Problems of anthropological study of historical education in Russian school

The expansion of the subject field of anthropology and the ethnographic method in Russian science in recent years actualizes the need to study the educational space. On the other hand, in the conditions of the formation of the Russian State standard and the programs of secondary general education, reflection is required by scientists and the teacher of school everyday life. The use of cultural anthropology for the study of historical education in the Russian school provides an opportunity for such reflection. This article was prepared within the framework of the RFBR project “History through the Eyes of Education Subjects. Anthropological Analysis of Cultural Transmission”. It provides theoretical evidence that history performs the function of cultural transmission, as well as on the basis of the counter-cultural contour of education introduced by American anthropologist J. Henry, proposed by the author's tool of anthropological research applicable for the analysis of historical education in school.