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The Bestuzhev Courses (russian: Бестужевские курсы) in Saint Petersburg were the largest and most prominent women's higher education institution in The encyclopaedia of St. Petersburg
"Women’s higher education institution (Bestuzhev Courses) opened in St. Petersburg 135 years ago"
- Yeltzin Presidential Library * Education in Russia Former women's universities and colleges Universities in Saint Petersburg 1878 establishments in the Russian Empire 1918 disestablishments in Russia {{Russia-university-stub
The Bestuzhev Courses (russian: Бестужевские курсы) in Saint Petersburg were the largest and most prominent women's higher education institution in Imperial Russia
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The institute opened its doors in 1878. It was named after Konstantin Bestuzhev-Ryumin, the first director. Other professors included Baudouin de Courtenay
Jan Niecisław Ignacy Baudouin de Courtenay (13 March 1845 – 3 November 1929) was a Polish linguist and Slavist, best known for his theory of the phoneme and phonetic alternations.
For most of his life Baudouin de Courtenay worked at Imperi ...
, Alexander Borodin
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, Faddei Zielinski, Dmitry Mendeleyev, Ivan Sechenov, and Sergey Platonov. An assistant professor there was Vera Bogdanovskaya, the first female chemist to die as a result of her own research. Nadezhda Krupskaya
Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya ( rus, links=no, Надежда Константиновна Крупская, p=nɐˈdʲeʐdə kənstɐnˈtʲinəvnə ˈkrupskəjə; 27 February 1939) was a Russian revolutionary and the wife of Vladimir Lenin ...
and Maria Piłsudska were among the graduates. The courses occupied a purpose-built edifice on Vasilievsky Island.
After the Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was a period of Political revolution (Trotskyism), political and social revolution that took place in the former Russian Empire which began during the First World War. This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and ad ...
, they were reorganized as the Third University of Petrograd, which was merged into the Petrograd University in September 1919.See also
*Guerrier Courses
The Higher Courses for Women in Moscow () was a university for women between 1872 and 1918 (with a break in 1888-1900), after which they were transformed into the 2nd Moscow State University. It was one of the largest and most prominent women's hi ...
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"Women’s higher education institution (Bestuzhev Courses) opened in St. Petersburg 135 years ago"
- Yeltzin Presidential Library * Education in Russia Former women's universities and colleges Universities in Saint Petersburg 1878 establishments in the Russian Empire 1918 disestablishments in Russia {{Russia-university-stub