Ostrogorsky Viktor

(1840 - 1902). He graduated from the historical-philological faculty of St. Petersburg University. Another student was among the founders of the first St. Petersburg Sunday School. He taught and lectured on the history of Russian literature in general and the capital's public schools and the blocks, female Education courses (1869 - 1892), in Elizabethan Institute, in Smolny, in theater school, etc.. With the gift of exposition, was able to motivate students. Implemented the educational ideas of Pirogov Ushinskogo and Stoyunina. In the socio-political sense was a follower of the ideas of 60-ies, . finding, , . convincingly and in detail clarified in the literature of the importance and urgent need to relieve the State to create a common, . vsesoslovnogo public education ..,
. real in the sense of acquiring useful knowledge, in a humane way mitigate barbarity of manners and settlement altruistic spirit instead crass selfishness ". In the words of biographer Ostrogorsky, he "went to his grave a pure idealist, enthusiastic preacher of truth and love for people, which was made in the early 60-ies". His whole life was connected with public undertakings. He wrote in the "Library for Reading", "Female Education," Encyclopaedic Dictionary Lavrov and Toll. Edited "Children's Reading", "leaflet Teachers" (1877 - 1884), "Education and Training" (1885), "God's World" (1892 - 1902), wrote in these publications. Very popular sketches Ostrogorsky of the great Russian writers. Separately published his book: "Twenty-biographies of Russian writers" (1890, . 17 th edition 1915), "Conversations on the teaching of literature" (1885, . 3rd edition 1904), "From the world of the great traditions" (1883, . 12 th edition 1911), "In Memory of Pushkin" (1880, . 3rd edition 1909), "Letters on the aesthetic education" (1894, . 3rd edition, 1908), "Russian Writers, . as educational and educational material "(1883, . 5 th edition 1901); "Good People" (1883, . 6 th edition 1913); "Dramatic reading" (1885, . 7 th edition 1911), "Biographies of Pirogov and Ushinskogo" (1887, . 3rd edition 1914) and other,
. He wrote the play (in the book "From the distant past", 1891), some of which have long held the stage. Interesting memories Ostrogorsky - "From the history of my teaching" (1895), where the valuable message about the St. Petersburg University, the Sreznevsky, Petrashevists F. Tolle Stoyunine, P. Yakushkin and other. - Wed. "God's World", 1902,? 5 (here and list of works Ostrogorsky) and? 7, "Russian Wealth" (1902,? 4). S. Sh