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Russian Empress Elizabeth signed a decree on the 25th of January 1755 to establish Moscow State University. Ivan Shuvalov and Mikhail Lomonosov promoted the idea of this new institution in Moscow.
Since 1953, most of the faculties have been situated on Sparrow Hills in southwest Moscow. The central tower stands 240 meters tall and reaches 36 stories high within this massive structure.
Ivan Shuvalov and Mikhail Lomonosov promoted the idea of this new institution in Moscow after Russian Empress Elizabeth signed a decree on the 25th of January 1755. Matvei Kazakov designed the new building that replaced the old storehouse between 1782 and 1793.
In 1911, 130 scientists and professors resigned en masse over protests about troops on campus. Names like Nikolay Dimitrievich Zelinskiy and Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev appeared among those who quit.
As of 2017, 13 Nobel laureates had been affiliated with the university alongside 6 Fields Medal winners. One Turing Award winner also counted among its notable alumni.