The Institute of Peoples of the North in Leningrad as an educational institution of the new type
Article is devoted to the history of a special educational institution existed in Leningrad in 1920-1930s, the Institute of Peoples of the North. Author gives characteristics of the students and the teaching staff, the specifics of the educational process. Special attention is paid to the importance and complexity of the solving problem - training of modern pedagogical and administrative staff from the indigenous small-numbered peoples.