Institute for Noble Maidens
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Institute for Noble Maidens was a type of educational institution, finishing school
in late Imperial Russia. It was devised by Ivan Betskoy
as a girl-only institution for girls of noble origin. The first and most famous of these was the Smolny Institute in St.Petersburg.
Finishing school
A finishing school is "a private school for girls that emphasises training in cultural and social activities." The name reflects that it follows on from ordinary school and is intended to complete the educational experience, with classes primarily on etiquette...
in late Imperial Russia. It was devised by Ivan Betskoy
Ivan Betskoy
Ivan Ivanovich Betskoi or Betskoy was a Russian school reformer who served as Catherine II's advisor on education and President of the Imperial Academy of Arts for thirty years...
as a girl-only institution for girls of noble origin. The first and most famous of these was the Smolny Institute in St.Petersburg.
Institutes for Noble Maidens
- Smolny Institute, St.Petersburg: 5 May 1764
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See also
- Finishing schoolFinishing schoolA finishing school is "a private school for girls that emphasises training in cultural and social activities." The name reflects that it follows on from ordinary school and is intended to complete the educational experience, with classes primarily on etiquette...
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