Vilnius Gymnasiums

The 1st and 2nd gymnasiums were located on the premises of Vilnius University, abolished after the failed November Uprising of 1830.

[14] Tsarist police launched an investigation that spread to schools in Kaunas, Kėdainiai, Panevėžys, Svislach as well as Kražiai College.

[14] After the closure of Vilnius University in 1832, the gymnasium inherited some remnants of its collection, including books, numismatic samples, scientific implements.

[15] In 1843, after the closure of the university and Catholic monasteries, several old bequests by nobles were consolidated to establish a dormitory that would provide free housing for 65 students.

[17] In 1849, the school was prohibited to admit children of tax-paying classes (i.e. non-nobles) without special individual exemptions.

[18] In 1871, to prevent modern and revolutionary ideas, Minister of Education Dmitry Tolstoy reorganized gymnasiums (including the one in Vilnius) to eight-year schools based on "classical" curriculum which spent as much as 40% of the time on Latin and Greek languages.

[24] The institute was meant as a tool of Russification; its students were encouraged to join the Russian Imperial Army.

[27] They provided more practical education (i.e. math and science) than the "classical" gymnasiums, but its graduates could not apply to universities.