THE BEGINNING OF THE EDUCATIONAL MOVEMENT IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS (The end of the XVIII - 60th years of the XIX century)

The article analyzes the origins of the educational movement in the North Caucasus during the time period of the late XVIII - 60s of the XIX centuries. It is proved that the educational paradigm of the Russian state became factors in the birth of enlightenment in the region. Attention is focused on the fact that education from its very foundation in the region has become a tool of politics. The first appeared Amanat schools, then - the schools of military pupils and boarding houses. By the 60s of the 19th century, the school network had expanded to include elementary schools and schools of various types. In parallel with secular theological schools functioned (Christian and Muslim). It is concluded that the development of school education led to the emergence of a young intelligentsia who initiated mountain education and entered the struggle for the right of all classes to education. The practical significance is seen in the fact that the assessment of the educational policy of the Russian Empire of the 19th century in the North Caucasus and the identification of its positive contribution will be able to provide modern authorities with a more accurate forecast of the socio-economic development of the state, including in the field of education.

Russian Empire, North Caucasus, reform, school system, mountain education