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Modern view of the facade, with a Lenin statue in the foreground. The Smolny Institute (Russian: Смольный институт) is a Palladian edifice in Saint Petersburg that has played a major part in the history of Russia, notably as a center of women's education, and the headquarters of the Bolsheviks during the early stages of the October Revolution.
On July 29, 2015, Samsonova was brought to the Frunze District Court of St. Petersburg. She underwent a forensic psychiatric examination, and on November 26, 2015, the results determined that she was a danger to society and herself, and therefore she was placed in a specialized institution until the end of the investigation. [16]
The Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens of Saint Petersburg (Russian: Смольный институт благородных девиц Санкт-Петербурга) was the first women's educational institution in Russia that laid the foundation for women's education in the country. It was Europe's first public educational institution for ...
Russian authorities have claimed that a woman has admitted to planting a bomb in a St Petersburg cafe that killed a pro-Putin military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky and injured 30 others.. Darya ...
Prostitution in Russia has spread rapidly in recent years, with women from small towns and rural areas migrating (willing or unwillingly) to big cities such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Omsk, or Yekaterinburg to engage in prostitution.
Honorary Citizen of St. Petersburg (2017) [34] Jubilee Badge of the Moscow Oblast Duma "20 Years of the Moscow Oblast Duma" (14 November 2013) [35] Badge of Honour "For Services to St. Petersburg" (31 August 2011) Badge of Honour "For a Special Contribution to the Development of St. Petersburg" (Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg, 2015) [36]
Yelena Andreyevna Osipova (Russian: Елена Андреевна Осипова; born November 11, 1945) is an artist and political activist from Saint Petersburg.She became known for her active civic stance — she draws placards on topical political issues and expresses her support for all victims of violence and state repression.
Aleksandra Skochilenko was born in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia). She attended the Smolny College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Saint Petersburg State University. She is the author of Book About Depression (2014), which helped destigmatise mental health issues in Russia. She is an open lesbian and her ...