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On August 18, 1845, by the highest order of Emperor Nicholas I, the Russian Geographical Society was founded in St. Petersburg. It is one of the oldest public organizations in Russia, which has never stopped its work since its foundation. It is also one of the first geographical societies in the world; only the Paris, Berlin, and London societies were founded before it.
The main task of the Russian Geographical Society has always been the accumulation of reliable topographic knowledge about the native country and the planet as a whole, its publication and popularization of geographical science. The Society has made a huge contribution to the study of Siberia, the Urals, the Far East, the Caucasus, Asian regions, as well as distant India, New Guinea, Arctic territories and the waters of the World Ocean.
The society unites specialists in the field of geography and related sciences, as well as enthusiastic travelers, ecologists, and public figures. Among the founders of the RGS was the famous admiral Ivan Kruzenshtern, "the man and the steamship", who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe. At one time, it included well-known scientists, researchers, and travelers, including Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, who received the second part of his surname for studying the mountain system of the same name, Nikolai Miklouho-Maclay, the most famous explorer and friend of the Papuans of New Guinea, as well as geologist and author of the science fiction novels "Sannikov Land" and "Plutonia" Vladimir Obruchev. In addition, the RGS included artists whose work went beyond the studios, Ivan Aivazovsky and Vasily Vereshchagin. The Russian Geographical Society also accepted foreign explorers, including Fridtjof Nansen, Roald Amundsen and Thor Heyerdahl.
The Russian Geographical Society owns the largest geographical library in Europe, which is located in the society’s St. Petersburg headquarters.
Today, the society has more than 28,000 members. RGS organizes and conducts many interesting projects, including the film festival "GRO Unites Friends", the photo contest "The Most Beautiful Country", the Crystal Compass Award, the international educational campaign "Geographical Dictation", in which students of the State University of Management take part annually. And of course, RGS is expeditions, lectures, exhibitions, environmental campaigns, work on the study and conservation of rare animal species.
In 2009, Vladimir Putin became the head of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society, and Sergey Shoygu became the president, which shows the special attention of the Russian government to issues of geographical science. Vladimir Putin also approved a list of measures for the popularization of geography, which included the Geographer's Day holiday, timed to coincide with the founding day of the Russian Geographical Society. This year it is celebrated for the fifth time – also a small anniversary.
Among the employees of the State University of Management there are two members of the Russian Geographical Society – this is the adviser to the rector's office Nikolai Mikhailov and professor of the Department of Economics and Management in the fuel and energy complex of the State University of Management Vladimir Linnik. Moreover, the first has been a member of the society for 53 years, and the second for less than one. But Vladimir Linnik heads the Expeditionary Corps of the State University of Management, at the grand opening of which Nikolai Mikhailov presented him with a membership card.
Even before the official opening of our thematic division, students and staff of the State University of Management began active cooperation with the inter-university Student Expeditionary Corps "Arctic Team". Their first steps in this direction were search operations in Sebezh, a trip to the Arctic and participation in the Tourist Rally of the Union State. The latest expedition to date helped in the construction of an access platform for equipment near the fire pond in the Mordovian State Nature Reserve named after P. G. Smidovich. The work was carried out within the framework of the "Water Frontier" project with the support of the Nature Defenders Fund.
In addition, the State University of Management trains specialists in the field of Ecology and Nature Management, so with us, a passion for geography and travel can always be turned into a profession.
The State University of Management congratulates the Russian Geographical Society on its anniversary, including its current members Nikolay Mikhailov and Vladimir Linnik, as well as all participants of the GUU Expeditionary Corps on Geographer's Day. May the horizon always be clear, the wind blow at your back, and incredible adventures await behind every hill.
All the islands have been discovered long ago. Even those where it's cramped and just the two of us. But everything we know means nothing. Everything we know means nothing to us – We'll find a new one!
Subscribe to the TG channel “Our GUU” Date of publication: 08/18/2025
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