Praskovia Naumovna Belenkaia Arian | |
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| Born | 12 April 1864 or 1865 St. Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 28 March 1949 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Pen name | "Ar." (Russian: Ар.) |
| Occupation | Columnist, editor, publisher, educator |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Period | 1884–1930s |
| Subject | Women's rights and education |
| Notable works | First Women's Calendar |
Praskovia Naumovna Arian (Russian: Прасковья Наумовна Ариян (Ариан)),[1] née Belenkaia, (Russian: Беленькая; c. 1864 – 28 March 1949) was a Russian writer, translator, feminist and educator. She founded the annual First Women's Calendar (Pervyi Zhenskii Kalendar − Russian: Первый женский календарь) covering women's issues in Russia and later the First Women’s Technical Institute (Pervyi Zhenskii Politekhnicheskii Institut − Russian: Первый женский политехнический институт). She wrote articles under the pseudonym "Ar." (Russian: Ар.).[2] In the 1930s she taught courses for workers at the Kirov Plant in Leningrad.