Musées de Langres – Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot – Musée d'Art et d'Histoire

Betskoi, Catherine II’s advisor on education, wrote this ambitious proposal to reform education in Russia. His plan included provisions for every population group, from the care of abandoned children to the education of elites. Diderot supervised the translation of this work into French, adding his own comments in praise of the project.