Moscow State University description and photo - Russia - Moscow: Moscow
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Moscow State University description and photos - Russia - Moscow: Moscow. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects. Photo and descriptionLomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) is the leading and largest university in Moscow, the center of Russian science and culture, one of the oldest universities in Russia. Moscow University was founded in 1755. Initially, the university was located in the building of the Main Pharmacy on Red Square. In 1786-1793, at the corner of Bolshaya Nikitskaya and Mokhovaya streets, a special building was built for the university. This imposing U-shaped building was damaged in a fire in 1812 and was rebuilt in the Russian Empire style. In 1833-1836, on the opposite corner of Bolshaya Nikitskaya and Mokhovaya streets, the so-called new university building with the university church of St. Tatiana was erected. Within the walls of Moscow University many famous personalities studied: the Decembrists A. and N. Muravyovs, S. Trubetskoy, P. Kakhovsky, writers D. Fonvizin, V. Zhukovsky, A. Griboyedov, M. Lermontov, V. Belinsky, A. Herzen, F. Tyutchev, A. Chekhov, theatrical figures V. Nemirovich-Danchenko and E. Vakhtangov. In the 1950s, a new high-rise building of Moscow University was built on the Vorobyovy (Lenin) Hills according to the project of the architect L. Rudnev. In the 1950s-1970s, a whole university complex was built nearby, where almost all the faculties of Moscow State University were located, and only four of them remained in the buildings on Mokhovaya. Today, Moscow State University is the largest classical university in Russia Federation. More than 40 thousand students and post-graduate students study there, preparatory classes are conducted for more than 10 thousand schoolchildren. Fonvizin, V. Zhukovsky, A. Griboyedov, M. Lermontov, V. Belinsky, A. Herzen, F. Tyutchev, A. Chekhov, theatrical figures V. Nemirovich-Danchenko and E. Vakhtangov.      We also recommend reading Kiev-Pechersk Lavra description and photo - Ukraine: Kiev Topic: Moscow State University description and photo - Russia - Moscow: Moscow. |
