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  Moscow State University, Russia
Moscow State University's imposing central building stands on the Vorobyovy Gory (the Sparrow Hills), dominating the campus and overlooking the Luzhniki district of the city.
The University (MGU) building comprises a 36-storey teaching block flanked by four huge wings of student accommodation and is said to contain a total of 33 kilometers of corridor.
MGU, originally named the Lomonosov University, is the oldest educational institution in Russia and was founded on the 12th January 1755 on the decree of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna and on the initiative of the great Russian scientist Mikhail Vassilievich Lomonosov, after which it is named.
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  Moscow sightseeing - sights, museums, Moscow attractions
The Kremlin at the center of Moscow is an outstanding historical and architectural monument that serves as a symbol for the whole Russia.
The main religious attraction of Moscow is the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
Moscow metro is considered to be a sort of museum, telling about the development of Soviet architecture in the course of the 20th century - from the richly decorated underground palaces to modern laconic interiors.
www.moscow-hotels-russia.com /sights.htm   (1058 words)

  
  Moscow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Patriarch of Moscow, whose residence is the Danilov Monastery, serves as the head of the Russian Orthodox Church.
By 1304, Yury of Moscow contested with Mikhail of Tver for the throne of the principality of Vladimir.
In 1991 Moscow was the scene of a coup attempt by Communist hard-liners opposed to the democratic reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev.
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 moscow-state-university   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
There were four divisions within Moscow University in the early XIX century: the Department of Moral and Political Science, the Department of Physics and Mathematics, the Department of Medicine, the Department of Philology.
Moscow University was a melting pot, where young people form the various strata of the society met and overcame their social prejudices; it was at the University that the traditions of fraternity were supported and cultivated.
In the late XIX century Moscow University contributed to the establishment of a number of museums in Moscow, such as the Polytechnic Museum, the Historical Museum, The Zoological Museum, The Anthropological Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts, the Botanical Gardens and the Zoological Gardens.
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 Moscow State University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russian: Московский Государственный Университет имени М.В.Ломоносова, often abbreviated МГУ, MSU, MGU) is the largest and oldest university in Russia, founded in 1755.
The university was established on January 25 (January 12 old style), 1755 by a decree of Russian Empress Elizabeth.
The university was renamed in 1940 in honor of its founder Mikhail Lomonosov.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Moscow_State_University   (476 words)

  
 The Founding of Moscow University
Moscow University was widely noted for its students and the teaching staff, democratic in their composition and views.
In the preamble to the Decree for the foundation of the University in Moscow, it was stated that it the University be established "for the general education of members of the raznochinets [those who were not of gentle birth]".
Under the 1804 Charter, the University was granted the authority to supervise all primary and secondary schools in the provinces of central Russia.
www.hist.msu.ru /English/Admin/founding1.htm   (1252 words)

  
 Moscow University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Jewish University in Moscow Official site of the humanities and social sciences school in Moscow, with an emphasis on Jewish studies.
Moscow State Forestry University Official site of the university located in Mytischi, Moscow region, Russia; site is in Russian and English.
Independent University of Moscow Founded in 1991 on the initiative of a group of well-known Russian mathematicians.
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 Moscow University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Moscow University opened its doors on 26 April 1755 on Red Square in a restored building of the Pharmacy Department, which stood where the History Museum is now situated.
The main difference between education in Moscow University and that provided in its European counterparts was that instruction was given in Russian and not Latin.
After the revolution the university received state status and became known as Moscow State University (MGU), and in May 1940 the name Lomonosov was added to its title.
www.moskva.ru /guide/streets/mokhovayae2.html   (699 words)

  
 Moscow University
Moscow State University is the oldest in Russia: in January, 2005 it celebrated its 250th birthday.
The lectures in Moscow University were delivered not only in Latin that was the generally recognized scientific language, but also in Russian.
Many professors of Moscow University are laureates of Nobel Prize, State Premiums of the USSR and Russia.
www.moscow-hotels-russia.com /moscow_university.htm   (611 words)

  
 LEARN RUSSIAN IN RUSSIA with MGU-Russian. Russian course at Moscow State University.
Moscow is the capital of Russia, centre of the Moscow region.
Moscow was restored as Russia's capital in 1918, and it served as the capital of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1922 until 1991.
The Moscow dialect was specific: a tendency to use the sound "a" instead of "O" was recorded by scientists and writers; in the same time, the Moscow dialect is thought to be the closest to the correct "pure" language.
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 Moscow University
It is located on the right side of the Moscow river on the Vorobyevy hills.
The main building of the University (196 m.), was built between 1949 and 1953.
Moscow University established in St. Petersburg in 1758 by Mikhail Lomonosov.
www.ivan.ru /university.htm   (130 words)

  
 STUDY RUSSIAN with "MGU-Russian". Russian language course at Moscow State University.
Individual tuition in Moscow State University Russian Language Centre is an opportunity to learn Russian language in the the most effective way at the main Russian university and spend your time in the high intelligent environment of teachers and students of the Moscow State University.
Moscow State University, the oldest and the most magnificent Russian university, was founded in 1755 with participation and concerned assistance of the first Russian academician M.V. Lomonosov.
Moscow - city is undergoing a period of unprecedented growth and economic prosperity.
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 MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Moscow State University's imposing central building stands on the Vorobyovy Gory (the Sparrow Hills), dominating the campus and overlooking the Luzhniki district of the city.
The University (MGU) building comprises a 36-storey teaching block flanked by four huge wings of student accommodation and is said to contain a total of 33 kilometers of corridor.
MGU, originally named the Lomonosov University, is the oldest educational institution in Russia and was founded on the 12th January 1755 on the decree of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna and on the initiative of the great Russian scientist Mikhail Vassilievich Lomonosov, after which it is named.
www.voentour.com /excursion/msu.shtml   (490 words)

  
 International Academic Programs: Russia, Moscow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Herzen University, located in central St. Petersburg, is one of the leading education institutions in all of Russia.
The honors program allows students to attend two regular university classes in their field of interest at the host university in addition to the program’s advanced grammar and conversation classes.
In St. Petersburg and Moscow, after an initial orientation and adjustment period, students have the option of living with a host family or remaining in a university dormitory.
www.studyabroad.wisc.edu /europe/russia_moscow.asp   (699 words)

  
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According to the recent survey Moscow University for the Humanities was ranked as one of the best ten universities out of 1196 Russian institutions of higher learning.
Moscow University for the Humanities is a non-governmental institution of higher education which offers a wide range of academic, research and professional programs.
The University is considered to be the leader among non-governmental institutions of higher professional education in Russia, and is a member of International Association of Universities.
mosgu.ru /en   (212 words)

  
 The Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
The enormous gothic skyscraper was commissioned by Stalin, along with 6 others dotted across Moscow known as "The Seven Sisters", and was built between 1949 and 1953.
It consists of a 36-storey teaching block flanked by four huge wings of student accommodation and is said to contain a total of 33 kilometers of corridor.
From the square in front of the University building you are afforded a breathtaking panoramic view of central Moscow, featuring the newly refurbished Luzhniki Stadium, the beautiful Novodevichy Monastery and the brand new Church of Christ the Savior.
www.moscow-hotels.net /attractions/moscow-university.html   (149 words)

  
 Lomonosov Moscow State University
The Lomonosov Moscow State University is the oldest university of Russia.
Moscow University was founded on 12 (25)th of January 1755 on Saint Tatyana's Day at the decree of the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna on the initiative of the great Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov.
Moscow State University is also the centre of cooperation between the universities of the former USSR.
www.fbm.msu.ru /summschool/about_university.html   (678 words)

  
 QS Top Universities: Lomonosov Moscow State University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Moscow University has well-established contacts with the most distinguished universities in the world, exchanging students and lecturers with the leading universities abroad.
Moscow University houses the UNESCO International Demography Courses, the UNESCO Hydrology Courses, the International Biotechnology Centre, The International LASER Centre, courses and seminars on Russian as a foreign language.
All the history of the University is the evidence of the outstanding role its alumni have played promoting the ideas of freedom, common good, humanity, and truth.
www.topuniversities.com /scorecard/modules/school_search/search_school_details.php?voidsess&sch_id=804   (379 words)

  
 About Moscow State University
Moscow State University (Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Universitet or MGU in short) is the oldest educational institution of Russia.
Moscow State University has agreements with the leading international organizations (e.g., UNESCO, The World Bank), is a member of many international associations, and signed over 300 agreements with universities of all continents.
The Lomonosov University is the centre of cooperation between the universities on the territory of the former USSR.
www.studyrussian.com /MGU/aboutMGU_eng.html   (406 words)

  
 Moscow authorities deny permission to hold Madonna’s show on Moscow University Square - Pravda.Ru
The Moscow government did not allow the organizers to hold Madonna's concert on Sparrow Hill, on the Moscow University Square.
Moscow officials say that the crowd may count up to 250,000 people, which may cause serious problems in terms of public security.
“The Moscow police will not be able to provide all necessary security measures for this event if it is held on the Moscow University Square,” an official of the Moscow government said.
english.pravda.ru /news/society/25-08-2006/84095-Madonna_Moscow-0   (416 words)

  
 CONTEMPORARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES | EDUCATION IN RUSSIA | HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INTITUTIONS | MSUMD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Moscow University was founded on 12 (25)th of January 1755 on Saint Tatyana's Day at the decree of the Empress Elizaveta and on the initiative of the great Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov.
The University has been providing a means for the people from all other the world to learn about the latest advances in sciences, humanities and medicine for about 250 years.
The University is a member of various international associations and has concluded more than 350 exchange, research and cooperation agreements with universities on all continents.
www.cep.ru /msu1.shtml   (825 words)

  
 League of World Universities: Moscow State University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Lomonosov Moscow State University was founded in 1755 by the great Russian scientist Michael Lomonosov and has a long-standing tradition of academic excellence.
Moscow University is a member of the International Association of Universities, the Conference of Rectors of European Universities and other international organizations.
Moscow University has more than 100 laboratories, computer center, botanical gardens, Museum of Anthropology, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Soil Science, Museum of Rare Books and a number of specialized research and teaching centers (biotechnological, laser, ecological and others).
www.nyu.edu /rectors/moscow.html   (702 words)

  
 Faculty of Geology >> Geology at Moscow State University
Later on with the expansion of teaching of geology at the University the Chair of Paleontology was formed in 1863.
At Moscow State University geology was first taught to geography students and then to students of the Faculty of Soil Science and Geography.
Geological education at Moscow State University is an important link in the whole system of higher education of the Russian Federation, and being the major educational and scientific centre of the country the Geology Faculty coordinates the work of other academic universities in the field of geological education.
www.geol.msu.ru /english   (1097 words)

  
 Blast hits Moscow University, 1,200 evacuated, no injuries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Moscow, Jan 26 (RIA Novosti) An explosion early Friday hit a Moscow State University hall of residence, next to landmark Stalin-era skyscraper, damaging a wall and smashing windows but causing no injuries.
The university experienced a similar attack last November, when a homemade bomb planted in the corridor of a hall of residence went off, slightly injuring one person.
Ten girl students were bitten on their hands and legs by a pack of stray dogs here Monday, spreading panic in a city still to recover from the shock of the mauling of a six-month-old child by street canines barely a month ago.
www.moscownews.net /story/225814   (358 words)

  
 FAQ's about International College of Moscow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Moscow (Russian: Moskva), the capital and largest city of the Russian Federation and capital of the Moscow oblast, lies near the geographic center of European Russia and the Great Russian Plain.
For most of the 20th century Moscow's status in the world stemmed from its role as capital of the USSR and headquarters of the world communist movement.
Moscow has more than 60 theaters, 100 museums, and 75 institutions of higher learning with a total enrollment of over a million-and-a-half students.
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 MGU Zoological Museum - Moscow
Moscow University's Zoological Museum is one of the ten largest of its kind in the world and, although there's nothing particularly imaginative or engaging about the way the presentation of the exhibits, there's plenty here of interest to the expert and the layman.
Moscow State University's famous Zoological Museum, named after Mikhail Lomonosov, began in 1791 as the Natural History Cabinet of the Moscow Imperial University.
In 1820 the museum was moved to a different part of the university - the Pashkov House.
www.moscow.info /museums/moscow-state-university-zoological-museum.aspx   (444 words)

  
 Lomonosov Moscow State University « Google Sightseeing
Founded in 1755, Lomonosov Moscow State University is the oldest and largest university in Russia.
The Moscow University was founded in 1755, it is right, but the Main Building (or Glavnoe Zdanie in Russian) was builded only in 1953.
I know, the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow were of the summer variety, but they built the ramp for the sake of having a more complete training facility in the years that were to follow.
googlesightseeing.com /2005/11/01/lomonosov-moscow-state-university   (729 words)

  
 CENTRAL ASIA - CAUCASUS ANALYST
Today in Moscow at the solemn gathering of research council of the Lomonosov State University President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan has been given the title of Honorable Doctor of this university.
A Kazinform's correspondent transmits from Moscow the head of Kazakhstan is handed the corresponding diploma for the outstanding contribution in the development of education, scientific and cultural links and strengthening of friendship between nations of Kazakhstan and Russia.
Currently 420 students from Kazakhstan are studying the Moscow University itself, 200 of them have their study costs paid from the budget.
www.cacianalyst.org /view_article.php?articleid=1116   (279 words)

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