Higher pedagogical education in the north-east of the USSR: the history of its creation

The paper reveals the history of the creation of pedagogical institutes in the North-East of the USSR on the basis of archival data entered into scientific circulation. The work considers the reasons for the emergence of pedagogical institutes in Kamchatka and Magadan regions, the structure of the created institutions and the specifics of the formation of the student body in the first five years of their operation. The author concludes that both pedagogical institutes had similar starting opportunities: they were created on the basis of teacher training schools at the same time and with similar regional features, including the lack of an applicant base for the formation of the student body. But even in the first years of their existence there were differences that allowed the formation of two independent centers of education and science in the territories of Magadan and Kamchatka regions.