Stalinist architecture

1930s–1950s architectural style of the Soviet Union

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2024 Ranked 101st–150th by the Academic Ranking of World Universities and 87th by QS World University Rankings.
2022 The university's academic reputation was severely damaged due to its support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, leading to potential sanctions.
March 2022 Major technology companies Intel, AMD, and Nvidia suspended processor deliveries to Russia, affecting Moscow State University's supercomputer.
March 2022 The University of St Andrews suspended a joint master's degree programme with Moscow State University.
March 2022 Victor Sadovnichy, rector of Moscow State University, signed a public statement endorsing the Russian invasion of Ukraine, leading to his suspension from Academia Europaea.
March 2022 Multiple international universities, including Yale University, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, University of Potsdam, and HKU Business School, suspended their longstanding relationships with Moscow State University in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
January 2019 Hotel transitioned to Radisson's elite Radisson Collection division and was renamed Radisson Collection Hotel, Moscow.
February 2013 Andrei Andriyanov resigned as head of the Kolmogorov Special Educational and Scientific Center after an investigation revealed he had included fake references in his doctoral thesis.
November 2012 Mikhail Basharatyan, Deputy Dean of the MSU World Economy Department, was fired for accepting a bribe from a student.
April 28 2010 Hotel reopened after a 3-year renovation, with a fully restored façade and modern technological upgrades including advanced water cleaning and air circulation systems.

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