STUDY OF THE FATHERLAND, HOME COUNTRY AND NATIVE REGION IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF THE RUSSIAM EMPIRE
The article presents a short overview of the existing interpretations of a number of concepts in the discourse of the fatherland (home country, native land) studies and education; an attempt has been made to explain why the idea of home country studies penetrated to the education and how the knowledge of local history studies was used in educational establishments; the author offers a version of how local history studies in schools originated and developed.