Wow, what a striking photo, and striking color / sharpness / contrast upgrade compared to the original.
So, I see that the Smolny Institute was Europe’s first public educational institution for girls, founded in 1764 in accordance with a decree signed by Catherine the Great.
One wonders in what other culturally-significant ways Russia led Europe over the years. I do seem to recall leading painters and intellectuals liking to hang out in Moscow’s cafes… er, well I think.
The Russian Empire has a very… funny history. At times the court was very progressive, but in such cases, it was almost always safer to be a foreign radical than a native one…
Wow, what a striking photo, and striking color / sharpness / contrast upgrade compared to the original.
So, I see that the Smolny Institute was Europe’s first public educational institution for girls, founded in 1764 in accordance with a decree signed by Catherine the Great.
One wonders in what other culturally-significant ways Russia led Europe over the years. I do seem to recall leading painters and intellectuals liking to hang out in Moscow’s cafes… er, well I think.
The Russian Empire has a very… funny history. At times the court was very progressive, but in such cases, it was almost always safer to be a foreign radical than a native one…
Hmm!!