In the 19th and early 20th centuries, mandatory school uniforms were among the requirements of male gymnasiums and secondary schools (Realschulen). The uniform of students who went to secondary schools consisted of a black cap with a black-orange trimming and a black visor (a wrinkled cap with a broken visor was considered especially chic). The gilded emblem that was attached to the band featured two palm branches with the first letters of the name of the educational institution in between.
The student’s overcoat was black and had gilded buttons, and the buttonholes were black with yellow-orange trimming. Jackets and tunics were also black. In the summer, the Realschule students wore linen tunics, like the students of gymnasiums. The uniforms of the Realschule students were black, with a gold galloon on the collar; the belt was black, with a gilded buckle and initials. The buckle from the museum collection features the initials “T.A.R.U.” which mean “Tyumen Aleksandrovsk real school”.
The history of the Alexander Realschule began in 1875 when the Governor-General of Western Siberia, Nikolay Kaznakov arrived in Tyumen. After traveling around the city, he said that it was high time to open a men’s gymnasium in Tyumen. The building was erected in 1878–1880 according to the project of the St. Petersburg architect Vorotilov at the expense of the Tyumen merchant, mayor Prokopy Ivanovich Podaruev. The construction work was supervised by B.B. Zinke. On September 15, 1879, the Tyumen Alexander Realschule was opened — it was the first secondary educational institution in the city, which later became one of the best in Russia.
The school consisted of two departments: scientific and technical, and also had a hall for artistic and technical drawing, an excellent library and an outstanding museum. The library and museum, based on the collections of the director of the institution, were located on the lower floor, where there were also History and Physics classrooms, an office, a chemical laboratory, a doctor’s room, and the director’s apartment. On the top floor, there were classrooms, a house church in the name of Alexander Nevsky, a student’s church, an assembly hall, a tea room, gymnastic halls, and a teachers’ council room. And on the basement floor there was a gymnasium.
There were no more than 20 students in each class. The subjects included the basics of Orthodoxy, jurisprudence, trigonometry, geography, physics, natural and civil history, Russian, French, German, and drawing. The students received a high level of education, graduates of the school were willingly admitted to the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute.
The student’s overcoat was black and had gilded buttons, and the buttonholes were black with yellow-orange trimming. Jackets and tunics were also black. In the summer, the Realschule students wore linen tunics, like the students of gymnasiums. The uniforms of the Realschule students were black, with a gold galloon on the collar; the belt was black, with a gilded buckle and initials. The buckle from the museum collection features the initials “T.A.R.U.” which mean “Tyumen Aleksandrovsk real school”.
The history of the Alexander Realschule began in 1875 when the Governor-General of Western Siberia, Nikolay Kaznakov arrived in Tyumen. After traveling around the city, he said that it was high time to open a men’s gymnasium in Tyumen. The building was erected in 1878–1880 according to the project of the St. Petersburg architect Vorotilov at the expense of the Tyumen merchant, mayor Prokopy Ivanovich Podaruev. The construction work was supervised by B.B. Zinke. On September 15, 1879, the Tyumen Alexander Realschule was opened — it was the first secondary educational institution in the city, which later became one of the best in Russia.
The school consisted of two departments: scientific and technical, and also had a hall for artistic and technical drawing, an excellent library and an outstanding museum. The library and museum, based on the collections of the director of the institution, were located on the lower floor, where there were also History and Physics classrooms, an office, a chemical laboratory, a doctor’s room, and the director’s apartment. On the top floor, there were classrooms, a house church in the name of Alexander Nevsky, a student’s church, an assembly hall, a tea room, gymnastic halls, and a teachers’ council room. And on the basement floor there was a gymnasium.
There were no more than 20 students in each class. The subjects included the basics of Orthodoxy, jurisprudence, trigonometry, geography, physics, natural and civil history, Russian, French, German, and drawing. The students received a high level of education, graduates of the school were willingly admitted to the St. Petersburg Polytechnic Institute.
