Moscow University. (1983)

Documentary №48871, 3 parts, duration: 0:23:48
Production: Centrnauchfilm (CNF)
Director:A. Burimskij
Anchor:E.G. Bagirov
Screenwriters:E.G. Bagirov, G. Polyakova
Camera operators:I. Aleksandrov
Sound mixer:N. Kuznecov
Other authors:E. Makaseeva

Annotation:

The film tells about the history of MSU - the first Russian university, its students and teachers, about the faculties and disciplines studied.

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Panorama of the embankment of the Moskva River and part of the Moscow Kremlin.

A tourist bus passes by the towers.

Professor E. Bagirov walks past the grotto in the Alexander Garden.

The building of the State Historical Museum.

Professor Bagirov is going to work at Moscow State University (MSU).

Panorama of the old MSU building.

Bagirov walks past students waiting for classes to begin, enters the MSU building.

View of the central part of the MSU building.

Chandelier under the ceiling, decorations and decor of the foyer, Bagirov enters through an open door.

Decor and stucco molding on the walls of the assembly hall, a panorama of sculptural bas-reliefs.

View of the central part of the MSU building.

Portraits of university professors professors Sechenov, Timiryazev, Zhukovsky, surgeon Pirogov, physicist Stoletov.

Arch and panorama of the reading room of the MSU library.

Bust of M. Lomonosov.

The text of the Decree of Empress Elizabeth on the establishment of the first Russian university in 1755.

The layout of the Palace Pharmacy building, where the Moscow University was initially located.

The Charter of the Moscow University.

Old engravings with images of Moscow and scenes from the life of the university.

A color engraving depicting the new building of Moscow University on Mokhovaya Street, designed by architect Matvey Kazakov.

Engravings depicting the excesses of Napoleon's troops and the burning of Moscow in 1812.

Old books in the university library that survived the War of 1812.

Professor Bagirov talks about the rescue of rare books and documents of the university archive in 1812, about the restoration of the university library (synchronously), demonstrates the rarest publications stored in the library, talks about them (synchronously and off-screen).

Pages of Newton's work with his personal notes.

Pages of the 13th century Bible and other ancient handwritten books.

Books donated to the university by private individuals, inserted in the exposition of the Moscow State University Museum.

Bas-reliefs on the wall of the MSU building (panorama).

View of the central part of the university building.

Panorama of the MSU building on Mokhovaya Street.

The new building of the Moscow State University on the Lenin Hills, types of buildings.

Entrance to the new MSU building.

View of one of the new buildings.

Meeting of the Academic Council of one of the departments of Moscow State University.

Conducting experiments in MSU laboratories in various scientific fields.

Classes in the classrooms of Moscow State University, the faces of students.

Pointing the telescope at an object.

MSU scientists during the discussion of a scientific problem during the conference, the faces of scientists and students.

Scientists during the next debate.

Panorama of the entrance to the MSU building, applicants in front of the entrance waiting for exam results and the decision of the admissions committee.

Boys and girls at the stand with lists of students enrolled in the first year.

A stand with the results of examination grades.

Applicants' faces.

The girls congratulate each other on passing the next exam.

First-year students give interviews to the authors of the film, give their names, surnames and places of birth.

Calendar: 1983

Locations: Moscow [820]

Seasons: Summer [824] Spring [825]

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First-year students give interviews to the authors of the film, give their names and surnames, talk about the reasons for choosing MSU for further study, about the faculties they entered (synchronously).

View of one of the classrooms of Moscow State University, the teacher is giving a lecture, the faces of students listening and taking notes of the lecture.

Applicants at the stands with exam results.

The faces of young people who did not pass the competition.

Classes at preparatory courses at Moscow State University.

The teacher at the blackboard explains the subject, the faces of the students of the courses.

A physical education teacher explains the theory of basketball to students.

A lesson on the elements of basketball in the gym.

A lesson in the swimming pool.

Performance of female gymnasts during a sports festival on the first day of the academic year.

The goalkeeper catches the ball during a football match.

The faces of the fans.

Participants of the student cycling race at a distance.

Basketball game in the gym.

Duels of fencers and judoists.

The fans applaud.

An episode of a water polo match.

Gymnasts during a performance.

Students work with microscopes during class.

Students during a class in a chemical laboratory.

Students and teachers in the television studio of the Faculty of Journalism of Moscow State University.

Students work at computers.

Students during practical classes on the development of various research techniques, students' faces.

Creation of the simplest program for writing texts, letters on the monitor screen.

Students during a practical lesson in radio electronics.

Panorama of an experimental agricultural plot.

Students study various plants and cereals.

Soil sampling, dog in the grass.

Students during classes in the reading room of the MSU library.

View of the MSU building on the Lenin Hills at night.

Students in the dormitory during leisure time.

The girl reads poetry from the stage (synchronously and off-screen).

The faces of the audience in the hall.

Students give interviews about their faculties and their passion for writing poetry (synchronously).

Students listen to their friend singing a song with a guitar.

Students dance at the disco, the faces of the dancers, color music.

Panorama of the disco.

View of the illuminated building of the Moscow State University on the Lenin Hills.

Pointing the telescope at an object.

An astronomer looks into the eyepiece of a telescope.

View of the starry sky.

The girl at the electron microscope.

Students during a practical lesson in computer science, students' faces.

Conducting an experiment in a chemical laboratory.

Calendar: 1983

Locations: Moscow [820]

Seasons: Autumn [826]

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Teachers give senior students advice on issues and topics of theses.

Persons of Soviet and foreign students discussing with teachers scientific problems raised in theses.

A student conducts an experiment in a chemical laboratory.

Research data on the screens of oscilloscopes and monitors.

Students in a scientific search.

Preparing the scenery for the performance at the student theater of Moscow State University.

A fragment of a rehearsal of one of the performances.

The director explains the creative task to the artists.

Fragments of a rehearsal of a musical performance in the "retro" style.

Students of various faculties of Moscow State University play spring mysteries on the steps of the entrance to the faculty, the faces of the participants of the mysteries and the audience, fragments of scenes and numbers performed by students.

Panorama of flower beds, view of the MSU building on the Lenin Hills.

Rector of the University A.A. Logunov holds a meeting with the teaching staff.

Conducting experiments in quantum physics at the Institute of High Energy Physics, types of equipment for experiments.

Logunov speaks about the high scientific potential of Moscow State University, about the teaching staff of Moscow State University, about the fundamental nature of training specialists, the development of science within the walls of the university, about the participation of young people in scientific research (synchronously and behind the scenes).

The faces of university teachers.

Students conduct experiments in the laboratory of radio electronics.

Views of the autumn park, young people sitting on a bench by the fountain and reading newspapers.

Students sit on benches, read notes, talk to each other.

Fountain in front of the Moscow State University building on the Lenin Hills.

View of the MSU building.

Personnel:

Logunov Anatolij Alekseevich -- theoretical physicist

Calendar: 1983

Locations: Moscow [820]

Seasons: Spring [825] Autumn [826]

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