Shusha Realni School (Shusha)

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Shushi (Shusha) real school (Armenian Շուշիի ռեալական ուսումնարան, az. Şuşa real məktəbi). Founded in 1881 in the house of a wealthy Armenian named Movses-bek. It had 2 preparatory and 5 main classes. 5-6 grades were divided into basic (general) and commercial faculties, and 7 (additional) grades - three faculties: mechanical and technical, chemical and technical and general education. In the 1887-1888 academic year, the school taught: Russian, French, German, mathematics, physics, history of Russia, natural sciences, geography, drawing, religion. The Armenian language was taught in 1881-1883, then it was excluded from the curriculum, but after 1906 it was again included in the curriculum. After graduation, graduates could enter Russian or European universities. In 1901-1908, with the help of the Shusha philanthropist Grigor Arakelyan (Arafelov), a larger building was built, which has survived to this day. The purpose of the college was to spread the Russian language in the region. Since 1906, the teaching of the Armenian language, literature and history has been allowed. As of 1896, it had 298 students, of which 236 were Armenians.
The real school of Shushi was the forge of the Armenian intelligentsia, a number of famous people studied here, including:

Leon Atabekyan
Freidun Agalyan
Artem Agamalyan
David Ter-Danielyan
Anushavan Arzumanyan
Artashes Babalyan
Alexander Bekzadyan
Hayk Gyulikehvyan
Hayk Avetov
Samson Apresov
Artyom Khachaturov
Ruben Avanesov
Artashes Arzumanyan
Armen Takhtadzhyan
Ivan Tosyan
Andranik Iosifyan
Vache Isagulyan
Bakhatur Bakhatryan
Andreas Arzumanyan
Artem Bekzadyan
Hovhannes Ioannisyan (end ․ 1900)
Ludwig Knunyants
Bogdan Knunyants
Parandzem Knunyants
Ivan Knunyants
Vladislav Kasparov
Sargis Hambartsumyan
Ashot Hovhannisyan (end ․ 1906)
Ohan Gabrielyan
Gurgen Gabrielyan
Sahak Ter-Gabrielyan
Sargis Kasyan
Hakob Kamari
Jalal Ter-Grigoryan (1882)
Arshak Hakobyan
Sargis Hambartsumyan
Mikael Arutchyan
Yeghishe Baghdasaryan
Isaak Dovlatyan
Ruben Gandzhetsyan
Hakob Nerses Sargsyan
Daniil Ghazaryan
Grigor Ter-Ghazaryan
Zaven Melik Tankyan
Hovhannes Melik-Pashayan
Hayk Mirzabekyan
Mkrtich Yuzbashyan
Sergey Varuntsyan
Tigran Shamirkhanyan
Mikael Shakhnazarov
Kristapor Pirumyan
Grigor Sagyan
Khoren Sargsyan
Armenak Sargsyan
Martiros Sarukhanyan
Samvel Safaryan
Sahak Ter-Gabrielyan
Hovsep Ter-Astvatsatryan
Leon Vardapetyan
Bogdan Pirumyan

Famous teachers of Shusha Real College were:

Sedrak Mandinyan
Ambartsum Arakelyan
Simon Akhumyan
Makar Barkhudaryan
Margarita Aleksanyan
Nikoghayos Ter-Avetikyan
Samvel Gyulzadyan
Manuk Abegyan
Leon Sargsyan
Leon Manvelyan
Stepan Kanayan
Eisen Rheosler
Leon Babayan
Jalal Ter-Grigoryan
Grigor Nersisyan
Hrachya Acharyan
Grigor Mirzoyan (Syunik)
Arsen Terteryan
Spiridon Melikyan
Stepan Demuryan
Hakob Khanlaryan
Avetik Ter-Poghosyan (Doctor of Biological Sciences)
Stepan Aghajanyan
Arshak Tonyan
Alexander Melikyan
Aslan Shakhnazaryan
Ashot Hovhannisyan
Arakel Arakelyan
Arshavir Kamalyan
Ruben Ter-Gasparyan
Ludwig Strabrowski (1903-1904, natural science teacher).