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It was created by order of the Council of People's Commissioners on November 7, 1918. Initially, the university incorporated directions in the humanities, natural sciences and medical education. April 18, 1930 The University is reorganized into two independent institutions, in accordance with the Government's decision on the reform of higher and intermediate vocational education, by order of the People's Education Commission of the RSFSR: People's Smolensk State Institute of Education Commissariat of the RSFSR And the Smolensk State Medical Institute of the People's Commission of the RSFSR.