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College of Princess AA Obolensky

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The College of Princess AA Obolensky (Гимназия княгини А. А. Оболенской) was a girls' school in St Petersburg in Russia between 1870 and 1918. It was a secondary education school founded by princess Alexandra Alekseevna Obolensky with the purpose of giving girls the level of education necessary to attend university courses. It was as such a pioneer institution in Russia and the second of its kind.

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  • Оболенский В. А. Моя жизнь. Мои современники. Париж: YMCA-PRESS. 1988. c. 20 — 24.