Graduates of the revived St. Petersburg University (1823–1833): the experience of prosopographic research

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the collective portrait of graduates of St. Petersburg University after its revival in 1819. The basis for the study was the biographies of students of the first ten graduates from 1823 to 1833. Summarizing the collected data, the authors trace the main career paths of graduates, their changes depending on the time of graduation and the faculty that the student graduated from. Four main trends in the development of the career of graduates of the capital's university were identified: bureaucracy, scientific work (also teaching in universities), teaching in gymnasiums, and creative professions (writers, poets, journalists).