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Hello again, dear readers!

On this wonderful December Wednesday we, along with the whole world, celebrate the 250th birthday anniversary of one of the most radical reformers, a brilliant pianist and a genius composer, Ludwig van Beethoven.

No one is sure of the exact date of Beethoven’s birth. He was born in Bonn, Germany, in December 1770. Judging by the baptism that took place on December 17, historians have deduced that the future colossus of classical music might have been born the day before.

Beethoven’s music marked the division between two great eras, the classical and the Romantic. Before Beethoven, composers mostly wrote music to order, whether for the church or rich patrons (as JS Bach did) or as employees of European noble courts (just like Haydn and Mozart). Beethoven, on the other hand, was captured by the idea of creative independence, practically non-existent formerly. It’s safe to say, almost every musical genre Beethoven explored was never quite the same again after he’d reinvented it. No other composer before had conceived a large-scale instrumental work that so explicitly evoked pictorial scenes as does Beethoven’s Sixth or Pastoral Symphony. After Beethoven, no composer could contemplate conceiving a symphony as other than a profoundly personal musical statement. From Beethoven’s oeuvres, the idea of programme music, taken up later in the 19th century, engendered. What’s more, Beethoven’s style was equally revolutionary in the genres of concertos, sonatas, piano trios and string quartets. It might be interesting to know a story telling us about an upstart violinist who dared to suggest Beethoven rewrite one of his late string quartets because it was too hard to play, and actually Beethoven, this bawling, maybe somewhat arrogant mastermind, is usually quoted like that: “Do you think I give a damn about your miserable little violin when the muse visits me?”

We believe there is no need to remind you of Beethoven’s tragedy, with first signs of his deafness becoming apparent at as early as 28 years old, and the disease progressing rapidly to the point where the unfortunate musician failed to perceive speech and music normally at 42. Just think of it: you’ve got absolutely no chance to hear one sound of what you’re composing, and yet you keep going! Closer to the end of his life, Beethoven conducted at one of the concerts where his Ninth Symphony was played (conducting while deaf - isn’t it a miracle?), and as the piece was over, the ovation was so thunderous one could believe the roof was about to fall down, and Beethoven could hear nothing - for him it was just silence… One of the singers turned him to face the public (for conductors normally face the orchestra), and the poor guy could finally see his success, if not hear it. It was a fivefold ovation, in fact. Just a small reminder - the emperor had to be treated with a threefold one at those times!

Despite his deafness, Beethoven remained optimistic. Today, we dispose of his so-called Heiligenstadt Testament, written in 1802, where he had already made clear his determination to “seize Fate by the throat” and follow his own artistic path, come what may.

On a brighter note, the whole 2020 has been recognised as the year of Beethoven’s 250th birthday anniversary celebration. The German government earmarked €27 million ($29.6 million) for organisation of nationwide events. Some 300 projects saluting Ludwig van Beethoven were to make him omnipresent in his anniversary year. Then came the pandemic and nearly wiped the entire schedule clean. Nonetheless, the anniversary year is being extended to salvage as many projects as possible. In postponing performances, new concert formats are the key. As an example, the "Junge Theater" (Young theatre) is reformatting its Beethoven-related stage piece into an online game. Luckily, Ludwig van Beethoven was an artist who advanced himself and his music against all odds — an important symbol amidst the coronavirus pandemic! So far the revised Beethoven anniversary year is supposed to launch in late 2020 with a concert in Bonn on December 17 by the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, under its artistic director Daniel Barenboim. In Bonn, the Beethoven-Haus has already reopened with visits in compliance with social distancing once again possible. The city has

also put together a self-guided “On the trail of Ludwig van Beethoven” walking tour with stops at 11 key sights. The preparation is going on not just on the state or city, but also on the individual level. Bonn pianist Susanne Kessel invites composers from around the world to compose piano pieces which refer to Ludwig van Beethoven and his work. The premieres of the piano pieces will be held in Beethoven’s birth city, Bonn. Radio recordings (WDR) and CD productions will accompany the project. All the pieces are to be published from EDITIONS MUSICA FERRUM and will be available for the international music world.

So happy Beethoven’s birthday, dear readers! We invite you to share our joy and admiration for this extraordinary composer while listening to his music pieces! Do not miss out on the musical and artistic events of the celebration year - the organisers of Beethoven’s anniversary performances have sought to adapt some of the programme to innovative digital interpretations to be enjoyed in both 2020 and 2021.

In conclusion of our celebration announcement, we would like to adduce a quote by Malte Boecker, director of the Beethoven-Haus Bonn and artistic director of the Beethoven Anniversary Society: “If there is one good thing that has come out of this pandemic, it is that people are desperately longing to hear Beethoven performed live again. It is as though many only now fully appreciate just how much of a gift his music is.”

Links for more information on events planned:

http://bthvn2020.de/en

http://beethoven-haus-bonn.de/

Links for enjoying the ex*****on of some of Beethoven’s works:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2R1uiMdqBKVEkFYEWdajEs?utm_source=embed_v2&go=1&pl
https://youtu.be/c9nlYeM3LcU

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#интересно #подпишись #композитор #Германия #классическаямузыка #Бетховен #Бах #творчество #праздник

Have you ever wondered what Moscow State University was like in It’s early days? You may be surprised to learn, that the original building was located on the Red square, right in front of where the State Historical Museum is located today. But location is hardly what makes a University great, what was so special about MSU? What made It so different to any other European institution?

When MSU was founded in 1755 It was composed of three original faculties: philosophy, law and medicine. Each student would begin their education in the philosophy department, where they would receive fundamental knowledge in natural and human sciences. You could continue your education studying law and medicine, or you could choose to remain at the philosophy faculty.

Unlike European universities, Moscow University did not offer an education in theology, the Russian Empire had its own, separate training system for ministers of the Orthodox Church. Separation of church and state in the eighteenth century! Nearly. 150 years before France introduced this philosophical concept to their laws.

In fact, since It’s very conception MSU has been an egalitarian institution, the first professors broke European educational convention by teaching and reading lectures in the Russian language, not just Latin. This made education accessible to people from all walks of life.

Though we may have the reputation of an elite university, we are proud to have never been elitist.

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#интересно #КраснаяПлощадь #подпишись #ИсторическийМузей #1775 #философия #право #медицина #образование

Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession)
Year of release : 1973
Country: USSR
Genre: Adventure, comedy, Sci-Fi
Director: Leonid Gaidai
Length: 1h 33 min

Plot summary:

The film is about an engineer Shurik, who invents the world’s first time-machine. His device malfunctions and creates a portal to the 16th century – to the reign of Ivan the Terrible. This is where (or when) Shurik’s nosy neighbor - an ordinary Soviet building manager (who happens to be the tsar’s namesake and look exactly like him), and a burglar George Miloslavsky end up. While the pair explore Muscovite Rus, Ivan the Terrible himself takes their place in the 20th century.
Filmed by L.I. Gaidai in 1973, ”Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession" is a legend of Soviet cinema. The plot was copied straight from Mikhail Bulgakov's play "Ivan Vasilyevich". Over 60 million viewers enjoyed the films first year running, these numbers truly speak to the film’s popularity. This amazingly funny and feel-good movie is universal loved. This fantastic comedy is not just any film. It is a fairy tale for viewers of any age, and this fairy tale is brought to life by the talented Alexander Demyanenko, Yuri Yakovlev, Savely Kramarov, Natalia Selezneva, Natalya Belogortseva-Krachkovskaya, Vladimir Etush and many, many others.
If you want to immerse yourself into the atmosphere of old and touching films and to get acquainted with Russian culture this movie will be the perfect choice!

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Since the majority of students have switched to remote learning, we offer you a selection of sources where you can get additional online education and expand your knowledge. Here are some of the sites where you can find useful and interesting courses:

1) Open education (openedu.ru)

This educational platform was created at the initiative of the country's leading universities - Lomonosov Moscow State University, SPbPU, SPbSU, NUST MISIS, NRU HSE, MIPT, UrFU and ITMO University and includes online courses in basic university disciplines. Ecology, nuclear medicine, mechanical engineering, foreign languages, philosophy, programming, geology, electrodynamics, crystal chemistry, psychology and dozens of other topics and subjects can be studied without leaving home.

It should be noted that all courses meet the requirements of federal state educational standards. In addition, at the end of passing each of them and successfully passing the exams on the site, it is possible to receive a confirmation certificate from the university.
2) Stepik (stepik.org)

Stepik is a Russian educational platform and constructor of free open online courses and lessons. It allows any registered user to create interactive tutorials and online courses using videos, texts and a variety of tasks with automatic verification and instant feedback. During the learning process, students can conduct discussions with each other and ask the teacher questions on the forum. The main disciplines covered by the courses are programming, mathematics, bioinformatics and biology, economics. You can find there courses by such organizations as JetBrains, Bioinformatics Institute, Samsung and others. Some of the materials are free, while some are not. The main language of the courses is Russian, but there are also courses in English. At the end of passing it you can receive a certificate.

3) Teach-in (teach-in.ru)

Teach-in lecture hall is a volunteer project, the purpose of which is to preserve and increase the educational and scientific potential of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, as well as to provide open access to author's educational materials. The project is being implemented by students, postgraduates and graduates of the faculty with the constant expert support of prominent teachers and staff of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. Each video lecture of the portal is an up-to-date natural science knowledge, each course is a combination of unique programs and teaching methods, famous lecturers with their charisma and lively communication with the audience.

Now there are more than 300 video courses from 9 faculties: biological, chemical, physical, mechanics and mathematics, computational mathematics and cybernetics, etc. Each course is edited, divided into meaningful segments, supplied with descriptions and educational materials: presentations, synopses, teaching aids and training manuals.
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Good evening, dear friends!

It’s Thursday night, and that means it’s time for our new post. Today we are going to tell you about yet another famous Russian writer and MSU graduate, Alexander Griboyedov.

In fact, Griboyedov was not well-known as a writer during his lifetime at the beginning of the 19 century. Instead, he was a state diplomat and Russia’s ambassador to Qajar Persia (modern Iran). Griboyedov played a pivotal role in the ratification of the extremely disadvantageous Treaty of Turkmenchay (1828), which eventually got him massacred by an outraged mob as a result of the rampant anti-Russian sentiment that followed the treaty ratification.

The exact year of Griboyedov’s birth remains unknown, there are ongoing debates whether he was born in 1790 or 1795. What we do know is, the future playwright was born in Moscow and received a Masters in philology from Moscow University. As the Patriotic War of 1812 broke out, Griboyedov quit his doctorate program to join the hussar regiment. After resigning his commission in 1816, he lived in St. Petersburg, where he joined the diplomatic service. Not long after, he was appointed secretary in the Russian mission in Tehrān and transferred to Georgia.

The years 1823 to 1825 found the playwright on extended leave in St. Petersburg enjoying the capital’s literary circles. A friend of Aleksandr Pushkin and a sympathizer with the Decembrist revolt of 1825 against Nicholas I, Griboyedov was arrested in the following year but soon released. In 1828 he was appointed Russian minister in Tehrān. It was there that on January 30, 1829 the Persian mob stormed the Russian embassy building.

Griboyedov and the Cossacks resisted until the mob broke through the roof of the building, and then through the ceiling, to slaughter them. The poet’s body, thrown from a window, was decapitated by a kebab vendor who displayed the head on his stall. The mob dragged the uniformed co**se through the city's streets and bazaars, to cries of celebration. It was eventually abandoned on a garbage heap after three days of ill-treatment by the mob, such that in the end it could be identified only by a duelling injury to a finger.

Alexander Griboyedov is buried in The Mtatsminda Pantheon of Writers and Public Figures in Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1959, on the 130th anniversary of his death, a monument to this outstanding writer was erected in Moscow on Chistoprudny Bulvar. The base of the pedestal is decorated with characters from his comedy Wit Works Woe.

Griboyedov left behind several plays, which include Molodye suprugi (1815; “Young Married People”) and Student (1817; “The Student”), his reputation rests on a single work—Gore ot uma (1822–24; Wit Works Woe, another title - Woe from Wit), a satire on Russian aristocratic society and a verse comedy that proved to be one of the finest in Russian literature. The style is a masterpiece of conciseness, colloquialism, and wit, so that many of Griboyedov’s lines have become proverbial. Unfortunately, Wit Works Woe never saw the light of the day during the writer’s times - production of the play was prohibited and only fragments of it were published.

Griboyedov was not only a talented playwright, but an equaly gifted pianist and composer. At the end of this post, you’ll find links to the two waltzes he composed.

As tragic as the end of Griboedov's life, we still do dispose of some evidence to suggest he found his happiness during his life course. Who could have made him happy? His wife, obviously! And their love story seems quite poetic.

When in Tiflis in 1828, Griboyedov met a 16-year-old Georgian princess, Nina Chavchavadze, and married her soon after their first encounter. Nina accompanied her husband on his fatal mission to Persia, but became ill and Griboyedov chose to leave her in Tabriz. After hearing of her husband’s death in Teheran, overwhelmed by grief, Nina gave birth to a premature child, who died soon after.

The poor widow never remarried, rejecting her numerous suitors. She died in 1857, and was buried next to Griboyedov. On the burial stone of Alexandr Griboyedov, the statue of Nino is depicted weeping over the death of her beloved husband.

Here are the links to Griboyedov’s mesmerising waltzes:

https://youtu.be/fven07yG52A
https://youtu.be/k5PTFIyTRY0

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If you’ve ever questioned who MSU was named after, this is the post for you.

Though largely unrecognized by western science and history, Mikhail Lomonosov was one of the brightest minds of the enlightenment period. He is considered the brightest Russian polymath, who contributed greatly to the advancement of education, literature and science. Lomonosov reformed the Russian language, discovered Venus’s atmosphere, and explained the nature of the aurora borealis.

However the true reason for his nationwide adoration is not his many accomplishments, but rather his humble beginnings. Mikhail Lomonosov was born in 1711 in a small village of the Arkhangelsk region to a fisherman’s family. By age ten he was going on trade and fishing trips with his father, who quickly understood that his son was far more interested in books than the family business. Desperate to leave an unhappy home (his father had remarried twice by 1724), a nineteen year old Mikhail Lomonosov traveled to Moscow by foot in hopes of receiving higher education. There he faked being the son of a nobleman in order to be accepted to the prestigious Slavic Greek Latin Academy, where he was at least 4 years older than all of his peers. Lomonosov’s life in Moscow was not easy, he survived on bread and kvass, and was nearly expelled when his true lineage was discovered. But within a five year period he completed the 12 year curriculum and graduated the academy with honors, he was awarded a scholarship to the St. Petersburg Academy and continued his education in Germany at the University of Marburg and Freiburg.

Returning to Russia in 1741 he became an adjunct professor at the Russian Academy of Science and continued to study and make discoveries in physics, chemistry, mineralogy, astrology, geography, history, art, and language.

But one of his greatest accomplishments that firmly secured his legacy was the foundation of Moscow State University. With the Help of Ivan Shuvalov, Lomonosov managed to convince Empress Elizabeth that a university must be created in Moscow. And so MSU came into existence by royal decree on the 23 of January 1755. To honor its founder MSU was renamed to Lomonosov University in 1940, and the name has stuck ever since.

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Director: Vladimir Menshov

Genre: Romance/Comedy

Year of release: 1979
Rewards: In 1981, the film was awarded the Academy award for "Best foreign language film" and the state prize of the USSR.

"Moscow doesn’t believe in tears" - a Russian proverb meaning "don't complain, solve your problems yourself”. This very proverb gave name to the movie we are going to talk about today.

This melodrama is about the life stories of three girls. Three friends, Antonina, Liudmila and Yekaterina, come to Moscow in search of their dreams. Sharing a hostel room, they work and hang out together. Antonina soon marries a good man and settles down to raise a family. For Liudmila, Moscow turns into a sort of a lottery, in which you have to pick the lucky ticket. She attempts to conquer the big city, and ends up a loser. The life of the third girl, Yekaterina, is a contemporary Cinderella story. She had her share of disappointments, but did not despair. Over twenty years she built up a career and became the director of a big enterprise. As a single mother, she finally meets the right man and, after long and bitter years of loneliness, she finds true happiness…

This is the life story of three girlfriends from their youth to the autumn of their lives. We get to know their dreams and wishes, hopes and disillusions. Their different careers. And a big (if late) love.
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During this extraordinary and difficult time, the Met hopes to brighten the lives of our audience members even while our stage is dark. Each day, a different encore presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is being made available for free streaming on the Met website, with each performance available for a period of 23 hours, from 7:30 p.m. EDT until 6:30 p.m. the following day. The schedule will include outstanding complete performances from the past 14 years of cinema transmissions, starring all of opera’s greatest singers.
The streams are also available through the Met Opera on Demand apps for Apple, Amazon, and Roku devices and Samsung Smart TV. To access them without logging in, click “Browse and Preview” in the apps for connected TV, and “Explore the App” on tablets and mobile devices.
https://www.metopera.org/user-information/nightly-met-opera-streams/

Theatre and Art films - at your home!
Royal Shakespeare Company, London Royal National Theatre and «Globus» Shakespeare Theatre goes online.

Opera, ballet and drama stars: David Tennant, Anna Netrebko, Arkam Khan, Anthony Sher, Jonas Kaufman, Juan Diego Flores, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Placido Domingo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rafe Fiennes, Mark Gatiss, Tom Hiddleston and other favorite performers.
Catalog is always updating! Stay tuned!
https://moscow.theatrehd.com/ru/play

For more than seventy years, the Borodin Quartet has been celebrated for its insight and authority in the chamber music repertoire. Revered for its searching performances of Beethoven and Shostakovich, the Quartet is equally at home in music ranging from Mozart to Stravinsky.
Borodin Quartet - is a unique phenomenon of the art history not only in Russian, but in the whole world. The creative longevity of the quartet was marked by the "Guinness Book of Records».
https://meloman.ru/concert/kvartet-imeni-borodina-24-02-2016/

To listen to the record you must log in or us the Facebook link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2342453966054524&id=1537337016566227

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Do you ever feel like you are far too bored, stuck at home, with nothing to do? Lucky for you, a city like Moscow offers a myriad of interesting activities and events to suit anyone’s tastes. This week is no exception.

Want to get to know the city better?

The Northern River Station has spent the last few years going through extensive reconstruction. A run-down and depressed building has been turned into an incredible historic landmark, complete with soviet mosaics, exhibition spaces, and wonderful seafood cafes and restaurants. The day renovations were unveiled 19 thousand Muscovites visited the landmark, making The Northern River Station a favorite hang-out spot for young and old alike. Feel free to spend the day strolling through a park filled with soviet era statues, take a walk down the riverbank, visit the changing exhibits, admire the station’s architecture, and if you’re lucky enough you might just finish the evening with a beautiful boat tour down the Moscow river.

https://www.the-village.ru/city/fotorep-eda/rechnoy-vokzal

Or has art been the thing missing from your life?

The gallery ARTSTORY is hosting a new exhibition of Ani and Andrey Abakumov’s newest work. The young couple combines mathematical algorithms and portraiture to create intricate images out of thousands of colorful strings. This art technique was first created in the UK, but British string-artists restricted their work to black and white images. Ani and Andrey recreate old portraits found at various European flea markets in shockingly beautiful colour. Are Ani and Andrey the future of the Moscow art scene? You can be the judge of that! Don’t miss your chance to see this new exhibition, open till the 22 of November.

https://www.instagram.com/art.nitka/?hl=en

https://www.art-story.com/

Maybe you’re interested in something MSU-exclusive?

Ever dream of finding a secret garden in the middle of a busy city? Well the Apothecary Garden is as close as you can get! Founded By Peter the Great in 1706, this tiny garden and greenhouse complex has been home to scientists and an impressive assortment of medicinal plants for centuries. The Green house often hosts fun events, exhibits, jazz concerts, and various plant-related master classes. And lucky for you, the garden belongs to MSU and offers free admission for all of our students, just don’t forget your student card!

https://hortus.ru/about/history

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With November slowly approaching , it is becoming apparent that online education is not going away this moth. But as we are all bored of our Zoom-lectures, here are 3 free and super interesting online events for all tastes (from games to the serious courses) that might dilute the boringness of everyday lessons.

PLAY ONLINE MAFIA (IN ENGLISH) | 8 NOVEMBER
https://afisha.timepad.ru/event/1447111

Who doesn’t like Mafia?
Mafia, also known as Werewolf, is a social deduction game, which models a conflict between two groups: an informed minority (the mafiosi or the werewolves), and an uninformed majority (the villagers).
And you have a chance to play Mafia with other English-speaking partners!

MAKING GAMES | 18 NOV.
https://hselectorium.timepad.ru/event/1465399/

‘How do I make my own game?’.
Idea generation is one of the most interesting steps of game creation. But most of them remain unrealised. Why? Because creating the game idea takes 1% of the work. The other 99% goes to designing and developing it.

How to make a game, who makes games, how much time it requires, how hard it is to make your own game and become a genius not only in your own eyes - all these questions will be answered on the 18 of November.

HOLLYWOOD: HISTORY, INDUSTRY, ART | Starts at November, length: 4 weeks
https://www.edx.org/course/hollywood-history-industry-art

This course will teach you about Hollywood and how it came to be the global powerhouse It is today.
You will discuss the complex Hollywood industry and how business and politics translate into the art of film, TV, and new media.
What you'll learn
- The history of the studio system
- How to analyze a film
- How Hollywood has responded to new technologies in the industry
- The impact of global audiences on Hollywood
- The relationship between Hollywood and independent media
- How Hollywood has reacted to major political events
- What the future holds for Hollywood

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Myths and legends: Moscow State University

Few people know that Moscow State University’s name could have sounded a little different. The construction of a university building on Vorobyovy Gory (the Sparrow Hills) was proposed by Stalin in 1947. When the building was finally completed and ready to be unveiled, there were plans to rename it "Moscow State University named after I. V. Stalin". However, the country's leader died before the main building’s opening. The original name of the university remained untouched.

Among the many "attractions" of the main building there are 111 lifts. There are rumors that the building’s first blueprint proposal was rejected precisely because of ridiculously large number of lifts needed to serve the high-rise. For this same reason, the architects were asked to limit the university to four floors. But a few days later, a special meeting was held to discuss the "university question”. On Stalin’s insistence, an order was given to erect a building of at least twenty floors. As a result our main building now stands 34 floors high, each floor connected through a series of speedy lifts. This chain of elevators is nearly as complicated as the Moscow metro. The fact is that most of them only rise to a specific floor, it is impossible to reach the highest floor without making transfers.

The construction of all 34 floors of the high-rise building took almost five years. As reported by the Soviet media, three thousand Komsomol Stakhanovites were employed there. There is another legend, according to which, convicts also participated construction. These stories led to the creation of modern folktales, popular among students. Many believe that one of these convicts tried to escape in an ingenious way. In the summer of 1952, he supposedly created a hang-glider out of scrap materials and flew it over the construction fence from a hundred-meter height. The various endings of this"urban legend" diverge. According to one of them, he flew safely to the other side of the Moscow River and disappeared. According to another, while in the air he was shot down by guards. And, finally, the most unusual of the endings: the prisoner landed safely near Moscow State University, where he was captured, and then allegedly released on personal instructions from Stalin, who was struck by the courage of the fugitive-inventor.

At the very top of the high-rise is a spire with a five-pointed star. To go up to the second-highest floor you need a special permit. There is a gallery under the dome, the only entrance to the top floor and the spire of the main building of Moscow State University. Public access is closed there, which again gives rise to various theories and legends. Some historians believe that the KGB headquarters could have been located in the spire in the 1950s. From such a height, a wide panorama of the city opened up, reaching even Stalin's Kuntsevo dacha - so spies could easily conduct external surveillance from MSU.

All that is below the first floor of the building is shrouded in mystery. They say that the main building not only rises two hundred and a half meters above the ground, but also stretches the same distance down. Some of these underground

floors are occupied by huge laboratories, mostly secret. Some of these floors are huge bomb shelters. There is even a theory that gigantic hangars were built in the dungeons, where pilots test new planes. Another legend describes a five-meter golden statue of Stalin himself, hidden "somewhere in the basements", which supposedly was to stand in front of the building instead of the monument to Lomonosov, but was hidden after the leader’s death.

Rumors state that there are refrigeration units in the super-secret underground zone: if they fail, the soil surrounding the high-rise will begin to wash out, and the building on the Sparrow Hills will slide into the Moscow River and cause a huge wave that could flood half the city.

Another legend says that one of the basement levels of the main building is an entrance to the so-called Metro-2. There is an urban legend that under Stalin, aside from the official Moscow Metro, an alternative secret underground line was built called Metro-2, which connects many strategically important facilities in the capital.

It is believed that the Soviet space program was even more ambitious than what is widely recognized. These people believe the MSU main building is not just a building, but a ready-to-fly spacecraft, built of a special, stone-like material that can withstand extreme temperatures and cosmic radiation. The ship is ready to take off any minute. And the moment will come when the students and staff of Moscow State University will go on to explore space in search of answers to the secrets of the Universe.
What myths you know?
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