Formation of the Russian history course in secondary school of the second quarter of the 19ᵗʰ century

The article examines the development of Russian history as an independent school discipline during the reign of Emperor Nicholas I. During this era, the history of Russia began to develop rapidly both as a science and as a university and school discipline with its own specific content and range of tasks. The concept of "Orthodoxy, autocracy, nationality", proposed by the Minister of Public Education Count S.S. Uvarov and supported by the emperor contributed to this. In accordance with Uvarov's views on the tasks of education, the history of Russia played an important educational and ideological role, therefore, the teaching of national history gradually acquired a systemic character.