Political views of minister of national education count Pavel N. Ignatyev

This research is devoted to political views of the prominent statesman and reformer of a domestic education system of the end of the XIX beginning of the XX centuries, the count Pavel N. Ignatyev heading from 1915 to 1917 the ministry of national education of the Russian Empire, whose huge contribution to formation and development of large-scale reforms, beginning from high school and finishing with higher educational institutions, still, in the author's opinion, is rather unvalued. In this regard the author set the object - to stand on historical hind legs of reforms Ignatyev's column which became fatal for domestic education in the next years. In this article on the basis of new contemporary and scientific-theoretical records, separate from which are for the first time introduced into scientific circulation, an author's attempt to reconstruct political views Ignatyev's column which essence was directed on formation of new system of domestic education, urged to issue finally its institutionalizing is made. In a place with that in work the important place is given also to consideration of the identity of the count Ignatyev as inspirer and the organizer of unique reform of national education - from initial to university. In work the emphasis on that fact is placed that in the conditions of capitalist modernization of the beginning of the XX century and scientific and technical progress in Russia more and more actual was a need of the state for training of the highly educated, skilled workers capable to independent activity and manifestation of an initiative. The education system existing during this period couldn't provide fully the solution of the tasks which are again arising before society. Therefore, reorganization of educational system was required.