Smolny institute for noble maidens

THE PRESENTATION IS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS
Architecture Smolny Cathedral
The history and life of the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens
Smolny Cathedral today

Architecture Smolny Cathedral
Date of foundation - 1744

Education in the Smolny Institute.
There are four classes by age, each of which had its own form. From 6 to 9 years old wearing a brown, from 9 to 12 - blue, from 12 to 15 - gray, and from 15 years and up to release wore white uniforms.

Sewing and reading lessons.

Students in the kitchen cooking dinner.

Geography lesson.

Lessons on the harp.

The award for the best graduates of the Smolny Institute.

Smolny Cathedral today.
In the XXI century former monastery located various institutions, including the St. Petersburg State University Faculty of Sociology, St. Petersburg State University Faculty of International Relations, and since 2009 Faculty of Political Science, St. Petersburg State University.