Implementation of the state enlightenment model of education in the cities and towns of Right-Bank Ukraine (first third of the 19th century)

Abstract

The article deals with the implementation of the education model in the towns of Right-Bank Ukraine in the first third of the 19th century. This model was based on the main ideas and achievements of the Polish-Lithuanian Educational Commission and provided for a combination of state control over educational institutions with the implementation of the educational idea of universal knowledge for everyone. Because of this approach, the existing school network was preserved and integrated into the new state mechanism. This network demonstrated its effectiveness until the mid-20s of the 19th century. The specificity of educational institutions in the Vilnius district and in particular in urban settlements of Right-Bank Ukraine was manifested in a longer duration of study than in other districts, a wider range of curricula with teaching subjects in Polish, and a higher level of teaching schools. Maintaining to a high level the educational practices of the already non-existent Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, first of all they satisfied the educational and cultural demands of the regional nobility. In general, the educational reform in Right-Bank Ukraine in the last third of the 19th century affected the intensification of cultural life in urban areas.

Keywords

• Russian Empire
• Alexander’s era
• Right-Bank Ukraine
• urban settlements
• enlightenment model of education