COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF LYCEUM EDUCATION - VIVID HYBRID OF POLITICS AND CULTURE
The article explores the etymology of the term “lyceum” in the world intellectual practice since antique traditions Development of lyceum education in Europe (French experience) and Russia is compared. The author analyzes the history of lyceum model with the consideration of both general level of national spiritual culture and current short-term political conjuncture. The emergence of Russian lyceum system is explained by the modernization line in the early 19th century. The article contains description of foundation, evolution, and evaluation of all seven Russian lyceums of the late modern period The most outstanding graduates of those institutions are characterized Lyceum history is considered within the context of such bright persons, as A. Bezborodko, Alexander I, А. Czartoriski, P. Demidov, А. Richelieu, М. Katkov. The paper traces the fate of lyceums in Soviet epoch and explains their restoration in contemporary conditions