The Mariinskaya Gymnasium (russian: Мариинская гимназия) in

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on Chekhov Str. 104 - currently school No. 15 of the North Caucasus Railway – originated from two oldest educational establishments in the South of Russia: the Mariinskaya Gymnasium for Girls and the Railway Vocational School.

History of Gymnasium

The present building of the gymnasium was constructed in 1875 by the architect Zagoskin. In 1861 a school for girls had been opened in Taganrog and later renamed Mariinskaya Gymnasium for Girls. Well-known personalities were among the educators: Pavel Filevsky, F. Braslavsky, Edmund Dzerzhinsky, D. Ponyatovsky and others. Among the students were such eminent people as the People's Artist of the USSR

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, artist

Seraphima Blonskaya Seraphima Iasonovna Blonskaya (Leontovskaya) (russian: Блонская, Серафима Иасоновна, 3 October 1870 – 9 August 1947) was a Russian artist and art teacher. Seraphima Blonskaya was born on October 3, 1870 in Verkhnodni ...

, poets Sophia Parnok and Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya, an active member of

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organization

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(Malaksiano), Anton Chekhov’s sister

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. The Railway Vocational School with the 4-year course of studies was opened in Taganrog on September 1, 1896, on the initiative of a group of railway employees headed by the district superintendent E. Trik. After the Soviet power had been established in Taganrog, the Railway Vocational School was transformed into the 7-year labor school No 6, which moved into the building of the Mariinskaya Gymnaium in 1920. Several generations of teachers devoted themselves to making the School No 15 one of the most respected educational establishments in the city. Since the school was attached to the

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and subordinate to the Ministry of Communications, the school principals had a formal pretext for screening students and sending backward pupils, who had no relatives in the railway system, to other schools nearby. It allowed the authorities to preserve its traditions and maintain high standards of education. In 1993 the School No 15 regained the status of gymnasium.

Famous graduates

; Girls' Gymnasium: *

, actress * Sophia Parnok, poet, *

, revolutionary * Yelizaveta Tarakhovskaya, poet and writer *

, artist *

Maria Chekhova Maria Pavlovna Chekhova (russian: Мари́я Па́вловна Че́хова) was a Russian teacher, artist, founder of the Chekhov Memorial House museum in Yalta, and a recipient of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. Anton Chekhov was ...

, teacher, artist ; School no.15: * Semyon Morozov,

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Old and Modern Views of Gymnasium

File:Mariinka Taganrog In Construction.JPG, The Girls Gymnasium on an old postcard, with construction works still continuing. Image:Mariinka gymnasium.jpg, The Girls Gymnasium on an old postcard, late 19th century. Image:Mariinka 2.jpg, The Girls Gymnasium on an old postcard, late 19th century. File:2013 Taganrog Komsomolskii.jpg, Mariinskaya Gymnasium in 2013

References

* Taganrog Encyclopedia (Энциклопедия Таганрога), 2nd edition, Taganrog, 2003

External links

Official web site of Mariinskaya Gymnasium
{{Taganrog Educational institutions established in 1861 Gymnasiums in Russia School buildings completed in 1875 Buildings and structures in Taganrog Girls' schools in Russia 1861 establishments in the Russian Empire