The medal "For success in the education of youth" or "Home teachers" [1] is the state award of the Russian Empire , intended for teachers .
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| A country |  Russian empire | ||
| Type of | medal | ||
| Who was awarded to | home tutors and teachers | ||
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| Establishment Date | officially July 1 ( 13 ), 1834 de facto January 13 ( 25 ), 1850 | ||
| Founder | Nikolay I | ||
| Number of awards | individual awards annually | ||
| Diameter | 30 mm | ||
| Material | gold silver | ||
| Medalist | Vasily Alekseev, Mikhail Kuchkin and others. | ||
Content
Basic Information
The medal "For successes in the education of youth" was established on July 1 ( 13 ), 1834 by the decree of Nicholas I in the regulation on home tutors and teachers [2] [3] . However, the drawing of the medal was established much later: January 13 ( 25 ), 1850 [4] [5] [6] [7] . On September 2 ( 14 ), 1855 , a medal with a portrait of Alexander II was approved by the highest order [8] [9] [10] . It is known that the medals were awarded until the reign of Alexander III [11] , and the medals minted under Nicholas II [12] [13] are also known.
Order of reward
The medals were awarded to home teachers who have been successfully performing their work for at least ten years. In this case, gold medals were awarded to mentors, and silver - teachers [14] [15] [3] [5] [6] . Mentors differed from teachers in that they completed their studies at a higher educational institution and had a certificate of a real student or other academic degree [16] . The awards were made by a committee of ministers on lists drawn up by the minister of public education twice a year [17] [18] [19] .
The first medal awards were made during the reign of Nicholas I. Thus, on August 31 ( September 12 ), 1850 , according to the position of the Committee of Ministers, the collegiate assessor Pechinsky was awarded gold, and the collegiate registrar Baumgarten was awarded a silver medal [18] [19] . In the reign of Alexander II made a small number of awards. It is known that in the period of 1871–1880 there was only one awarding with a gold medal (1872), rarely were awarded with silver medals: in 1871 - two awards, in 1872 - nine, 1873 - two, in 1874 - one, 1875 - two, and in 1878 - two [8] . Under Alexander III, there were also a small number of awards [11] . Information about the awards in the period of Nicholas II is not [12] .
Medal Description
Medals were made of gold or silver . Diameter - 30 mm. On the obverse of the medal is a portrait of the emperor , who ruled during the award ceremony. For example, during the reign of Nicholas I, on the face of the medal was his portrait, turned to the right, without any inscriptions and regalia. The obverse changed accordingly with the beginning of the reign of the new emperor. On the reverse side of the medal there is an inscription along the edge of the medal in a circle: “ FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE FORM OF YOUTH FORMATION ”. In the center in two lines is the date of approval of the provision on home teachers: “ 1834 JULY 1 OF THE DAY ” [1] [7] [13] [14] . Medals were minted at the St. Petersburg Mint [14] .
Wear Procedure
The medal had an eyelet for attachment to a block or tape. It was necessary to wear a medal in a buttonhole on the chest. The Alexander Ribbon was used [14] .
Medal Images
Obverse, medal of the period of Alexander II, gold
The reverse, the medal of the period of Alexander II, gold
Obverse, medal of the period of Alexander II, silver
Reverse, medal of the period of Alexander II, silver
See also
- Education in the Russian Empire
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Iversen J. Medal, knocked out in the reign of Emperor Alexander II. - SPb. , 1880. - p. 67. - 106 p.
- ↑ PSPRI , volume 9, part 1, No. 7240, p. 674-681.
- ↑ 1 2 Demmeny, 1887 , p. 125
- ↑ Peters, DI, 1996 , No. 100, p. 125
- ↑ 1 2 PSPRI , volume 25, part 1, No. 23841, p. 60
- ↑ 1 2 Demmeny, 1887 , p. 286-287.
- ↑ 1 2 For success in the education of the youth . Site "Awards of Imperial Russia 1702-1917." The appeal date is February 18, 2013. Archived March 17, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 D.I. Peters, 1996 , No. 128, p. 167.
- ↑ PPSRI , volume 30, part 1, No. 29633, p. 586.
- ↑ Demmeny, 1887 , p. 354.
- ↑ 1 2 D.I. Peters, 1996 , No. 170, p. 214.
- ↑ 1 2 D.I. Peters, 1996 , No. 186, p. 241.
- ↑ 1 2 V. Smirnov. Description of Russian medals. No. 546, 581, 852, 1054. - SPb. , 1908. - p. 275, 293-294, 426, 532.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 D.I. Peters, 1996 , No. 100, 128, 170, 186, p. 125, 167, 214, 241.
- ↑ PPSRI , vol. 9, part 1, No. 7240, §36, p. 678.
- ↑ PPSRI , Volume 9, Part 1, No. 7240, §9-10, p. 675.
- ↑ Peters, DI, 1996 , No. 100, p. 125
- ↑ 1 2 PSPRI , volume 25, part 1, No. 24450, p. 731-732.
- ↑ 1 2 Demmeny, 1887 , p. 314.
Literature
- Peters DI Award medals of the Russian Empire of the XIX — XX centuries. Catalog. - M .: Archeographic Center, 1996. - 291 p. - ISBN 5-86169-043-X .
- Demmeny M. Collection of decrees on the monetary and medal case in Russia 1649-1881. In 3 volumes. - SPb. , 1887. - Vol. 3.
- The complete collection of laws of the Russian Empire . - SPb.
- Chepurnov N. I. Award medals of the Russian State. - Moscow : Russian World, 2000. - p. 351, 385, 436, 529, 569. - 768 p. - ISBN 5-89577-024-X .
- Izotova M. A., Tsaryova T. B. Orders and medals of Russia and the USSR. - Rostov-on-Don: Valdis Publishing House LLC, 2010. - p. 245–246. - 736 s. - ISBN 978-5-9567-0960-3 .