Myths and Stereotypes: Some Comments on the History of Education in the Kingdom of Poland in the 19th Century
Journal: Voprosy Obrazovaniya/ Educational Studies Moscow
Year: 2014

Some widespread beliefs about school and instruction in Poland need to be reexamined. It would be an unreasonable simplification to believe that the educational system of Poland was exposed to russification throughout the whole 19th century. In reality, the educational policy of the Kingdom of Poland was not unchangeable, and the school system was different in different periods. Russificationis understood as making non-Russian communities adopt the Russian language, culture and Orthodoxy, includ