The realization pedagogical ideas N. I. Ilminskiy in spiritual and moral guidance plays of the non-Russian population as an example in the Simbirsk region in the second half of the XIX — early XX century

Abstract

This article reveals the content of N. I. Ilminsky's missionary ideas in the spiritual and moral enlightenment of the non-Russian population and their implementation in the example of the Simbirsk region in the second half of the XIX — early XX century. The author pays special attention to the use of the system of N. I. Ilminsky in the educational practice of Orthodox non-Russian schools, which impacts the Christianization of foreigners. For this purpose, famous scientists were offered training not only for future teaching staff, but also for receiving special education by clergymen for their missionary activities in multinational parishes. The author of the article also introduces like-minded people and followers of Ilminsky's ideas, who paid attention to the famous educator of the Chuvash people I. Ya. Yakovlev, who, while still a student of the Simbirsk Classical Gymnasium, founded in 1868 the Chuvash school in Simbirsk, which had been engaged for half a century in training teaching staff, mainly for rural schools. I. Ya. Yakovlev's use of N. I. Ilminsky's missionary ideas in practice contributed to the enlightenment of the non-Russian population with the truths of the Orthodox faith, which served as a protective barrier to the spread of Islamization and paganism. The historical information proposed can be used for generalizing research in textbooks and lecture courses on the history of the Simbirsk region.