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Smolny Institute
The Smolny Institute (, "Smol'niy institut") is a Palladian edifice in St Petersburg that has played a major part in the history of Russia.
History.
The building was commissioned from Giacomo Quarenghi by the Society for Education of Noble Maidens and constructed in 1806–08 to house the , established at the urging of Ivan Betskoy and in accordance with a decree of Catherine II (the Great) in 1764, borrowing its name from the nearby Smolny Convent. The establishment of the institute was a significant step
offices of various organisations. One of the Smolny compound buildings houses the Schools of Sociology and International Relationships of Saint Petersburg State University.
History Institute Use of the name of Smolny Institute since 1991.
Since 1991, the name "Smolny Institute" has been revived by several different educational establishments. Before 2011, Saint Petersburg State University's semi-independent Smolny Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Smolny College, Rus. "Смольный институт свободных искусств и наук") offered joint study programs with Bard College in the United States.