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Institute for Nobles (russian: Дворянский Институт) was a form of boys-only
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in the
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that provided
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in the 19th century. It was similar to a
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or gymnasium but was only open to boys from noble families, and students were usually required to live on the premises. Tuition and accommodation in these institutions were free, and they were considered as a form of support to the impoverished noble families for their service to the Russian crown. The first Institute for Nobles was opened in
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in 1833. In 1838 the 2nd Gymnasium of Vilna (in what is now
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) was reorganized into an Institute for Nobles. In 1843, the
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Institute for Nobles was opened, followed by an institute in
Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
in 1844. There was also an Institute for Nobles in
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. Most of these Institutes for Nobles were closed in 1863. Only the Alexander II
Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
Institute for Nobles survived into the twentieth century, but it was closed after the
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. Graduates of these institutes had the rights of the graduates of gymnasiums, in addition they had rights to enter universities without entrance examinations.


See also

* Institute for Noble Maidens *
Page Corps The Page Corps (russian: Пажеский корпус; french: Corps des Pages) was a military academy in Imperial Russia, which prepared sons of the nobility and of senior officers for military service. Similarly, the Imperial School of Jurispru ...


External links

* http://www.cultinfo.ru/fulltext/1/001/007/044/44621.htm Education in Russia {{Russia-hist-stub