2. • State University in
St. Petersburg is one of
the oldest and largest
universities in Russia.
• It was established by
the decree of Peter the
Great on January 28,
1724 as Saint
Petersburg Academy of
Science
HISTORY
3. THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR
• In the first days of the war
more than 2,500 teachers
and students of the
university became soldiers
and volunteers. Many of
them died.
• He university was
evacuated to Saratov. Only
a few members of the staff
stayed in the besieged city.
• The beautiful buildings of
the university were badly
damaged.
• Nowadays the university
library has the Memory book
with the names of teachers
and students who died
during WWII
4. • There are 22
specialised
faculties,13 research
institutes, the
Faculty of Military
Studies, the
Academic Classical
School, and the
Department of
Physical Culture
and Sports
• About 30,000
students
• Almost 6,000
teachers
• More than 40
academicians
UNIVERSITY TODAY
