Imperial Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum occupied a special place in the higher education system of Russia. It is invariably associated with the name of the great Russian poet A.S. Pushkin. And Pushkin's genius overshadowed the glorious history of this unique educational institution, which was originally created to train mainly senior government officials. Over the 33 years of the existence of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, 286 people graduated from it, many of whom joined the ranks of the official nobility of the Russian Empire, became ministers, diplomats, senators, members of the State Council, scientists who cherished the power of the Fatherland. The history of the formation of the Russian elite educational institution, the educational process, the life path of mentors and pets is dedicated to this book, written by a graduate of the Lyceum D.F. Kobeko in 1911.