St Petersburg University (SPbU, Saint Petersburg State University; Russian: СПбГУ, Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a Russian university in Saint Petersburg. It is the oldest university in Russia. It is also one of the largest universities in the country.

Saint Petersburg State University has many schools. They include science, engineering and humanities.

• Applied mathematics and Control processes. Unlike many universities, applied mathematics is not a part of mathematics.
• Biology
• Dentistry and Medical Technology
• Economics
• International Relations
• Law
• Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Mathematics and Mechanics
• Medicine
• Oriental Studies
• Arts
• Philology
• Physics. Some universities handle physics as part of "Faculty of Science (and Engineering)".
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Journalism and Mass Communications

Saint Petersburg State University has produced a number of famous people. Their names are known in many fields.

Politicians

• Vladimir Lenin: Founder of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union.
• Vladimir Putin: President of Russia
• Dmitry Medvedev: Former president of Russia
• Dalia Grybauskaitė: First female president of Lithuania

Scientists

• Ivan Pavlov: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1904 for research about the digestive system.^[3]
• Ilya Mechnikov: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1908 for research about immunity.^[4]
• Leonid Kantorovich: Russian mathematician known for the Kantorovich theorem and his textbook.^[5] He is also a Nobel prize winner.^[6]

• Moscow State University

• Saint Petersburg State University homepage
• History of The St. Petersburg University in virtual space