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In 1922, the Bolsheviks closed down Novodevichy Convent although the [[cathedral]] remained open until 1929, after which it was turned into the Museum of Women's Emancipation. By 1926, the monastery had been transformed into a history and art museum. In 1934, it became affiliated with the State Historical Museum while much of its facilities were turned into apartments, thus sparing the convent from destruction.
In 1943, when Joseph Stalin began to make overtures to the [[Russian Orthodox churchChurch]] as a reward for its support in defense of the Russian lands against the Nazis during World War II, he sanctioned opening the Moscow Theological Courses school at the convent. The next year the program was transformed and became the [[Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary|Moscow Theological Institute]]. Since 1980 The Novodevichy Convent has been the residence of the [[Metropolitan]] of Krutitsy and Kolomna.
Although nuns returned to the convent in 1994, some of the churches and other monastic buildings are still affiliated with the State Historical Museum. In 1995, services resumed in the convent on [[patron saint]]'s days.
