Smolny College

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Smolny College
Смольный институт

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Established 1999
Type Liberal Arts
Dean Nikolay Koposov
Director Valery Monakhov
Faculty 47
Undergraduates 350
Location Saint Petersburg, Russia
Address Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment 11, office 410
St. Petersburg 199034
Russia
Telephone +7 812 320-68-58
Campus Urban
Website www.smolny.org

Smolny College (Russian: Смо́льный институ́т) is a liberal arts college located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It is the product of a collaboration between Bard College and Saint Petersburg State University. It has the distinction of being the first liberal arts college in Russia.

Smolny opened in October 1999, with 78 students. Students who complete the four-year course receive a B.A. in liberal arts both from Bard College and from Saint Petersburg State University. Students from Bard and other American colleges who attend Smolny earn Bard College credit, and Bard students attending Smolny pay Bard tuition.

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