Moscow State University in Moscow, Moskva River, Russia | University

Moscow State University in Moscow, Central Federal District, Russia, 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. The building's proportions are deceptively vast and its spire, despite appearing small from the ground, is in fact 240 meters tall and the star on its top weighs an incredible 12 tons.
From the square in front of the Moscow State University building you are afforded a breathtaking panoramic view of central Moscow, Central Federal District, featuring the newly refurbished Luzhniki Stadium, the beautiful Novodevichy Monastery and the brand new Church of Christ the Savior.
Moscow State University has well-established contacts with the most distinguished universities in the world, exchanging students and lecturers with the leading universities abroad. Moscow State 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. In 1991 the French University College, the Russian-American University, the Institute of German Science and Culture were opened. MSU has awarded honourary degrees to more than 60 scientists, statesmen and politicians from abroad; in their turn, many prominent University scholars and scientists hold honorary degrees from foreign academies and universities.
In January 2005 Moscow State University celebrates its 250th anniversary. Over 800 various events are planned on the occasion.
All the history of the Moscow State University is evidenced in the outstanding role its alumni have played promoting the ideas of freedom, common good, humanity, and truth.