Effective Philanthropy in Education in Russia: Pre-Revolutionary and Modern Practices

Abstract

The paper explores the forms, mechanisms and successful practices of charitable activities in the field of education, which became widespread in Siberia in the second half of the 19th - early 20th centuries, and in modern Russia. The author notes the historical differences in the mechanisms of charitable foundations activity, in the directions of support and regional concentration of charity. Thus, modern Russian endowment funds are dominated by scholarships for gifted students and young scientists, funding of research and publication activities, while in pre-revolutionary Russia named charitable scholarships were used to pay tuition fees. In addition, in the Russian Empire donations for the development of public education system were more widespread in the provinces than nowadays, when they are concentrated in Moscow and St. Petersburg.