The Likbez campaign was started on December 26, 1919, when Vladimir Lenin signed the Decree of the Soviet government "On eradication of illiteracy among the population of RSFSR" ("О ликвидации безграмотности среди населения РСФСР").
A campaña foi lanzada o 26 de decembro de 1919, cando Lenin asinou o decreto "Sobre a erradicación do analfabetismo entre a populación da RSFSR" ("О ликвидации безграмотности среди населения РСФСР").