Saratov Chernyshevsky State University (russian: Саратовский государственный университет имени Н. Г. Чернышевского, СГУ, transcribed as SGU) is a major
higher education
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and research institution in Russia. Named for
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky ( – ) was a Russian literary and social critic, journalist, novelist, democrat, and socialist philosopher, often identified as a utopian socialist and leading theoretician of Russian nihilism. He was t ...
, the university was founded in 1909 under the name Imperial Saratov University by the Decree of
Emperor Nicholas II
Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov; spelled in pre-revolutionary script. ( 186817 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer,. was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Polan ...
. On June 10, 1909, the Emperor signed the "Decree on the foundation of the university in Saratov", which became the tenth University in Russia and consisted of the Medical Faculty only. Professor
V.I. Razumovsky became the first university rector. He was a public figure, surgeon, and scientist who is considered to be the founder of a neurosurgery school in Russia. Construction of major university buildings as well as the university clinic named after S.R. Mirotvortsev was carried out under the supervision of the talented Russian architect Karl Hermann Ludwig Müffke. The Regional Institute for Microbiology and Epidemiology in South East Russia opened in the city in 1919.
It is located in
Saratov
Saratov (, ; rus, Сара́тов, a=Ru-Saratov.ogg, p=sɐˈratəf) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River upstream (north) of Volgograd. Saratov had a population of 901,36 ...
, a city in the southeast of the European part of Russia, on the right bank of the
Volga River
The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the List of rivers of Europe#Rivers of Europe by length, longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Cas ...
. SGU has 28 departments, more than 90 programmes of study are offered and the current enrollment is around 28,000 students. In April 2006 the programming team from Saratov State University won the world finals of the 2006
ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest
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held in
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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Notable people
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Isaac Mustafin
Isaac Mustafin (russian: Исаак Савельевич Мустафин) (1908–1968) was a Soviet chemist and a doctor of chemical sciences. Dr. Mustafin headed the faculty of analytical chemistry at Saratov State University from 1955.
All ...
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Boris Gnedenko
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Serafima Gromova
Serafima Andreyevna Gromova (russian: Серафима Андреевна Громова; 14 June 1923 - 16 September 2013) was a Soviet-Russian electrical engineer. She was awarded the Order of Lenin.
Gromova was born in Orlovka. She joined Os ...
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Semyon Belozyorov
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Artem Stolyarov
See also
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List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)
The list of modern universities in Europe (1801–1940) contains all universities that were founded in Europe after the French Revolution and before the end of World War II. Universities are regarded as comprising all institutions of higher ed ...
References
External links
Saratov State University's Official Site, English VersionSaratov State University, brief historical informationSaratov State University wins World Finals of 2006 ACM Programming Contest Slashdot
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, 2006-04-12
Buildings and structures in Saratov
Universities in Volga Region
Buildings and structures in Saratov Oblast
National research universities in Russia
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