Vladimir Yakovlevich Stoyunin (Russian: Владимир Яковлевич Стоюнин, 28 December 1826 — 16 November 1888) was a Saint-Petersburg-born Russian pedagogue, educational theorist, essayist and publicist.

Vladimir Stoyunin
Born(1826-12-28)28 December 1826
Died16 November 1888(1888-11-16) (aged 61)
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Occupation(s)pedagogue, essayist, publicist

An influential thinker, considered to be heir to Konstantin Ushinsky's legacy, Stoyunin was a pioneering figure in the development of women's education in Russia. His most cherished project was that of a new type of secondary school (in the form of a 7-form Real Gymnasium), free from corporal punishment, social privileges or restrictions, aimed at tutoring the students in the spirit of new, progressive ideas that were coming to Russia from Europe, while warning against mechanically copying Western educational schemes.[1]

Contributing regularly to Biblioteka Dlya Chteniya, Istorichesky Vestnik, Syn Otechestva, Vestnik Evropy and Russkiy Mir (which he edited in 1859–1860) Stoyunin authored numerous reviews and literary essays, mostly on the history of Russian literature, in particular on the works and lives of Antiokh Kantemir, Alexander Sumarokov, Alexander Shishkov and Alexander Pushkin.

Stoyunin read Russian history, language and literature at (and was also a vice-president of) the private Stoyunina Gymnasium, which his wife Maria Nikolayevna had founded.[2][3]

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  1. ^ The History of Pegagogy and Education // История педагогики и образования. От зарождения воспитания в первобытном обществе до конца XX в.: Учебное пособие для педагогических учебных заведений/Под ред. А. И. Пискунова.- М.,2001.
  2. ^ Коджаспирова Г. М. История образования и педагогической мысли: таблицы, схемы, опорные конспекты.- М.,2003.- С.128.
  3. ^ The History of Pedagogy // Константинов Н. А. , Медынский Е. Н. , Шабаева М. Ф. История педагогики.- М.: Просвещение, Москва, 1982 .

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