Institute of History

Saint-Petersburg Institute of History (SPbIH) as an independent research institution exists since 2000 after the reorganization of Saint-Petersburg branch of the Institute of the Russian History. SPbIH is an assign of Leningrad branch of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (LbIH), created in 1936 by merging Leningrad branch of the Institute of History of the Communist academy and the Institute of book, document and writing of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR. In 1953-1956 LbIH was temporary disbanded and some scholars were discharged, then in march of 1956 was established Leningrad department of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR and on April 27, 1956 Leningrad branch of the Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR was restored. In 1968 it was renamed into Leningrad branch of the Institute of History of the USSR of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR.