Students

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STUDENTS of higher and specialised secondary education institutions. The term was adopted in the 18th century to designate those studying at the Academic University. As new educational institutions were opened in the 19th century, students became a significant community in St. Petersburg. They wore uniforms different for every kind of institution, maintained corporative traditions, and established communities and various circles. Radical views being popular among students, large-scale student disturbances were a common event in St. Petersburg from 1861. The first Russian student strike took place in Petersburg University in 1899. At the end of the 19th century there were about ten thousand students at 14 higher education institutions in St. Petersburg, excluding military and theological institutions. In the academic year of 1914/15, there were 41,700 people studying at 35 higher education institutions and 2,000 people studying at specialised secondary schools in Petrograd. After the October of 1917, the number of students grew considerably. There were 85,100 students at higher education institutions and 31,200 students of specialised secondary schools in Leningrad in 1940/41, the figures increasing up to 232,400 and 104,000, respectively, in 1963/64. The number decreased in 1990s with 205,600 students of higher education institutions including 12,900 studying at non-state institutes, 129,200 studying full time, 27,700 doing evening courses, and 48,700 doing correspondence courses, and 67,100 students of specialised secondary schools in 1995/96. Women made up a significant part of students in the 20th century accounting for 50.4 % in 1995/96, the figure being even higher in humanities.

Reference: Олесич Н. Я. Господин студент Императорского С.-Петербургского университета. СПб., 1998.

A. Y. Chistyakov. Олесич Н. Я. Господин студент Императорского С.-Петербургского университета. СПб., 1998 Academic University
State University, St. Petersburg
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