Filologicheskiĭ fakulʹtet Sankt-Peterburgskogo gosudarstvennogo fakulʹteta

This volume serves as a scholarly chronicle of the Faculty of Philology at Saint Petersburg State University, one of the most prestigious and storied academic institutions in Russia. Published in 2002, the work was compiled to document the institutional history, pedagogical evolution, and academic contributions of a faculty that traces its intellectual lineage back to the founding of the university in the early 18th century. It offers a structured look at the development of linguistic and literary studies within the context of the faculty's transition through the eras of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and the post-Soviet period.

The publication represents a departmental effort to preserve the institutional memory of the faculty, detailing its structure, research focus, and the significant scholars who shaped its curriculum. Designed as a formal academic resource, the book emphasizes the faculty's role as a center for Russian philological tradition, particularly its preservation of the St. Petersburg school of linguistics. It functions primarily as a reference text for those interested in the history of Russian higher education and the specific intellectual atmosphere of Saint Petersburg's academic community at the turn of the 21st century.