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Imperial Decree

Name: Imperial Decree
Start: 1755-01-23
Location: Moscow

When: 23 January 1755
Where: Moscow
Part of: Establishment of Moscow University

Empress Elizabeth decreed the establishment of the university in Moscow on 23 January 1755.

Following promotion by Ivan Shuvalov and Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian Empress Elizabeth issued a decree on 23 January 1755 (Old Style 12 January) to establish the university in Moscow.

Sources

Moscow State University Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21

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