THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE IN THE XIX-TH CENTURY

The article deals with the process of education in the Russian Empire in the XIX-th century. It is shown that the leading trend in the development of education in post-Soviet Russia was the desire to revive various forms of education characteristic of society in the pre-October period, namely, the revival of gymnasiums, lyceums, various schools, cadet corps, etc. Modern Russia is trying to focus on humanistic values, movement towards the ideals of justice, morality and intelligence of the human person. The article focuses on the fact that education should be one of the ways to awaken the social mobility of the population. Today it is necessary to overcome the false stereotypes that have prevailed for many decades and expand the boundaries of historical knowledge, which is important not only for understanding the true place and role of the country in world history, but also for solving the practical problems of renewal, determining the prospects for moving forward to qualitatively new social economic and political decisions.