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The article is devoted to the history of foundation and definition of the role of Grozny Highland schools in the process of establishing a secular system of education in the North Caucasian region. The processed materials were taken from the collections of the Archives of the Office of the Government of the Chechen Republic. Grozny Highland School – male primary two-year board school– was opened November 28, 1863. The school building was a private property and belonged to the wealthy residents of the city of Grozny, and it was sustained by the Russian government allocating necessary sums. This educational institution provided education both for Russian and Chechen students and though the language of education was Russian, Chechen children studied and Arabic (the Chechen language was not a compulsory subject for Russian students). Among the subjects taught in Grozny Highland school were the Russian language, reading, mathematics, prayers studies, as well as optional disciplines: singing, gymnastics, joinery and turning crafts, gardening, horticulture, sericulture since acquiring various skills became quite relevant within the study period (especially for indigenous people). Archival documents show that the teachers, who taught in the educational institution, were high professionals whose competence was at a high enough level for that time; they knew their job well and were interested in its outcomes. Perhaps because of the problems with educational literature, the Russian language ignorance of the locals, the financial problems or other subjective reasons academic outcomes in Grozny Highland school students regardless of nationality, were more than modest.

Keywords: Grozny Highland School, secular learning, achievement, rural schools, learning various crafts.

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