The history of the Faculty of Journalism, Lomonosov Moscow State University is very rich. In 1755, Russian Empress Elizabeth signed a decree declaring the foundation of Moscow University. Two people played an important role in the creation of the University: the Empress` favorite Ivan Shuvalov and the first Russian professor of the Imperial Academy of Science, a famous scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. Faculty of journalism is considered to be one of Russia`s leading institutions for the education of journalists and specialists in public relations with about 2500 students pursuing BA, MA and Phd degree.