Russian education in the historical and sociological perspective. (Review of the monograph: Andreev A. L. Russian education in the pushkin era: system, institutional structure, socio-cultural environments. Moscow: Izdatel`stvo ME`I; 2022, 452 p.)

Abstract

The article discusses the main provisions of the monograph by A. L. Andreev “Russian education in the Pushkin era: system, institutional structure, socio-cultural environments”. The monograph of A. L. Andreev attracts attention by the fact that the development of education in Russia in the first half of the 19th century is shown from the perspective of a historical and sociological approach, that allows to reveal the deep patterns of development of the sociocultural and intellectual environment, to demonstrate the connection between the cultural environment of Russian society in the first half of the 19th century with the development of educational practices and institutions. The author, using extensive historical material, demonstrates the role of education as a key factor in social and cultural dynamics. The review analyses the main topics of the monograph. Particular attention is paid to the influence of education on such qualitative characteristics of society as “spiritual atmosphere”, “creative environment”, “new intellectual environment”. The formation of the institutional basis of education is traced. The reviewer pays special attention to the formation of a new for that time ideology of education, when education was given the character of a state project that required systematic state decisions. Following the author, the reviewer reflects on the unique nature of the emerging university system, on Russia’s contribution to world achievements in the theory and practice of education. The scientific potential of the monograph under review lies in the fact that the author gives a deep sociological analysis of the changes in the Russian society of that era: the development of new social practices, social institutions, the emergence of civil society, the formation of new sociocultural and intellectual environments.