THE ABRAMOV CASE" IN THE CAUCASIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (ON THE MATERIAL OF ARCHIVAL STUDIES)

The author uses unique archival sources for the first time in the article. The article studies the "Abramov Case" of 1877. Its essence is the oficial investigation carried by Caucasian theological seminary as regards an unprecedented initiative of a fourth-grade student Yakov Vasily-evich Abramov to critically analyze the educational system in education institutions of this type and to supplement the traditional disciplines of the seminarist course by independent study of natural science and socio-political literature. The above-mentioned fact of Abramov's biography gives an idea of how the worldview and the ideological development of the future Russian enlightener, theorist and practitioner of culturalist trend in the reformist populism of the 1880-1890s was formed. The analysis of documents on the "Abramov case" signiicantly enriches knowledge about the worldview formation of an outstanding enlightener, gives an idea of the genesis of his enlightenment intentions, shows that his striving for knowledge and belief in the power of knowledge strengthened him in understanding the role of education, culture, education in ensuring the country's socio-cultural progress and the development of a sense of personality. Attaching special importance to the natural and social sciences in his student years, Abramov created the basis to determine the strategy, forms and means of educational work through the system of publications of popular science works for the people, as well as to develop the concept of "small and great deeds" and the program of "great cultural work" among people in the future. During the investigation of educational and reformist initiatives in the general educational sphere and in the system of seminarist theological education, Abramov's outstanding leadership qualities, his deep personal interest in the improvement of man and society as a whole, his sense of civic responsibility for ensuring the "forward movement of the people...", for "serving the public interest" (article "Small and great deeds" (1896) were emphasized.

Ya. V. Abramov, reformist populism, formation of ideologist, educational intention, the theological seminary of the nineteenth century, education

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