Ilyukha, O. P. CREATION OF STUDY BOOKS FOR KARELIANS IN THE CONTEXT OF ORTHODOX ENLIGHTENMENT OF THE XIX AND EARLY XX CENTURIES. Proceedings of Petrozavodsk State University. 2026;48(6):43–51. DOI: 10.15393/uchz.art.2026.1350


Marking the 800th Anniversary of the Baptism of the Karelians


CREATION OF STUDY BOOKS FOR KARELIANS IN THE CONTEXT OF ORTHODOX ENLIGHTENMENT OF THE XIX AND EARLY XX CENTURIES

Ilyukha
O. P.
Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Keywords:
Karelians
Karelian language
Orthodoxy
school education
book publishing
educational books
Summary: The article shows the origin of educational book publishing, focused on teaching Karelian children faith, reading and writing skills. The literary and archival information on the creation of educational books is summarized, their connection with similar publications in other regions and national samples is indicated. Attention is drawn to the content, structure and design of educational publications, methods of teaching reading. The evolution of the textbook from the catechism to the textbook itself is shown, which was associated with the expansion of secular information and new printing capabilities, the use of illustrative material. Church and public institutions are represented, as well as people who participated in the creation of textbooks. The determining role of the Orthodox clergy and rural teachers in their training, on the one hand, and educational organizations and institutions, on the other, is revealed. The research focuses on the problems of the history of educational literature for schools located within the modern borders of theRepublic of Karelia, projected onto a map of Karelian-populated volosts and counties of the Olonets and Arkhangelsk provinces.




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