Uvarov, Sergey Semyonovich, Count
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▪ Russian statesman
born Aug. 25 [Sept. 5, New Style], 1786, Moscow, Russia
died Sept. 4 [Sept. 16], 1855, Moscow
Russian statesman and administrator, an influential minister of education during the reign of Tsar Nicholas I.
Uvarov served as a diplomat (1806–10), head of the St. Petersburg educational district (1811–22), and deputy minister of education (1832) before being named minister of education in 1833. In an important report to the tsar in 1833 he declared that education must be conducted “with faith in the . . . principles of orthodoxy (
Orthodoxy, Autocracy, and Nationality),
autocracy, and
nationality.” These words were subsequently adopted by various periodicals and associations as articles of faith. The ideology that they came to represent was rooted in loyalty to dynastic rule, traditional religious faith, and romantic glorification of the Russian homeland. Uvarov's subsequent educational policies were reactionary: he restricted the educational opportunities of nonnoble students and tightened government control over university and secondary-school curricula. During his tenure the educational system did expand significantly, however, particularly in the fields of technical and vocational instruction.
Uvarov was minister of education from 1833 to 1849 and president of the Academy of Science from 1818 until his death. He was created a count in 1846.
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