Moscow State University

(m.v. lomonosov) moscow state university is the oldest and the biggest university in russian federation. more than 40 000 undergraduates and about 7 000 postgraduates study at the university, and over 5 000 specialists do the refresher course here. more than 4 000 professors and lecturers, and about 5 000 researchers work for the 39 faculties and 15 research institutes. the university employs over 15 000 of ancillary staff. its library (more than 9 million books) is among russia's largest libraries and oldest university libraries. the university maintains several museum collections and a botanical garden.