Formation of National Priorities of Russian School Geographical Education in the XX Century

The article is devoted to the description of the stages of formation of the domestic school geographical education in the XX century, their connection with historical events, educational reforms, the development of geographical science, the activities of the scientific and pedagogical community. The features of the formation of strategic national priorities in geography teaching at three historical stages are revealed: the beginning of the 20th century (1900–1917), the Soviet era (1918–1991), the end of the 20th century (1992–1999).