ESTABLISHMENT AND ACTIVITY OF MILITARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN YELISAVETGRAD REGION IN 1859-1886

In the article, the preconditions for the establishment and activity of educational military institutions in Yelisavetgrad region in 1859-1886 have been studied. The content and features of the educational process of military educational institutions in Yelisavetgrad region in 1859-1886 have been characterized. It has been concluded that the origin of military education in the Yelisavetgrad region began with the opening in 1859 of an officer cavalry school. An important element in the preparation of entrants to military schools was the military progymnasium, which operated in Yelisavetgrad from 1869 to 1886 and was the only of such establishments on the Ukrainian lands. Significant role in creating it was played by I. Offenberg, who also became an initiator of studies in the military corps.