Keyword: «pre-revolutionary education in russia»

Paper is devoted to the history of gymnasium education in pre-revolutionary Russia in the Oryol province. Till 1874 the Oryol province belonged to the Kharkov educational district and down to 1871 in province the unique classical gymnasium - in Orel function. The author analyzes preconditions and factors educations promoting development in province till 1874.

The paper is devoted to questions of formation and specificity of educational activity of gymnasiums in the Oryol province. Both educational and training process played the important role in the gymnasium. Accord-ing to the opinion, extended in the middle of 19 century, it is necessary to bring up children first. The author tries to reveal the role of upbringing in the pre-revolutionary gymnasium.

Teachers with university education, who work in the public schools, have made a significant contribution to the development of the Oryol region, which had no secondary education before. Among them were founders of libraries, newspaper business, first musical groups, scientists working on the creation of textbooks for Russian schools, writers and philosophers. The paper focuses on the impact of the faculty of gymnasiums on the development of cultural and educational environment of the Oryol province.