Moscow State University Tour

Having arrived on the square before Moscow State University you will be stunned by the amazing panorama of the site. But it is too early to stand flabbergasted by the view or solemn exterior of MSU: surrender to the magnetic beauty of Stalin interior design. During Moscow State University visit, you will be guided through the inside of one of Russia’s most respected educational institutions to see its famed Columned Concert Hall, MSU’s House of Culture’s Main Halls, Rotunda, MSU’s students’ lecture halls, living quarters and canteen. At the end of the excursion, take pleasure in the breath-snatching vista of Europe’s largest city from the 32-floor observation deck and peek into the office of the head of studies.

Moscow State University is Russia’s oldest educational institution. Its glorious academic traditions have spawned a great variety of famous alumni, such as: Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Pasternak, Mikhail Lermontov, and Anna Politkovskaya. The university, named after a prominent 18-th century Russian scientist Mikhail Lomanosov, has grown into the soul of Moscow, and has also become an inextricable part of its landscape.

The university was built as one of the Seven Sisters, high-risers thought up by Joseph Stalin to catch up with the sky-scraping capitalist West. Its grand appearance reminds of the continuity between Moscow as the main city of both Russian and Soviet empires. Its splendor-oozing  interior reveals the intricate workings of an apparatus that has forged the city and country’s elite.

Upon prior request, it is possible to have a tour of the some of the strongest Lomonosov Moscow State University’s departments to uncover the differences and similarities between their unique cultures and atmospheres

The Moscow State University tour, along with Grand Kremlin Palace tour and Bolshoy Theatre tour, is a unique touring experience designed and arranged by Pradiz only.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

• A sightseeing tour of the Moscow State University
• A columned concert hall & the Rotunda
• Open-air observation point
• MSU lecture hall
• House of Culture’s Main Hall
• Universitetskaya Square in front of the Moscow university

Start location: Museum
End location: Museum