History of the School in Russia (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book History of the School in Russia (Classic Reprint) written by Vladimir G. Simkhovitch and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the School in Russia In the period after Peter's death the government continued to emphasize professional and higher education and to neglect the elementary instruction of the people. Already Peter the Great not long before his death had de cided to establish in Russia an academy of sciences, and in 1726 with this academy was combined a university and a classical gymnasium. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.