THE PECULIARITIES OF DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION ACROSS THE LOCAL POPULATION OF BURYATIA IN THE XVIII–XIX CENTURIES

In the paper, the author attempts to analyze the process of formation of the state education basis in the period under review within the context of civilization development of Baikal region. The author considers the influence of changes in social and economic life of Buryat ethnos patrimonial society on the education of Buryat population in the areas of their compact settlement and defines the role of private education in the training of first educated Buryat people and the role of orthodox missionary schools in the education of Buryat rural population. According to the author, the schools at Buddhist monasteries brought particular contribution to the education development in Buryatia introducing Buryat people with traditions of Tibetan and Indian Buddhism of the period of their highest flourishing that is beneficially reflected on the development of Buryat people culture in general. The author considers as well the influence of Russian reforms of the XIX century on the formation of state education system in the region. The paper describes the establishment of parish and district schools in the areas of Buryat population residence and covers the issues of training of teachers for national schools, the establishment of women's colleges and first technical training colleges. The author analyzes in details the historical material on the establishment of Troitskosavskaya Russian-Mongolian army school and its value for the Buryat intellectuals training.