# The historical depth of the Rostov University. An essay

Vladimir Zalesski

MMMDLXIII. The historical depth of the Rostov University. An essay. - November 4, 2024.

The historical depth of the Rostov University. An essay.


Various materials related to the history of Rostov University are available to graduates and students.


The University of Warsaw will definitely be mentioned in these materials. It is usually said that (the first) The University of Warsaw was founded on September 20, 1817 (November 19, 1816) by Emperor Alexander I.


By this time (1817), in Russian Empire existed:


(1) Vilna University - a higher educational institution in the city of Vilna, founded in 1579 by Stephen Bathory, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Pope Gregory XIII as the "Academy and University of the Vilna Society of Jesus" (Almae Academia et Universitas Vilnensis Societatis Jesu),


(2) University of Dorpat - founded in 1632; resumed functioning in 1690, on the initiative of King Charles XI (King of Sweden) (King Gustavus Adolphus), under the name Academia Gustaviana Carolina; on April 12, 1801, Emperor Alexander I again ordered the founding of the university in Dorpat,


(3) The Imperial Academy of Abo (Abo Akademi University) - a university in the city of Abo, called the Royal Academy of Abo, founded in 1640 by Queen Christina (Queen of Sweden),


(4) Imperial Moscow University (established on January 12 (23), 1755 by decree of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great and Martha Skavronskaya).


One of the reasons for the establishment of the University in Warsaw in 1817 was that, according to the third partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1795), Krakow came under Austrian rule (Jagiellonian University in Krakow was established by King Casimir III the Great, King of Poland, on May 12, 1364).


At this point in our discussions, we come to the most interesting question.


It is unlikely that the personnel (staff) of the University of Warsaw were recruited from the staff of the University of Dorpat, the University in the city of Abo, Moscow University.


The University in Vilna (in the former capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, - part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, - the state, which was liquidated in 1795) was in a favorable position. For example, the number of students grew from 290 in 1804 to 1,321 in 1830. By 1823, the University in Vilna had become the largest university in Russia and Europe, surpassing the University of Oxford in the number of students.


Thus, the most likely version is that the source of personnel for the University of Warsaw was the University in Vilna.


If this thesis will be confirmed by archival documents, the materials on the history of Rostov University should mention not only the University of Warsaw (1817, 1862), but also the University in Vilna, founded in 1579.


After the University of Warsaw moved to Rostov-on-Don, from the end of September 1915, the university launched a large organizational and economic work to prepare for the start of training sessions (of classes).


(In 1915, during World War I, Warsaw was captured by the troops of the German Empire; the occupying German authorities allowed the re-establishment of Warsaw University.)


In Rostov-on-Don, under the leadership of Professor A. R. Kolli, physical laboratories were established, where serious scientific work began in 1916. Professor I. F. Pozharsky and his staff created the first (in Russia) pathology institute in terms of size and equipment in Rostov-on-Don for two years.


Initially, the university was named Donskoy; later (after the Civil War) - North Caucasus State University.


Vasily Alexandrovich Zalessky (after serving in the army) received a diploma of the North Caucasus State University.


November 04, 2024 07:11


Translation from Russian into English: November 4, 2024 08:40

Владимир Владимирович Залесский ' Историческая глубина Ростовского университета. Очерк '.


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