Southern Federal University
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Southern Federal University , abbreviated as SFedU and formely known as Rostov State University (1957–-2006), is a public university in Rostov Oblast
, Russia
with campuses in Rostov-on-Don
and Taganrog
.
. The university began to operate in Rostov-on-Don in 1915 as an affiliate part of Imperial University of Warsaw
whose Russian staff had been evacuated from Poland with the onset of World War I
. Later, with the collapse of Russian Empire
, the university was named as Donskoy University after the region of Don
by the decree of Russian Provisional Government
on May 5, 1917. When founded in 1915, Donskoy University was the first higher education institution in Rostov-on-Don and had four academic departments: history & philosophy, medicine, physics & mathematics, and law. In 1917–-1920, during Russian Civil War
, Rostov-on-Don has been under control by the anti-Soviet coalition forces of Russian White movement
including Kaledin's Don Army
. Many of the staff who found refuge at Donskoy University at that time had a strong anti-Soviet stance and students were being drafted to White Army. During the turmoil years of the Civil War, the official name of the university was Bogaevsky Donskoy University named after Mitrofan Bogaevsky, assistant to Ataman
Alexey Kaledin. Following the takeover of Rostov-on-Don by Red Army
in January 1920, the governance of Donskoy University passed to the Soviet government
. That same year, Soviets purged the university off any seemed disloyal and pro-White movement staff members.
In 1925, Donskoy University was renamed to North Caucasus State University to reflect its status as an education center in then North Caucasus Krai
. Another renaming of the university followed in 1934 giving Rostov-on-Don State University. Then again, in 1957, it was changed to Rostov State University. The latter name existed until 2006. In November 2006, Rostov State Academy of Architecture & Arts, Rostov State Pedagogical University and Taganrog State University of Radioengineering were merged into Rostov State University to form a single entity called Southern Federal University.
Rostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Southern Federal District. Rostov Oblast has an area of and a population of making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
with campuses in Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don
-History:The mouth of the Don River has been of great commercial and cultural importance since the ancient times. It was the site of the Greek colony Tanais, of the Genoese fort Tana, and of the Turkish fortress Azak...
and Taganrog
Taganrog
Taganrog is a seaport city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of Taganrog Bay , several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: -History of Taganrog:...
.
History
Southern Federal University is the largest research and educational establishment of Rostov OblastRostov Oblast
Rostov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Southern Federal District. Rostov Oblast has an area of and a population of making it the sixth most populous federal subject in Russia...
. The university began to operate in Rostov-on-Don in 1915 as an affiliate part of Imperial University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
whose Russian staff had been evacuated from Poland with the onset of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. Later, with the collapse of Russian Empire
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
, the university was named as Donskoy University after the region of Don
Don River (Russia)
The Don River is one of the major rivers of Russia. It rises in the town of Novomoskovsk 60 kilometres southeast from Tula, southeast of Moscow, and flows for a distance of about 1,950 kilometres to the Sea of Azov....
by the decree of Russian Provisional Government
Russian Provisional Government
The Russian Provisional Government was the short-lived administrative body which sought to govern Russia immediately following the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II . On September 14, the State Duma of the Russian Empire was officially dissolved by the newly created Directorate, and the country was...
on May 5, 1917. When founded in 1915, Donskoy University was the first higher education institution in Rostov-on-Don and had four academic departments: history & philosophy, medicine, physics & mathematics, and law. In 1917–-1920, during Russian Civil War
Russian Civil War
The Russian Civil War was a multi-party war that occurred within the former Russian Empire after the Russian provisional government collapsed to the Soviets, under the domination of the Bolshevik party. Soviet forces first assumed power in Petrograd The Russian Civil War (1917–1923) was a...
, Rostov-on-Don has been under control by the anti-Soviet coalition forces of Russian White movement
White movement
The White movement and its military arm the White Army - known as the White Guard or the Whites - was a loose confederation of Anti-Communist forces.The movement comprised one of the politico-military Russian forces who fought...
including Kaledin's Don Army
Don Army
The Don Army was part of the White movement of the Russian Civil War, operating from 1917 to 1919, in the Don region and centered in the town of Novocherkassk.- History :...
. Many of the staff who found refuge at Donskoy University at that time had a strong anti-Soviet stance and students were being drafted to White Army. During the turmoil years of the Civil War, the official name of the university was Bogaevsky Donskoy University named after Mitrofan Bogaevsky, assistant to Ataman
Ataman
Ataman was a commander title of the Ukrainian People's Army, Cossack, and haidamak leaders, who were in essence the Cossacks...
Alexey Kaledin. Following the takeover of Rostov-on-Don by Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
in January 1920, the governance of Donskoy University passed to the Soviet government
Government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
The Government of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic was known officially as the Council of People's Commissars , Council of Ministers and Council of Ministers – Government -Council of People's Commissars:...
. That same year, Soviets purged the university off any seemed disloyal and pro-White movement staff members.
In 1925, Donskoy University was renamed to North Caucasus State University to reflect its status as an education center in then North Caucasus Krai
North Caucasus Krai
North Caucasus Krai was an administrative division of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. It was established on October 17, 1924. After undergoing numerous administrative changes, it was renamed Ordzhonikidze Krai , after Sergo Ordzhonikidze, in March 1937, and Stavropol Krai on...
. Another renaming of the university followed in 1934 giving Rostov-on-Don State University. Then again, in 1957, it was changed to Rostov State University. The latter name existed until 2006. In November 2006, Rostov State Academy of Architecture & Arts, Rostov State Pedagogical University and Taganrog State University of Radioengineering were merged into Rostov State University to form a single entity called Southern Federal University.
University centers and degree-granting institutions
- Main campus of SFedU (former Rostov State University)
- Faculty of Biology and Soil Science
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Geology & Geography
- Faculty of High Techs
- R&D Center on Piezoelectric Engineering "Piezopribor"
- Faculty of History
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Mathematics, Mechanics & Computer Science
- Faculty of Philology & Journalism
- Faculty of Philosophy & Cultural Studies
- Faculty of Psychology
- Faculty of Physics
- Faculty of Regional Studies
- Faculty of Social and Political Science
- Institute of Economics and International Relations
- Pedagogical Institute (former Rostov State Pedagogical University)
- Faculty of Linguistics & Philology
- Faculty of Pedagogy & Psychology
- Faculty of Physical Education & Sport
- Faculty of Economics, Management & Legal Studies
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Technology & Entrepreneurship
- Faculty of Visual Arts
- Faculty of Mathematics, Physics & Computer Sciences
- Faculty of Continuing and Extended Education
- Faculty of Advanced Training & Professional Development for Teachers
- Taganrog Institute of Technology (abbreviated as TIT, former Taganrog State University of Radioengineering)
- Institute of Architecture & Arts (former Rostov State Academy of Architecture & Arts)
Alumni
- Alexander AnkvabAlexander AnkvabAlyksandr Zolotinska-ipa Ankvab is an Abkhaz politician and businessman who has been President of Abkhazia since 2011. Under President Sergei Bagapsh, he previously served as Prime Minister from 2005 to 2010 and Vice-President from 2010 to 2011....
, prime minister of AbkhaziaAbkhaziaAbkhazia is a disputed political entity on the eastern coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus.Abkhazia considers itself an independent state, called the Republic of Abkhazia or Apsny... - Zinaida Ermol’eva, microbiologist and biochemist who developed first Soviet-made antibiotics, recipient of numerous Soviet awards
- Aleksandr SolzhenitsynAleksandr SolzhenitsynAleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn was aRussian and Soviet novelist, dramatist, and historian. Through his often-suppressed writings, he helped to raise global awareness of the Gulag, the Soviet Union's forced labor camp system – particularly in The Gulag Archipelago and One Day in the Life of...
, writer
Faculty
- Dmitry Morduhai-BoltovskoiD. D. Morduhai-BoltovskoiDmitry Dmitrievich Morduhai-Boltovskoi was a Russian mathematician, best known for his work in analysis, differential Galois theory, number theory, hyperbolic geometry, and history of mathematics...
, mathematician - Dmitri Ivanovsky, botanist, founder of virology
- Ivan Alekseyevich KornilovIvan Alekseyevich KornilovIvan Alekseyevich Kornilov was a Soviet general.Kornilov rose through the ranks of the Red Army in the 1930s and was promoted to the rank of major-general in June 1940, commanding the 45th Rifle Division. He was in command of the 49th Rifle Corps during the early phases of Operation Barbarossa in...
, Soviet general - Vladimir Semyonovich Semyonov, Soviet diplomat
- Sabina SpielreinSabina SpielreinSabina Naftulovna Spielrein , born 7 November 1885, died 12 August 1942] , was one of the first female psychoanalysts. She studied under Carl Gustav Jung, with whom she was rumored to have had a romantic relationship...
, psychoanalyst