The Richelieu Lyceum (russian: Ришельевский лицей) in

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, the

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, was created on the initiative of the mayor of the city and the

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, the Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu. It existed from 1817 to 1865, when it became the basis of

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. The Lyceum prepares personnel for the

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under a previous Greek Project and reflects Russia's conservative view of establishing a "new order" in the Balkans after the

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(see Eastern question). The Lyceum graduates are Spiridon Palauzov (who introduced the concept of the

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); Nikolay Palauzov (first trustee and co-sponsor of

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);

Nayden Gerov Nayden Gerov ( bg, Найден Геров), born Nayden Gerov Hadzhidobrevich ( bg, Найден Геров Хаджидобревич) February 23, 1823, Koprivshtitsa – October 9, 1900, Plovdiv) was a Bulgarian linguist, folklorist, writer ...

(initiator of the first celebration of the

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);

Constantine Paparrigopoulos Constantine Paparrigopoulos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Παπαρρηγόπουλος; 1815 – 14 April 1891) was a Greek historian, who is considered the founder of modern Greek historiography. He is the founder of the concept of historica ...

- the father of modern Greek historiography. During the academic year 1855/1856, i. at the end of the

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taught in the Lyceum.НАМ 20 РОКІВ!
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Modern lyceum

In 1989, on the basis of the Odesa secondary school No. 36, a secondary educational institution called the Richelieu Lyceum (now the Richelieu Scientific Lyceum) was opened. The modern lyceum is located at Elisavetinskaya (Shchepkina) street, 5. The lyceum is closely connected with

and is designed to work with gifted students interested in the natural and mathematical sciences.

Modern lyceum

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