concept
Gymnasium
gymnasium
also: гимназия
The elite classical secondary school of the Russian imperial education system, emphasizing Latin and Greek and serving as the standard route to university; a full step up from the abbreviated pro-gymnasium.
Reading notes
- The Darling §64 gymnasium
The classical secondary school of the Russian educational system, the standard next step for a boy of Sasha's age and background, and the object of much of Olenka's late-story devotion.