Book review: Education and Christian enlightenment of the Chuvashs of Volga-Urals in the second half of the 19th – early 20th century: documents and materials from the funds of N.I. Ilminsky and Kazan Teachers’ Seminary (compiled by G.A. Nikolaev, R.R. Iskhakov; Cheboksary, 2023)

Abstract

The review presents a description of the content of the collection of documents dedicated to the education and Christian enlightenment of the Chuvashs, who lived in the Volga-Ural region in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries. The author highlights aspects of the topic that are most fully reflected in the published documents: state of school affairs in rural areas, interfaith situation in the region, living conditions of parish priests and school teachers, activities of teachers and educators N.I. Ilminsky, I.Ya. Yakovlev, N.I. Zolotnitsky. The review positively assesses the detailed scientific reference apparatus of the book. It is concluded that the collection of documents expands our knowledge of the daily life of the peoples of the Volga region in the post-reform period of Russian history.

For citation: Kasimov E.V. Book review: Education and Christian enlightenment of the Chuvashs of Volga-Urals in the second half of the 19th – early 20th century: documents and materials from the funds of N.I. Ilminsky and Kazan Teachers’ Seminary (compiled by G.A. Nikolaev, R.R. Iskhakov; Cheboksary, 2023). From History and Culture of Peoples of the Middle Volga Region. 2024, vol.14, no.3, pp. 161–165. https://doi.org/10.22378/2410-0765.2024-14-3.161-165 (In Russian)