“И ярче уж горит светильник просвещенья…”. Рец. на кн.: Балдин К. Е. Образовательное пространство российской провинции: учебные заведения г. Иваново-Вознесенска (конец XIX - начало XX в.).
“And the lamp of enlightenment burns brighter…”. Review on the book: Baldin K. E. Educational space of the Russian province: educational institutions of Ivanovo-Voznesensk (late XIX - early XX century).

Summary/Abstract: The review analyzes the monograph by K. E. Baldin “Educational space of the Russian province: educational institutions of Ivanovo-Voznesensk (late XIX - early XX century)”. The monograph is devoted to the analysis of the emergence and activities of general education and vocational educational institutions that existed in Ivanovo-Voznesensk in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The chapters have a general structure of the presentation of the material. On a large factual material, the author examines the process of opening educational institutions - the activities of government bodies, public organizations, entrepreneurs in the construction of educational buildings, financing of educational institutions, organization of educational and educational work. The contingent of students, the composition and features of the recruitment and activities of the teaching staff are analyzed. The monograph contains many interesting, previously little-known facts about the formation and work of educational institutions in Ivanovo-Voznesensk. The book has a pronounced intellectual guideline. It tells about the professional and social activities of a number of entrepreneurs, officials, teachers, whom the author rightly refers to as the intelligentsia of the region. The text of the book is logically supplemented with photographic documents that allow you to visualize the appearance of the old Ivanovo-Voznesensk and its inhabitants, whose activities were associated with the educational institutions of the region. The importance and usefulness of the peer-reviewed monograph is beyond doubt. It can be used as a local history component of Russian history and pedagogy courses. The monograph encourages a thoughtful reader to think about ways to reform the modern education system in our country, draws the readers’ attention to many educational traditions that are important for our days.

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