Mari State University

The initiators of the creation of the university were the first secretary of the Mari regional committee of the CPSU V.P. Nikonov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the MASSR P.A. Almakaev and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic T.I. Gorinov, who in January 1970 appealed to the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR with a request to create the first university on the Mari land. Comprehensive support of the Central Committee of the CPSU, the Union and Russian governments became the key to the success of the new undertaking. Already in December, the structure of the MarSU was approved, consisting of the historical-philological, biological-chemical, physics and mathematics, agricultural faculties, a preparatory department, 17 departments, a research sector, 40 classrooms and laboratories. It was planned to conduct training in 10 specialities. At the same time, the construction of educational buildings, a residential building for teachers began.