The Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo and St. Petersburg
The Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo and St. Petersburg
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The Imperial Lyceum was opened in Tsarskoye Selo exactly 200 years ago. The date, October 19, 1811 according to the old style, Julian Calendar, is reflected in... 19.10.2011, Sputnik International
The Imperial Lyceum was opened in Tsarskoye Selo exactly 200 years ago. The date, October 19, 1811 according to the old style, Julian Calendar, is reflected in the titles of several verses and poems composed by Alexander Pushkin, a graduate of the lyceum.
The Imperial Lyceum was opened in Tsarskoye Selo exactly 200 years ago. The date, October 19, 1811 according to the old style, Julian Calendar, is reflected in the titles of several verses and poems composed by Alexander Pushkin, a graduate of the lyceum.
The Imperial Lyceum was opened in Tsarskoye Selo exactly 200 years ago. The date, October 19, 1811 according to the old style, Julian Calendar, is reflected in the titles of several verses and poems composed by Alexander Pushkin, a graduate of the lyceum.
The Imperial Alexander Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo was a private higher educational establishment for children of the Russian nobility and did not admit commoners.
The lyceum admitted children aged 10-12 years and trained them for top administrative, judicial and diplomatic positions. Its curriculum was repeatedly modified but maintained a focus on humanities and law.
The Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo was established by a decree of Russian Emperor Alexander I and functioned from 1811 until 1843. In all, 286 students graduated from the lyceum during its 33-year existence. Photo: Library with authentic books from the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo.
Wilhelm Küchelbecker, Ivan Pushchin, Anton Delvig, Fyodor Matyushkin, Alexander Gorchakov and others were among the lyceum’s first students. Photo: The Auditorium at the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo.
Many of its graduates became ministers, diplomats, senators and members of the State Council. Photo: The Auditorium at the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo.
In 1843, the lyceum was relocated to St. Petersburg. It was shut down after the 1917 Russian Revolution. Photo: Participants in an annual prom at the Imperial Lyceum in Tsarskoye Selo.
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