Saint Petersburg State University

Saint Petersburg State University (Санкт-Петербургский Государственный Университет) the oldest Russian educational institution established in the city of Saint Petersburg on January 28, 1724 by decree of Peter the Great. It is also known as Petersburg University, Petrograd University, Leningrad State University, University of St. Petersburg.

Famous Alumni and Faculty

• Leonhard Euler
• Vladimir Fok
• George Gamow
• Nikolai Gogol
• Vasiliy Leontiev
• Mikhail Lomonosov
• Aleksandr Lyapunov
• Dmitri Mendeleev
• Vladimir Putin
• Ayn Rand
• Nikolai Semenov
• Sergey Sobolev

See also

• List of universities in Russia
• Education in Russia

External Link

• University Homepage (http://www.spbu.ru/e/)

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