Final graduation exam in mathematics in Russia of the second half of the XIX century
The article examines the evolution history of the final graduation exam as an entrance exam in Russia at the end of the XIX century. The author gives the examples of exam tasks in arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry. It is shown that the official regularities of the accepted standards of holding the final graduation exam were not always met in practice, however the violations were not serious. It is noted that the educational system of Russia was rather quick in adaptation to the reforms in summative assessment.