As members of the nobility, albeit minor, the Derzhavins were required to educate their children, but options were limited given their poverty and the few educational institutions in Russia at the time.
Como membros da nobreza, aínda que menor, os Derzhavins estaban obrigados a educar os seus fillos, mais as opcións eran limitadas debido á súa pobreza e ás poucas institucións educativas de Rusia na época.