As someone who spent a fair amount of time behind the Iron Curtain (when there was one), and since, I can confirm that CP has not been allowed in schools since the end of The Great Patriotic War (as they call it), but it is more than made up for in the home.
I have written previously about this, and from open conversations with Russians, it is as prevalent today as it was ever was. The fact that it is not reported is simply a throwback from Soviet times, when such things were never made public. However, it does come up in discussion from time to time. Both mother and father do the punishing, which is usually with a leather belt, and it makes little difference whether they are girls or boys.
CP behind the Iron Curtain1
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More Friends Reunited CP References9
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Caning from of the Times28
EVIDENCE OF DR. KEATS. Dr. Keats said he had been medical superintendent of the Camberwell Infirmary for 15 1/2...
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Edwardian Prep School Canings18
Orwell does not have too many nice things to say about the school, and he makes a meal of...
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Mrs Hamilton8
During my account I cried intermittently, mostly to get sympathy, I suspect. I told Mrs Hamilton I was scared...
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A Fascination with Discipline6
I remember. ”Sian amach do laimh”, —hold out your hand–. How convenient our native language was to so many...
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Tawse Protection Clothing8
I have recently been watching one of my favourite movies, the original Parent Trap starring Hayley Mills and there’s...
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Thoughts of an Abusive but Aparant Wartime Headmaster41
By now it was nearly 8.45 and time to go into the playground with the bell. Looking carefully at...
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Corporal Punishment The Anticipation of1
If you think back to the first time you were sent to wait outside the heads study the...