differences – cultureducazione.it Periklis Pavlidis “Socialism, Labour and Education: from Marx to Makarenko”, International Journal of Educational Policies, Vol. 11, № 1,