POLITICAL ASPECTS OF THE FORMATION OF RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR EDUCATION IN RUSSIA
The article concerns the formation of secular and religious education in Russia. It is focused on the periods of reign of Vladimir I, Peter I and Nicholas I. The position of a significant contribution to the development of the education system of individuals who were at the level of managerial decision-making is argued. Emphasis is placed on the role of the individual in history, including in the development of secular and religious education. It is emphasized that in most European countries the education system developed within the framework of Christian teaching, and Russia is not an exception. With the consent of representatives of secular authorities, church institutions turned into key actors in the education, which is why the clergy took a greater part in educating the masses than secular thinkers, who, by virtue of their capabilities, could not resist the established religious doctrines. The values preached implanted the spirit of religious scholasticism everywhere. The younger generation was brought up in the bosom of the dominant religious doctrines. The clergy, regardless of time and place, determined the methods and techniques for educating young people independently. All the accumulated historical and cultural experience was subjected to a thorough religious rethinking, and those principles formed the basis for the formation of the educational process. Under Vladimir I the formation of education took place in the context of Christian teaching, and during the time of Peter I secular and religious education began to separate. However, this process did not last long, and education returned to Christian roots. This was especially noticeable during the reign of Nicholas I.