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Saint Petersburg State University (Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is one of the oldest educational institutions in Russia, situated in the city of Saint Petersburg. At various times prior to 1924, it has also been known as Petersburg University, Petrograd University, and the University of St. Petersburg. From 1924-1948, and again from 1989-1991, the university was called Leningrad State University, and from October 22, 1948 to January 13, 1989 it was called A. A. Zhdanov Leningrad State University. ^[1][2] For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Andrei Zhdanov Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov (Андре́й Алекса́ндрович Жда́нов) (February 26 [O.S. February 14] 1896–August 31, 1948) was a Soviet politician. ...

It is disputed whether the St. Petersburg State University or the Moscow State University is the oldest higher education institution in Russia. While the latter was established in 1755, the former, which has been in continuous operation since 1819, claims to be the successor of the university established on January 24, 1724 by a decree of Peter the Great together with the Academic Gymnasium and Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Moscow State University M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russian: Московский государственный университет имени Ðœ.Ð’.Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ, MSU, MGU) is the largest and the oldest university in Russia, founded in 1755. ... Map of medieval European universities This is a list of the oldest extant universities in the world. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... Peter I Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia Peter I (Pyotr Alekseyvich) (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672–28 January 1725 O.S.1]) ruled Russia from 7 May (27 April O.S.) 1682 until his death. ... Original headquarters of the Imperial Academy of Sciences - the Kunstkammer in Saint Petersburg. ...

In the period between 1803 and 1819, the University officially did not exist; the institution founded by Peter the Great - Saint Petersburg Academy - had already been disbanded, whereas the institution that was later used as the basis for Saint Petersburg University was still known as the Main Pedagogical Institute (Главный Педагогический Институт). Since there is some degree of continuity between the Academy, the Pedagogical Institute, and the University, Saint Petersburg State University may be considered the oldest university in Russia.

Like other universities in the Soviet Union, its faculty were purged during various political and ethnic campaigns of the leadership, beginning with the Russian Revolution and continuing through the era of the Great Purge with the killing of Deans of the various faculties, many of them non-Russians who had risen after the revolution, and then the "cosmopolitan" quota purges against Jews in the 1950s.</ref> Russian Revolution can refer to the following events in the history of Russia: The Russian Revolution of 1905 was a series of strikes and anti-government violence against Tsar Nicholas II The Russian Revolution of 1917, which included: February Revolution, which resulted in the abdication of Nicholas II of Russia... The Great Purge (Russian: , transliterated Bolshaya chistka) refers collectively to several related campaigns of political repression and persecution in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin during the 1930s, which removed all of his remaining opposition from power. ... Look up cosmopolitan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The university was awarded the Order of Lenin in 1944 and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour in 1969.^[3] The Order of Lenin (Russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest national order of the Soviet Union. ... The Order of the Red Banner of Labour was an Order (decoration) of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service. ...

As of 2004, the university has a teaching staff of 4,055, and counts seven Nobel Prize winners among its graduates. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ), as designated in Alfred Nobels will in 1895, are awarded for physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace. ...

List of Faculties

SPbSU is made up of 19 specialized faculties (departments), which are:

• the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Control Processes
• the Faculty of Biology and Soil Studies
• the Faculty of Chemistry
• the Faculty of Economics
• the Faculty of Geography and Geoecology
• the Faculty of Geology
• the Faculty of History
• the Faculty of International Relations
• the Faculty of Journalism
• the Faculty of Law
• the Faculty of Management
• the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics
• the Faculty of Medicine
• the Faculty of Oriental Studies
• the Faculty of Philology and Arts
• the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science
• the Faculty of Physics
• the Faculty of Psychology
• the Faculty of Sociology

There is also a Faculty of Military Studies and a Chair of Physical Culture and Sports.

Famous Alumni and Faculty

St Petersburg University occupies a group of early 18th-century buildings on the Neva embankment of Vasilievsky Island.

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See also

• List of universities in Russia
• Education in Russia
• Smolny College

The following is a list of universities in Russia: Universities offering broad range of degrees 1724—Saint Petersburg State University 1755—Moscow State University 1804—Kazan State University 1880—Tomsk State University 1899—Far Eastern National University, successor of Oriental Institute in Vladivostok, Russia 1909—Saratov State University 1915—Rostov... This article is about education in Russia. ... Smolny College (Russian: ) is a liberal arts college located in St. ...

Partner universities

• University of Greifswald, Germany

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References

1. ^ (Russian) Timeline 1946-1949
2. ^ (Russian) Timeline 1985-1989
3. ^ Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 3rd edition, entry on "Ленинградский университет", available online here

The history of the university, with a particular focus on the Law Faculty, from the 19th century to the perestroika period, is documented in English in David Lempert, Daily Life in a Crumbling Empire: The Absorption of Russia into the World Economy, Book 2, Eastern European Monograph Series, Columbia University Press, 1996. Title page of the 3rd ed. ... David Howard Lempert is an internationally known Anthropologist, Author, Social Entrepreneur, and Development Consultant. ...

External links

• Faculty of International Relations - in Russian and English
• University Homepage
• School of Management, Saint Petersburg State University
• Economic Faculty - in Russian