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Concern for the dissemination of culture and enlightenment among the broad strata of the population was the object of attention of the advanced part of the Russian intelligentsia. The educational activities of the intelligentsia continued at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries. In Russian historiography, the types and forms of educational activities, the interaction of educational organizations and government authorities, as well as the dissemination of education among indigenous peoples have been thoroughly studied. Using the historical method, the authors traced the quantitative changes that took place in the provincial Russian region in terms of the coverage of the local population with educational activities. The category of everyday life made it possible to characterize the practice of enlightenment: both individuals and entire organizations. The article analyzes the concept of public education by N. Novombergsky, and also characterizes the main directions of educational activities of the intelligentsia. N. Ya. Novombergsky pay attention to the close relationship between general education and economic progress. Pointed out the negative and positive aspects of special education. Based on the involvement of archival sources, periodicals, historiographic analysis, the conclusion is drawn: the demand for the democratization of scientific knowledge that arose in society was answered by: the scientific and educational work of the intelligentsia through the activities of museums, libraries, clubs, public audiences, the promotion of local history knowledge within the framework of commercial and industrial, handicraft exhibitions, etc.

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