Institute for Noble Maidens

Institute for Noble Maidens

Institute for Noble Maidens ( _ru. Институт благородных девиц) was a type of educational institution in late Imperial Russia. It was devised by Ivan Betskoy as a girl-only institution for girls of noble origin. The most famous of these was the Smolny Institute in St.Petersburg.

Institutes for Noble Maidens

*St.Petersburg: 1764
*Kharkov: 1812
*Saratov: 1857

ee also

*Institute for Nobles


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Smolny Institute — The Smolny Institute ( ru. Смольный институт, Smol niy institut ) is a Palladian edifice in St Petersburg, which has played a major part in the history of Russia. The building was commissioned to Giacomo Quarenghi by the Society for Education of… …   Wikipedia

  • Giacomo Quarenghi — ( ru. Джакомо Кваренги; 20 September or 21, 1744 ndash; 1 March 1817) was the foremost and most prolific practitioner of Palladian architecture in Imperial Russia, particularly in Saint Petersburg. Career in Italy Born in Rota d Imagna near… …   Wikipedia

  • Michał Kulesza — Birth name Michał Aleksander Piotr Kulesza Born 26 November 1799(1799 11 26) Vilnius, now Lithuania Died 6 November 1863 …   Wikipedia

  • Catherine Dolgorukov — Infobox Person name = Catherine Dolgorukova, Princess Yurievskaya image size = 180px caption = Princess Catherine Dolgorukova birth date = birth date|1847|11|14|mf=y birth place = Russia death date = death date and age|1922|2|15|1847|11|14|mf=y… …   Wikipedia

  • Zeynalabdin Taghiyev — Infobox Person name = Zeynalabdin Taghiyev image size = 180px caption = Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev birth date = 25 January 1823ru icon [http://vyshka.azeurotel.com/arxiv/2002/32/1.htm Baku Oil and Oil Magnates] by Pari Mirzayeva. Vyshka . 9 August …   Wikipedia

  • Konstantin Ushinsky — Konstantin Dmitrievich Ushinsky ( ru. Константин Дмитриевич Ушинский; OldStyleDate|2 March|1824|19 February OldStyleDateDY|3 January|1871|22 December|1870) was a Russian teacher and writer, credited to be the founder of the scientific pedagogy in …   Wikipedia

  • Russian Enlightenment — The Russian Age of Enlightenment was a period in the eighteenth century in which the government began to actively encourage the proliferation of arts and sciences. This time gave birth to the first Russian university, library, theatre, public… …   Wikipedia

  • Orientalism — For the book by Edward Said, see Orientalism (book). Anonymous Venetian orientalist painting, The Reception of the Ambassadors in Damascus, 1511, the Louvre. The deer with antlers in the foreground is not k …   Wikipedia

  • Dolmen — For the French TV miniseries, see Dolmen (TV miniseries). Not to be confused with dolman, an article of clothing. Circassian dolmen near the Zhane river, Russia …   Wikipedia

  • South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”