Private School In Russia: Sociocultural And Historical Genesis (11th – Early 20th Centuries)

Abstract

The article presents a comprehensive social and cultural analysis of private education development in Russia in the period from the 11th to the beginning of the 20th century on the basis of which the authors enlighten the main stages of historical dynamics of the development of domestic private school. The study aimed at the development private education in Russia showed that within the specified chronological boundaries, its development took place in four cultural and historical stages and was determined by a complex of cultural and social factors of influence. The characteristics of each development stage are determined by the dominant factor of social and cultural development: state, society or church. As a result of the study, the authors identified the main historical stages in the genesis of Russian private school based on the priority factor of social development (church, public, and state). The leading trends in the development of private schools in Russia are identified. The most significant social and cultural factors of their development are identified and the characteristics of social and historical stages of evolution of private school as a pedagogical phenomenon are presented.