PUBLISHED AND DOCUMENTARY MATERIALS ON DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY OF SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR NON-RUSSIAN PEOPLES OF THE MIDDLE VOLGA IN THE 70-90s OF THE XIX CENTURY
The sources for studying developmental history of school education for non-Russian peoples of the Middle Volga region are studied. The published materials are diverse. Among them the works of N.I. Ilminskiy and other education figures are very important for the problem being examined. These works reveal the history of school organization in Kazan and country schools for non-Russian peoples, their number and material security, their role in education. Records have a great significance in studying the growth of the number of schools and their pupils. Reference-statistical findings characterize financial provision and material security in different types of schools. Archival documents reveal new scientific facts, help to characterise the position of non-Russian schools in the period considered.