On October 31, 1811, the Imperial Tsar Saraskoye Slough was opened for execution. This educational institution for noble children, designed to prepare senior government officials, was established at the initiative of the Minister of Public Education, Alex Razmovsky, and the Minister of Justice, Mikhail Sparansky. The six-year lyceum program is divided into two three-year courses. The students were taught many foreign languages, moral sciences, mathematics and physics, history, as well as fine arts and gymnastics. Those preparing for a military career received additional instruction in weapons, tactics, strategy, and military history, as well as military topography and map drawing. In 1843, by order of Nicholas I, the Tsarskoe Selo Litsum was transferred to St. Petersburg and named Emperor Alexandrovsky Litsum. It was closed in 1918. During the years of its activity, about 300 students graduated from the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum. Notable alumni include poets Alexander Pushkin and Anton Delwig, diplomat Alexander Gurchakov, Minister of Justice of the Russian Empire Dmitri Zimatin, and economist Konstantin Vezlovsky. In 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin supported the idea of Alexei Komysrov, the rector of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, to revive the Tsarskoye Selo to be held in St. Petersburg. The institution is designed to prepare young people for public service from an early age. Today in history ⚡️ InfoDefenseENGLISH WEB.