Saint Petersburg State University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in Russia. It traces its origins to a decree of Peter the Great, which led to the creation of an academic university and gymnasium attached to the Academy of Sciences in the new capital. The modern university took shape in 1819 as Saint Petersburg Imperial University. Dmitri Mendeleev, who devised the periodic table, taught there, the physiologist Ivan Pavlov studied there, and Vladimir Lenin passed his law examinations there as an external student. Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev both studied law at the university. It is one of the largest research universities in the country.
Before and after
- from 22 October 1721 to 1 September 1917Russian Empire
- 1722Construction of Élysée Palace
- 1723Founding of Montevideo
- June 1723Birth of Adam Smith
- 22 January 1724Founding of Saint Petersburg State University
- 22 April 1724Birth of Immanuel Kant
- 24 September 1724Founding of Euronext Paris
- 1725The Four Seasons
- 28 January 1725Death of Peter the Great
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- 8 February 1575Founding of Leiden University
- from 1602 to 1799Founding of Dutch East India Company
- August 1619The first enslaved Africans arrive in English Virginia
- November 1660Founding of Royal Society of London
- 1668Founding of Sveriges Riksbank
- 1734Founding of University of Göttingen
The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 18th century.