Kazan Federal University

The main bulding of the university, 19th century

Kazan State University is located in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. It was founded in 1804. The famous Russian mathematician Lobachevski was its rector from 1827 till 1846. The current rector is Myakzyum Salakhov (Mäğzüm Säläxev).

Kazan University is also known as "the birthplace of organic chemistry" due to works of Aleksandr Butlerov, Vladimir Markovnikov, Aleksandr Arbuzov, and others.

Famous faculty and alumni

• Aleksandr Arbuzov
• Mily Balakirev
• Aleksandr Butlerov
• Vladmir Illych Ulyanov (expelled)
• Ilya Ulyanov
• Nikolay Lobachevski
• Vladimir Markovnikov
• Leo Tolstoy
• Nikolay Beketov
• Afanasy Shchapov
• Vladimir Galkin

See also

• List of Kazan State University's rectors

External links

• Kazan State University Official Site
• Museum of History of Kazan University