Influence of the liberal democratic attitudes of Alexander II on the educational process in military schools on the example of the Siberian cadet corps (Siberian military gymnasium)

The relevance of the paper is determined by the need to study the historical experience of the evolution of the educational process of the country's military educational institutions. The purpose of the work is to determine the changes in the educational policy of military schools that occurred in the “liberal democratic era” of Alexander II on the example of the Siberian military gymnasium and give them an assessment. The objectives of the study are to reveal the regional specifics of the process with specific examples. The main conclusion of the study: in military gymnasiums, the system of penalties for misconduct is significantly softened in comparison with the cadet corps, nevertheless, remaining military institutions, the gymnasiums retained the corps traditions of military discipline and daily routine.