N.O. Massalitinova, the member of the V.S. Pirussky pedagogical school: her opinion and influence on the practical activity of S.T. Shatsky

This paper was the first to point out the formation of the authoritative pedagogical school on the basis of the ideas and practice of V.S. Pirussky at the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century. This school united the members of Tomsk Society for Physical Development Assistance. The realization of V.S. Pirussky's ideas at the school level can be seen in the following factors: the formation of a stable follower group, a member of which was N.N. Burdenko, later an Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, recognised tutors N.O. Massalitinova (Masalitinova), M.V. Lyange, V.O. Boldyrev, etc; publishing of the periodical ''Health for All''; systematic professional training courses for members of the school and for physical education instructors and tutors in particular; consecutive and successful implementation of theories of V.S. Pirussky in various structures, from children's colonies to out-of-school institutions. The originality and practical value of medico-pedagogical theories helped this school to gain recognition outside Siberia. In this regard of particular interest is the activity of N.O. Massalitinova, the follower of V.S. Pirussky, who successfully worked as the child and youth counsellor in Tomsk and Moscow. On the basis of her memoirs and archival materials, the author of this paper analyses the influence of pedagogical experience of Tomsk Doctor V.S. Pirussky on the practice of an outstanding capital counselor S.T. Shatsky. N. O. Massalitinova's impressions about the work of this Moscow tutor were very skeptical, because she joined the group of the beginning talented enthusiast S.T. Shatsky as a skilled and methodical expert who critically perceived his spontaneity and ''nonconstructive democratism''. N.O. Massalitinova became an irreplaceable assistant with rich experience and knowledge acquired in the Siberian taiga. Also, S.T. Shatsky repeatedly noted that N.O. Massalitinova was able to think independently and reasonably. On her part, N.O. Massalitinova was very objective about the work of S.T. Shatsky, as can be seen in her letters to her Tomsk adviser Pirussky. Thus, in this paper the conceptions of V.S. Pirussky and S.T. Shatsky are reexamined from N.O. Massalitinova's pedagogical position and are shown for the possible interest of contemporary social work enthusiasts, teachers, physicians and managers.

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