The museum’s collection contains a photograph of the Kotlas two-room railway school’s first graduation, taken in 1908. It is a group shot in black and white, showing the students and teachers of the school in front of a log building.
In the foreground are three boy students (from left to right) — Kolya Merkúriev, Vereténnikov, Sasha Shchégolev. On the left, on the sidelines, are a boy in a striped blouse and a girl in a light blouse — the children of Andrei Matvéyevich Sókolov. Second row, from left to right: Liza Trapéznikova, Marúsya Mal´ysheva, Varya Telová, Marúsya Antonóvskaya, Kolya Sirikh. Third row, from left to right: student Timofey Sókolov, teachers Ekaterina Porfírievna Shidlóvskaya and Anna Mikháilovna Zenchénko; Alexander Fyódorovich Láptev — head of the school; Andrey Matveyevich Sókolov — school trustee and railway engineer; on the far end in the hat — vocal teacher Pavel Ivanovich Paráshin. The last row, from left to right: students Pasha Oshurkóv, Kolya Tyukavín, Arkady Sudníshnikov, Kuzma Kobílnikov, Kolya Shúbin, Vanya Solóvykh, Sasha Ostáshev, Vasya Zabórsky, Kolya Ploskonósov, Yasha Dráchev, Kolya Nizóvtsev.
In 1903, a new two-story building was opened in Kótlas near the church, where a new school year began for children of the railway workers. They studied for three years. The building had two classrooms and two rooms for teachers. Studying was carried out in the form of ‘cramming’ — lots of time was spent memorizing prayers, and reading church books and the Gospel. Slates were used instead of paper.
Thanks to the efforts of engineer Andrey Sokolov, a two-room railway school was opened in Kotlas, the total duration of study being six years. Sokolov was the honorary trustee of the school, taught drawing and drafting for free, and organized labor on the mechanical and wooden components of the track sections. He built a dormitory at the school, arranging breakfast for those living there: tea with a half-white roll. Sokolov also created the first school library, to which he donated several dozen personal books. It also contained textbooks, books on special topics, and works of Russian literature.
Alexander Láptev, a teacher of mathematics and natural science, was the head of the school from its foundation. Teachers enjoyed some privileges — they were paid higher salaries, and were given free tickets to travel on the Perm railway. In 1909, the first graduation took place — 16 boys and 4 girls. After graduating, students went to work on the railway, in the depot, or on water transport.
In the foreground are three boy students (from left to right) — Kolya Merkúriev, Vereténnikov, Sasha Shchégolev. On the left, on the sidelines, are a boy in a striped blouse and a girl in a light blouse — the children of Andrei Matvéyevich Sókolov. Second row, from left to right: Liza Trapéznikova, Marúsya Mal´ysheva, Varya Telová, Marúsya Antonóvskaya, Kolya Sirikh. Third row, from left to right: student Timofey Sókolov, teachers Ekaterina Porfírievna Shidlóvskaya and Anna Mikháilovna Zenchénko; Alexander Fyódorovich Láptev — head of the school; Andrey Matveyevich Sókolov — school trustee and railway engineer; on the far end in the hat — vocal teacher Pavel Ivanovich Paráshin. The last row, from left to right: students Pasha Oshurkóv, Kolya Tyukavín, Arkady Sudníshnikov, Kuzma Kobílnikov, Kolya Shúbin, Vanya Solóvykh, Sasha Ostáshev, Vasya Zabórsky, Kolya Ploskonósov, Yasha Dráchev, Kolya Nizóvtsev.
In 1903, a new two-story building was opened in Kótlas near the church, where a new school year began for children of the railway workers. They studied for three years. The building had two classrooms and two rooms for teachers. Studying was carried out in the form of ‘cramming’ — lots of time was spent memorizing prayers, and reading church books and the Gospel. Slates were used instead of paper.
Thanks to the efforts of engineer Andrey Sokolov, a two-room railway school was opened in Kotlas, the total duration of study being six years. Sokolov was the honorary trustee of the school, taught drawing and drafting for free, and organized labor on the mechanical and wooden components of the track sections. He built a dormitory at the school, arranging breakfast for those living there: tea with a half-white roll. Sokolov also created the first school library, to which he donated several dozen personal books. It also contained textbooks, books on special topics, and works of Russian literature.
Alexander Láptev, a teacher of mathematics and natural science, was the head of the school from its foundation. Teachers enjoyed some privileges — they were paid higher salaries, and were given free tickets to travel on the Perm railway. In 1909, the first graduation took place — 16 boys and 4 girls. After graduating, students went to work on the railway, in the depot, or on water transport.
