The Role of the State and Society in the Development of School Education in Russia: Pyotr F. Kapterev’s View1
The paper is devoted to views of famous domestic pedagogue Pyotr F. Kapterev on the role of authorities and society in the historical development of Russian education. The main ideas of a scientist dedicated to the problem of transmission of cultural heritage to the younger generations and the roles of the government and society in this process are analyzed in the paper. The attitude of the scientist to the opinions of other members of the pedagogical science on this issue is presented in the article.