Shanyavsky Moscow City People’s University
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Shanyavsky Moscow City People’s University was an early 20th-century progressive higher education institution in Moscow known for its liberal, accessible approach to learning and its role in Russia’s pre-revolutionary intellectual life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution in Moscow
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higher education institution ⓘ university ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economics
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history ⓘ humanities ⓘ law ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ philology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| accessPolicy |
no formal entrance examinations for many courses
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open lectures ⓘ open to women ⓘ open to working-class students ⓘ |
| city | Moscow ⓘ |
| closureReason | reorganization of higher education after the 1917 Russian Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1918 ⓘ |
| educationalInnovation |
courses by leading Russian scholars
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flexible curriculum ⓘ non-degree public lecture system ⓘ |
| educationalPhilosophy |
accessible higher education
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liberal ⓘ progressive ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| founder |
Alfons Shanyavsky
NERFINISHED
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Lidia Shanyavskaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
municipal support of Moscow City Duma
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private donation ⓘ |
| heritage | precursor of later forms of open and people’s universities in Russia ⓘ |
| inception | 1908 ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Moscow
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Russia ⓘ Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Moscow ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Alfons Shanyavsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
important role in spreading modern social and political thought in Moscow
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independence from the Imperial Ministry of Education ⓘ relatively free academic atmosphere ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
late Russian Empire
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pre-revolutionary Russia ⓘ |
| roleInSociety |
center of pre-revolutionary Russian intellectual life
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platform for liberal and democratic ideas ⓘ venue for public lectures and debates ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
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