Russian State University for the Humanities

Russian State University for the Humanities
Российский государственный гуманитарный университет
RSUH main building in 2015
Former names
Moscow Public University (1908–1918), Moscow State Institute for History and Archives (1930–1990)
Motto
Вековые традиции — современные технологии
Motto in English
Centuries-old Tradition, Contemporary Technology
TypePublic
Established1991
PresidentYefim Iosifovich Pivovar
ProvostValery Vladmirovich Minayev
RectorAlexander B. Bezborodov[1]
Studentsmore than 25,000
Location
Moscow
,
Russia

55°46′39″N 37°35′47″E / 55.77750°N 37.59639°E / 55.77750; 37.59639
CampusUrban
Colors 
NicknameRSUH, RGGU
Websitewww.rsuh.ru/en/
University rankings
Global – Overall
USNWR Global[2]1,201 (2023)
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[3]231-240 (2022)

The Russian State University for the Humanities (RSUH; Russian: Росси́йский госуда́рственный гуманита́рный университе́т (РГГУ), romanizedRossiyskiy gosudarstvennyy gumanitarnyy universitet (RGGU)), is a university in Moscow, Russia with over 25,000 students. It was created in 1991 as the result of the merger of the Moscow Urban University of the People (est. 1908) and the Moscow State University for History and Archives (est. 1930).

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  2. ^ "The top 68 best universities in Russia: 2024 rankings".
  3. ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.