Дайте ответы на вопросы Moscow University Celebrates 250th Anniversary The Moscow State University celebrates its 250th anniversary. The main festivities scheduled included the grand opening of the new Fundamental Library, the ...

Дайте ответы на вопросы Moscow University Celebrates 250th Anniversary The Moscow State University celebrates its 250th anniversary. The main festivities scheduled included the grand opening of the new Fundamental Library, the traditional public drinking of mead, and fireworks. The university had also been holding a series of conferences and founded the MSU International Alumni Association. And in honor of the anniversary, the MSU satellite was launched from Plesetsk cosmodrome on Jan, 20. The Moscow State University is the largest educational institution and one of the major research centers in Russia. Founded in 1755 by the decree of Russian Empress Elizabeth, the university originally had three faculties: Law, Philosophy and Medicine. The university's curator and first president Count Shuvalov chose Jan, 25 to present the decree to the Empress for signing, as it fell on the feast of Saint Tatiana, his mother's name day. In 1940 the university was named after Mikhail Lomonosov, the illustrious Russian scientist, who, together with Shuvalov stood behind the university's foundation and became one of its first professors. Presently, MSU structure encompasses 29 faculties, 15 research institutes, 4 museums, over 350 departments, the Scholar's Park, the Botanical Garden, a science library, a publishing house, a printing-plant, and other facilities. The tradition to celebrate the university's birthday on St. Tatiana's Day, lost during the Soviet time, was resurrected in 1992 quickly gaining popularity and never failing to attract thousands of students. Вопросы : When was the University named after Lomonosov? When does the MSU celebrate its birthday? Who was the first president of the Moscow University? When was the MSU founded?