MSU Lomonosov

What MSU Lomonosov does

The Philological Faculty of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov (Филологический факультет МГУ имени М.В. Ломоносова) is a constituent academic faculty of a Russian state federal university founded in 1755. The faculty specializes in philological sciences, including linguistics, literary studies, comparative literature, classical philology, and Slavic studies, and is headquartered in the 1st Humanities building (1st GUM) on Lenin Hills, Moscow. Its primary constituents are undergraduate and postgraduate students of philology, with secondary outreach to schoolchildren in grades 5–11 through pre-university programs such as the VII School of Slavistics (2026), the School of Young Philologist, olympiads, and distance learning programs covering Russian language and literature, literary theory, French, English, and German.

Core products and outputs include degree-level higher education in philology, the peer-reviewed academic journal "Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 9. Filologiya" (Moscow University Philology Journal, ISSN 0130-0075), the electronic educational resource "Humanitarian Russia" linguoculturological thesaurus built with IT Agency OC3, and a sustained program of international scientific conferences (e.g., XIX "Losev Readings" on A.A. Takho-Godi, comparative literature conference, Germanistics/Scandinavistics conference). The faculty maintains a dense partnership network with Russian Academy of Sciences institutes (World Literature, Philosophy, Slavonic Studies), Moscow Pedagogical State University, the Literary Institute named after A.M. Gorky, and the Library-Museum "House of A.F. Losev."

The entity operates as a non-commercial public higher-education institution. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the dominant funding mechanism is the Russian federal budget, supplemented by paid pre-university and supplementary educational programs. Pricing of paid programs is not disclosed. Distribution is direct on-campus education in Moscow plus outreach via summer schools, olympiads, and distance learning channels. There are no external funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no private equity or venture capital involvement; ownership rests entirely with the Russian state via the parent Moscow State University.

Name

MSU Lomonosov

Legal name

Филологический факультет МГУ имени М. В. Ломоносова

Website

https://philol.msu.ru

Company type

Public

Founded year

1755

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Philological Faculty of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov is a Russian state-funded academic faculty delivering higher education, pre-university programs, and peer-reviewed research in linguistics, literary studies, and Slavic philology to undergraduate, postgraduate, and school-age cohorts.

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Higher Education - Philology

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Language Schools (61163), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Great Books/Core Curriculum Liberal Arts Colleges (EDAHACAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Research Monographs & University Press Publishing (MPAJABAJ), Field Schools & Experiential Academic Programs (Archaeology, Ecology, etc.) (EDAIAIAG), Education Research & Pedagogy Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAH)

Keywords

• Higher education philology
• Linguistics research
• Literary studies
• Slavic languages education
• Academic journals

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

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B2C

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Services

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Core offering

The Philological Faculty of Moscow State University delivers higher education degree programs in philology, covering linguistics, literary studies, comparative literature, classical philology, and Slavic studies. It also runs pre-university preparation programs for schoolchildren, distance learning courses, scientific conferences, and publishes the peer-reviewed academic journal Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seriya 9. Filologiya.

Product overview

MSU Lomonosov's Philological Faculty offers a portfolio of educational products and academic publications. The core offering consists of higher education degree programs in philology. Supporting products include the School of Slavistics (educational program for schoolchildren), the School of Young Philologist (pre-university preparation), and distance learning pre-university programs covering Russian language, literature, and foreign languages. Academic output includes the Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seriya 9. Filologiya (Moscow University Philology Journal), a peer-reviewed scholarly publication. Additionally, the faculty developed the linguoculturological thesaurus 'Humanitarian Russia' as an electronic educational resource with multiple modules. The faculty also organizes scientific conferences and academic events throughout the year.

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Products and services

• Vestnik Moskovskogo Universiteta. Seriya 9. Filologiya (Moscow University Philology Journal)

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered moderate.

• Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences "History of World Culture"moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2026Co-organizing the International scientific conference - XIX "Losev Readings" dedicated to the memory of Aza Alibekovna Takho-Godi
• Library-Museum "House of A.F. Losev"moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 October 2026Hosting venue for the Losev Readings conference on philological topics
• Institute of World Literature named after A.M. Gorky RASmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on international scientific conferences and research activities
• Institute of Philosophy RASmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of academic conferences and scholarly events
• Moscow Pedagogical State UniversitymoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on academic conferences and educational initiatives
• Literary Institute named after A.M. GorkymoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint scholarly activities in philological sciences
• Scientific Council of RAS on Classical PhilologymoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on classical philology conferences and research
• "House of Russian Abroad named after A.I. Solzhenitsyn"moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint cultural and academic events
• Orthodox Svyato-Tikhonovsky Humanitarian UniversitymoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration in humanities
• Cultural-educational society "Losevsky conversations"moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization of conferences dedicated to A.F. Losev's legacy
• Institute of Slavonic Studies RASmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaculty of Philology collaborates with the Institute on Slavic studies programs, including the School of Slavonic Studies for schoolchildren

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Direct peers

• Pushkin State Russian Language Institute: Russian state institute dedicated to teaching Russian as a foreign language and Russian linguistics/literature. Comparable in philological research output, Russian language programs, and international scholarly collaboration in Slavic studies.
• Higher School of Economics (HSE University) — Faculty of Humanities: Major Russian research university with a strong Faculty of Humanities covering philology, linguistics, and literary studies. Comparable as a Russian university competitor for top humanities students and faculty, with similar pre-university and summer school programs.
• Moscow State Linguistic University (MSLU / Linguanet): Russian state university specialized in linguistics and foreign languages. Directly comparable in language/linguistics education, teacher training, and pre-university language programs serving similar Moscow applicant pools.
• Saint Petersburg State University — Faculty of Philology: Russia's other premier philological faculty at the country's oldest university. Directly comparable as a top-tier Russian philology program offering linguistics, literary studies, and Slavic/classical philology with strong research tradition and pre-university outreach.
• Moscow Pedagogical State University (MPGU): Partner institution with overlapping humanities and philology programs, particularly teacher training in Russian language and literature. Comparable in academic conference organization and pre-university outreach to school students.
• Institute of World Literature named after A.M. Gorky (RAS): Russian Academy of Sciences research institute specializing in literary studies and world literature, and a documented partner of the Philological Faculty. Directly comparable in scholarly publishing, international conferences, and literary research activities.
• Ural Federal University — Ural Institute of Humanities: Major Russian federal university with a humanities institute offering philology and linguistics programs. Comparable as a Russian research university providing degree programs, research output, and pre-university outreach in philological disciplines.
• Russian State University for the Humanities (RGGU): A specialized Russian university dedicated entirely to humanities, linguistics, literature, and philological sciences. Direct competitor for humanities students and faculty in Moscow, with similar conference and publishing activities.
• Kazan Federal University — Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication: Major Russian federal university with a dedicated philology institute covering linguistics, literary studies, and Slavic/Turkic philology. Directly comparable in degree offerings, research output, and outreach programs at a peer Russian research university.

Broad incumbents

• University of Oxford — Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages: Leading global faculty covering linguistics, literary studies, and philology across multiple languages. Relevant as a broad international incumbent for global philology research reputation benchmarking and Slavic language scholarship comparisons.

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