N.F. Rudolf – Organizer and Trustee of Public Education in the Caucasus

The article is devoted to the study of the role of Nikolai Fedorovich Rudolf as the Trustee of the Caucasian educational district and his contribution to the development of primary and secondary education in the region in 1907-1917.To reconstruct the organizational and pedagogical activities of the Trustee of the Caucasus Educational District the authors attracted a large number of documentary materials, including archival ones, taken from the archives of the Russian State Historical Archive and the Central State Archive of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, systematized and analyzed historical sources, which made it possible to highlight the main directions of his work, analyze methods and principles of his educational policy.Nikolai Fedorovich graduated with excellent grades from the Imperial Moscow Technical School in 1886 -one of the best educational and scientific institutions in Russia and Europe.He implemented the acquired knowledge in all positions he held during his career.On July 7, 1907, he was confirmed as Trustee of the Caucasian Educational District and in this capacity faced the unique challenges of a multinational and multi-confessional region, which he successfully resolved.Under his leadership, projects were developed aimed at opening new schools, he introduced teacher training courses, and set the task of updating old ones and developing new curricula that took into account both national and local educational needs.A characteristic feature of Rudolph's activities was his attention to vocational education.He supported the creation of technical schools that taught young people the necessary skills to work in agriculture, industry, and craft production.