Christian Education in Schools of N. N. Neplyuev in Late XIX – Early XX Century

Abstract

The article reviews the practice of Christian upbringing at one of educational centers of the pre-Revolutionary Russia – the primary agricultural school of Nickolay Nickolayevich Neplyuev (1851–1908) at Vozdvizhensk. Pedagogical system which existed there was really unique. However, in Soviet times Neplyuev’s heritage was buried to oblivion. Nowadays his activities are knowledge only to a narrow circle of specialists. Today when both parents and the church face the acute problem of Christian upbringing of children, analyses of the unique experience of the school is of urgent importance. In the article special attention is attracted to the aims and principles of Neplyuev’s pedagogy and to the results of educational activities of his school.

Keywords

• николай неплюев
• воздвиженская школа
• крестовоздвиженское трудовой братство
• педагогика
• христианское воспитание
• образование
• православие
• nickolay nepluev
• vozdvizhensk school
• the holy cross labour brotherhood
• pedagogy
• christian upbringing
• education
• christianity