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Encyclopedia > Ilya Nikolaevich Ulyanov

Ilya Nikolayevich Ulyanov (Ульянов, Илья Николаевич in Russian) (31 July 1831 (OS 19 July), Astrakhan24 January 1886 (OS 12 January), Simbirsk) was a Russian public figure in the field of public education and a teacher. He was the father of Aleksandr Ulyanov and Vladimir Lenin, the Bolshevik revolutionary leader and founder of the Soviet Union. July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Astrakhan (А́страхань; Tatar: Ästerxan), a major city in southern European Russia, capital of Astrakhan Oblast. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Ulyanovsk (Улья́новск, formerlySimbirsk (Симби́рск)) is a city on the Volga River in Russia. ... In the United States at the national level, public education is supervised by the Department of Education Public education is schooling provided by the government, and paid for by taxes. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill, including learning and thinking skills. ... Alexander Ulyanov Mugshot Aleksandr Ilyich Ulyanov (Александр Ильич Ульянов in Russian) (1866-May 8, 1887) was a Russian revolutionary, one of the leaders of Pervomartovtsi, older brother of V.I. Lenin. ... Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Russian: Влади́мир Ильи́ч Ле́нин  listen), original surname Ulyanov (Улья́нов) (April 22 (April 10 (O.S.)), 1870 – January 21, 1924), was a Russian revolutionary, the leader of the Bolshevik party, the first Premier of the Soviet Union, and the founder of the ideology of Leninism, later expanded into... Bolshevik Party Meeting. ...


In 1854, Ulyanov graduated from Kazan University's Department of Physics and Mathematics. In 1850s-1860s, he was a math and physics teacher at Penza Institute for Dvoryane and later at a gymnasium and a school for women in Nizhny Novgorod. While in Penza, Ulyanov conducted meteorological observations, on the basis of which he would write a couple of scientific works called On the benefits of meteorological observations and some conclusions on their use for Penza (О пользе метеорологических наблюдений и некоторые выводы из них для Пензы) and On thunderstorm and lightning rods (О грозе и громоотводах). 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Kazan State University is located in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. ... Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Physics sci. ... History Main article: History of mathematics In addition to recognizing how to count concrete objects, prehistoric peoples also recognized how to count abstract quantities, like time -- days, seasons, years. ... Events and Trends Crimean war (1854 - 1856) fought between Imperial Russia and an alliance consisting of the United Kingdom, the Second French Empire, the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire. ... Events and trends Italian unification under King Victor Emmanuel II. Wars for expansion and national unity continue until the incorporation of the Papal States (March 17, 1861 - September 20, 1870). ... Mathematics is commonly defined as the study of patterns of structure, change, and space; more informally, one might say it is the study of figures and numbers. Mathematical knowledge is constantly growing, through research and application, but mathematics itself is not usually considered a natural science. ... Penza (Пе́нза) is a city in Russia, administrative center of Penza Oblast in the Volga Federal District. ... Dvoryanstvo (Russian: дворянство) refers to a category of Russian nobility. ... Gymnasium can have following meanings: Gymnasium (ancient Greece)—an educational and sporting institution in Ancient Greece Gymnasium—a school of secondary education found in several European countries (approx. ... Area  - Total 260,000 mi² Population  - City (2003)  - Metropolitan 1,334,249 2 million approx. ... Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ... For the scientific journal named Science, see Science (journal). ... Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ... A rolling thundercloud over Enschede, The Netherlands. ... A lightning rod is a metal strip or rod, usually of copper or similar conductive material, used to protect tall or isolated structures (such as the roof of a building or the mast of a vessel) from lightning damage. ...


In 1869, Ulyanov was appointed inspector of public schools in the Simbirsk guberniya (in 1874-1886 - their director). In 1882, Ulyanov was awarded the Order of St.Vladimir, 3rd Class, which would give him the right to claim hereditary dvoryanstvo. 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Inspector is a rank in many police forces. ... The term public school has different meanings: In England and Wales, one of a small number of prestigious historic schools open to the public which normally charge fees and are financed by bodies other than the state, commonly as private charitable trusts; here the word public is used much as... Ulyanovsk (Улья́новск, formerlySimbirsk (Симби́рск)) is a city on the Volga River in Russia. ... Guberniya (also gubernia, guberniia, and gubernya) (Russian: губе́рния) was a major administrative subdivision of the Imperial Russia, usually translated as province or Governorate General. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 _ Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Generally a director is a person or one of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a government agency, company, corporation, group or project. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Dvoryanstvo ( Russian: дворянство) refers to a category of Russian nobility. ...


Ilya Ulyanov was a well-educated man with excellent organizational and teaching skills. Some Soviet historians believed that his pedagogical views had been formed under the influence of the revolutionary ideas of Nikolai Chernyshevsky and Nikolai Dobrolyubov. Ulyanov contributed immensely to elaboration of theory and practice of elementary education. He was an advocate of equal rights for education regardless of gender, nationality and social status. In 1871, Ulyanov opened the first Chuvash school in Simbirsk, which would later be transformed into Chuvash teacher's seminary. He also established national schools for Mordva and Tatars. Also, Ulyanov organized and presided over many teacher's congresses and other events of the similar kind. Soviet redirects here. ... Pedagogy is the art or science of teaching. ... The term Revolutionary is some what vague and may be thought to be relative to the context it is used in. ... Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky (1828 - 1889) was a Russian revolutionary democrat, materialist philosopher, critic, and socialist. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Gender, for the purposes of this article, is the perceived or projected (self-identified) masculinity or femininity of a person or characteristic. ... Nationality is, in English usage, a legal relationship existing between a person and a state. ... In sociology, social status is the standing, the honour or prestige attaching to ones position in society. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Chuvash (чăваш [čăwaş]) are the people of Soviet Union, according to the census of 1989; 907,000 of these were actually in Chuvashia. ... A seminary is a specialised university-like institution for the purpose of training candidates for positions within a religious context. ... The Mordvins (Mordva) are a people who speak languages of the Finno-Permic branch of the Finno-Ugric language family. ... Tatars or Tartars is a collective name applied to the Turkic-speaking people of Europe and Asia. ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ...


Ilya Ulyanov's work is generally considered to have greatly influenced his children.


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Ilya Ulyanov at AllExperts (330 words)
Ilya Nikolayevich Ulyanov (Илья Николаевич Ульянов in Russian) (—, Simbirsk) was a Russian public figure in the field of public education and a teacher.
Born in Astrakhan, Ulyanov graduated from Kazan University's Department of Physics and Mathematics in 1854.
Ulyanov contributed immensely to elaboration of theory and practice of elementary education.
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