Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU; Russian: Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова) is a coeducational and public research university located in Moscow, Russia. It was founded on January 25, 1755 by Mikhail Lomonosov. MSU was renamed after Lomonosov in 1940 and was then known as Lomonosov University. It also claims to house the tallest educational building in the world. Its current rector is Viktor Sadovnichiy.
Ivan Shuvalov and Mikhail Lomonosov promoted the idea of a university, and Russian Empress Elizabeth decreed its establishment on January 25 [O.S. January 12] 1755. The first lectures took place on April 26. Russians still celebrate January 25 as Students' Day.
Saint Petersburg State University and Moscow State University engage in friendly rivalry over the title of Russia's oldest university. While Moscow State University dates from 1755, its St. Petersburg competitor has operated continuously as a "university" since 1819, and sees itself as the successor of the university established on January 24, 1724, by a decree of Peter the Great.
The acronym MGU may refer to:
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