The high school crisis of the 1911 - is one of the most remarkable occasions in the Russia’s inside politics in the period between two revolutions. The faculty staff, democratic students as well as the Ministry of Education were involved in this process. In addition, each of the parties was opposed to the other two. However, despite the importance of this event, the research interest emerged rather late - in the 60-70s of the 20th century. The article presents an attempt to explain such a late rise of the historiography tradition, and also considers the most significant works, dedicated to the events of the 1911.