PARISH EDUCATION IN BARNAUL (ALTAI DISTRICT, RUSSIAN EMPIRE) IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY
The paper drawing on documents kept by State Archive of Altai Krai (Barnaul, Russia) reconstructs historical origins of mass parish education system in Barnaul of the second half of the 18th century which was a capital of the Altai District entered into Tomsk Province of the Russian Empire. The author describes a contribution of His Imperial Majesty, Front Office of Kolyvano-Voskresensky territory (Mining Office), and Barnaul Church Government to development of a system of enlightment of local schoolchildren run by priests of the Russian Church.