This tradition dates back to the mid-18th century when Russian Empress Elizabeth endorsed the petition by Minister of Education Ivan Shuvalov to establish the first university in the country – Moscow State University; the decree was signed on the name day of Shuvalov’s mother Tatiana.
This gallery allows you a glimpse of student life in contemporary Russia and during the Soviet era.
A student party. 1965
Students relax in a park near the Southern Federal University in Rostov-on-Don. 2014
Cadets of the Moscow University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. 1999
Fine arts students in Ryazan. 1967
Svetlana Nikiforova, student at the Moscow State Humanitarian-Economical University and member of the Russian Paralympic swimming team.
University students in Dushanbe, Tajikistan prepare for exams. 1939
Students of the Far Eastern Federal University during a practice session on Russky Island. 2017
Students of the Moscow State University.
Vietnamese exchange students of the Academy of Theater Arts.
Participants of the Student Winter Games in Kazan.
Participants of a regional student meet gathering in the Omsk Region.
University students in Dushanbe during a lesson.
Participants of a student parade in Moscow.
Students of the The Peoples' Friendship University.
Students of Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography develop a film.
Students of the Moscow State University.
