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FEDERAL LAW OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of November 10, 2009 No. 259-FZ

About Moscow State University of M. V. Lomonosov and St. Petersburg State University

(as amended on 31-08-2021)

Accepted by the State Duma on October 21, 2009

Approved by the Federation Council on October 30, 2009

Article 1. The relations regulated by this Federal Law

1. This Federal Law determines features of legal status of the leading classical universities of the Russian Federation - federal state educational institution of the higher education "Lomonosov Moscow State University" (further - Lomonosov Moscow State University) and federal state educational institution of the higher education St. Petersburg State University (further - St. Petersburg State University) as the unique scientific and educational complexes including structural divisions without the rights of the legal entity and legal entities, the oldest educational organizations of the higher education of the country having huge value for development of the Russian society.

2. The legislation of the Russian Federation in the field of education is applied to Lomonosov Moscow State University and to St. Petersburg State University taking into account the features provided by this Federal Law.

Article 2. Legal status of Moscow State University of M. V. Lomonosov and St. Petersburg State University

1. Activities of Lomonosov Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University are regulated by this Federal Law, legal acts of the Russian Federation in the field of education, other Federal Laws and other regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation, and also respectively the charter of Lomonosov Moscow State University and the charter of St. Petersburg State University.

2. Lomonosov Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University are federal state budgetary institutions.

3. As the founder of Lomonosov Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University on behalf of the Russian Federation the Government of the Russian Federation acts.

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