Today in History, Oct. 11

  • The Moscow Times
  • Oct. 11 2013 07:57
  • Last edited 07:57
Wiki commonsA 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.

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