Today in History, Oct. 11
- The Moscow Times
- Oct. 11 2013 07:57
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A portrait of Princess Dashkova
230 years ago today, on Oct. 11, 1783, the Russian Academy, also known as the Imperial Academy, was founded in St. Petersburg with Princess Yekaterina Dashkova as its director. Its main focus was on humanities, particularly Russian language and literature.