Academy of Sciences and Russian School. The second half of the 18th century

The monograph is devoted to the activities of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences on the Development of School Education in Russia in the second half of the XVIII century. The book discusses school reform projects compiled by members of AN, studies scientific and pedagogical and experience of the Academy of Sciences to organize new educational institutions and create school textbooks, reveals the contribution of scientists to the preparation and conduct of school reform in the 80s. XVIII century., As a result of which a state education system was created in Russia. The study is based on a solid source base and first introduces a number of new, previously unknown documents.
The book is designed for historians, teachers and all those interested in the history of culture, science and education in Russia