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Smolny Convent or Smolny Convent of the Resurrection (Voskresensky, Russian: Воскресенский новодевичий Смольный монастырь), located on Ploschad Rastrelli (Rastrelli Square), on the left bank of the River Neva in Saint Petersburg, Russia, consists of a cathedral (sobor) and a complex of buildings surrounding it, originally planned as a convent.[1]

  1. ^ "Smolny". Voice of Russia. 2003. Archived from the original on April 12, 2006. Retrieved 2009-06-20.

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