Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens

Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens
Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens
	The Smolny Institute in 1823, by Stepan Galaktionov
Location
	Saint Petersburg
Coordinates	59°56′55″N 30°23′42″E / 59.9486°N 30.395°E
Information
Former name	Imperial Educational Society of Noble Maidens
Established	5 May 1764 (Julian calendar)
Closed	1919 (Russia); 1932 (exile in Serbia)

The Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens of Saint Petersburg (Russian: Смольный институт благородных девиц Санкт-Петербурга) was the first women's educational institution in Russia that laid the foundation for women's education in the country. It was Europe's first public educational institution for girls.^[1]^[2]

^ Barbara Alpern Engel (2004). Women in Russia, 1700–2000. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521003186. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01.
^ Max (2006). "If These Walls... Smolny's Repeated Roles in History". Russian Life. Pages 19–24

[google2000-1] Barbara Alpern Engel (2004). Women in Russia, 1700–2000. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521003186. Archived from the original on 2018-04-01.

[2] Max (2006). "If These Walls... Smolny's Repeated Roles in History". Russian Life. Pages 19–24

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