A Smolny Album : : Glimpses into Life at the Imperial Educational Society of Noble Maidens / / ed. by Nancy Kovaleff Baker.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Academic Studies Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• HerausgeberIn: Kovaleff Baker, Nancy,
• MitwirkendeR: Liarsky, Alexander,; Лярский, Александр,
• TeilnehmendeR: Liarsky, Alexander.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents / Содержание --; Preface --; Предисловие --; The Smolny Institute --; Смольный Институт --; An Album of The Imperial Educational Society of Noble Maidens / Альбом Императорского воспитательного общества --; Introduction / Введение --; Photo No. 1 / Фото № 1 - Photo No. 40 / Фото № 40 --; Notes --; Примечания
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781618118936; 9783110688184
• DOI: 10.1515/9781618118936
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Nancy Kovaleff Baker.

The Imperial Educational Society of Noble Maidens, or the Smolny Institute, was founded by Catherine the Great as the first state educational institution for women in Russia. An informative article by Alexander Liarsky, drawing on primary sources, presents the history of this pioneering Institute until its dissolution during the Revolution. Central to this volume are over 50 photographs of the Smolny from an extremely rare album that belonged to Kovaleff Baker's ancestor, who attended the Institute. Accompanying commentary by Liarsky calls attention to details of the photographs and brings them to life by excerpts from writings of Smolny students and other contemporaries found in St. Petersburg's archives.