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43-577: Its boundaries were defined by present-day Dobroslobodskaya Street and Bolshoy Demidovsky Lane (west, following the track of Kukuy creek), Spartakovskaya Street (north), and the Yauza River (south and east). Kukuy formed a wide pond west of present-day Elizavetinsky lane, on the site of the present-day Sokol stadium of Moscow State Technical University , which occupies the southern half of a former German settlement. "German" Quarters developed in Moscow in

86-458: A National Research Center status, the financing of Bauman University is provided by a separate expense asset of Russian National Budget independently of Ministry of Education. BMSTU is Skolkovo innovation center founder. The head of Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Anatoly Alexandrov signed a letter of support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine . On November 2, 2023, an agreement

129-941: A deep practical education closely connected with industries. The school participated in the Universal Exposition in 1873 in Vienna and the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition of 1876. It proved to be influential on John Daniel Runkle when he introduced manual training alongside theoretical training at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . It was also applied to other American technical universities. Many scientists taught in IMTS, such as D. Mendeleev , N. Jukovsky , P. Chebychev , S. Chaplygin , A. Yershov , D. Sovetkin, F. Dmitriev , A. Letnikov , A. Gavrilenko . In

172-492: A gage of original high school certificate which prevents applicants to take part in Lomonosov Moscow State University admission process at the same time. The academic year in this university begins on 1 September, and is divided into two terms (semesters). Students take exams at the end of each semester. The course of study lasts 6 years without interrupt for engineer specialist degree. But over

215-494: A name of Bauman Moscow Technical University (BMSTU). BMSTU was honored to be the first Russian technical university. Nearly 200,000 students graduated from the University. Most of them chose to become scientists or engineers in leading research centers, universities, private and government owned companies. Many of government officials, chief designers, CEOs of big enterprises, and cosmonauts are Bauman graduates, as noted below in

258-513: A royal route to country estates in Izmailovo and hosted court gardens and nobility; by 1638, 62 of 83 households belonged to upper classes (Sytin, p. 103). At the same time, it was popular among foreigners; however, in 1643 the Church persuaded Tsar Alexey to limit foreign presence and by 1652 all Catholics and Lutherans had to relocate to German Quarter , 2-3 kilometers north-west on

301-401: Is a district of Central Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow , Russia. Population: 108,204 ( 2010 Census ) ; 100,899 ( 2002 Census ) . The district extends northeast from Kitai-gorod , within the radial boundaries of Vorontsovo Pole Street and Yauza River in the south and Myasnitskaya Street and Novaya Basmannaya Street in the north. It also includes

344-406: Is closely associated with Peter I of Russia , Matvey Kazakov and Alexander Pushkin . The district is home to Russia's largest engineering college, Moscow State Technical University . Central part of the district, with radial Myasnitskaya Street , Pokrovka Street and Solyanka Street , was gradually urbanized since the 15th century. Central street, known as Maroseika and Pokrovka, was part of

387-546: Is commonly regarded as one of Russia's most prestigious universities and has high entry requirements for its prospective students. The Bauman University is regularly ranked first in official government and business press rating. The Bauman University also regularly occupies top 3 places in rating of alumni hunted by biggest Russian companies. In 2011/2012 QS World University rankings, BMSTU ranked 379th overall and 229th in Engineering & IT. The Bauman University has

430-613: The Bauman School or Baumanka ( Бауманка ), is a public technical university ( polytechnic ) located in Moscow , Russia. Bauman University offers B.S ., M.S & PhD degrees in various engineering fields and applied sciences . In 2023, US News & World Report ranked it #1,758 in the world. Bauman University is the second oldest educational institution in Russia after Lomonosov Moscow State University (1755). In 1763,

473-460: The Third Ring freeway. February 23, 2006, a roof of Baumansky market in the center of German Quarter collapsed, killing 56. The land, cleared of rubble, is still vacant, used for storing impounded cars. Tupolev has its head office in the district. Comes from Kazan Tatar nicknames Basman 15th-16th centuries in Russia called the bread prepared for the royal court. Word of Turkic origin, from

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516-576: The USSR . Some of them are now well known institutions, such as Moscow Aviation Institute , Moscow Power Engineering Institute , Moscow University of Civil Engineering, Moscow Chemical Institute, Moscow Communication and Informatics University, Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute TSAGI , and the Military Academy of Aviation Engineering Joukovski. On 27 July 1989 USSR State committee for peoples education conferred on Moscow Higher Technical School

559-639: The flour mills on the Yauza River). In the early 17th century, the army of False Dmitri II (self-proclaimed Tsar, 1607-1610) ravaged the Old German Quarter. It did not immediately recover, since many residents relocated closer to the Moscow Kremlin or fled the country. After the end of Time of Troubles , downtown Moscow attracted many European settlers, serving the royal court and the numerous foreign soldiers of muscovite troops. In

602-745: The 1640s, however, the clergy persuaded the tsar to limit foreign presence in Moscow, and in 1652 Alexis I of Russia forced all Catholic and Protestant foreigners to relocate to the German Quarter, which became known as the New German Quarter (Novonemetskaya Sloboda ), located east of present-day Lefortovskaya Square , above the mouth of the Chechera River . By 1672, it had three Lutheran and two Calvinist churches and numerous factories, like Moscow's first Silk Manufactory, owned by A. Paulsen. In 1701, J.G. Gregory, based in

645-588: The 16th century and were populated by foreigners from Western Europe (collectively called "Germans" by the Russian people (the Russian word for "German", Russian : немец , romanized :  nemets , relates to the Russian word for "mute", Russian : немой , romanized :  nemoy ]) and by prisoners taken during the Livonian War of 1558-1583. The residents of the Old German Quarter mainly engaged in handicrafts and flour milling (whence

688-402: The 1750s, they commissioned Dmitry Ukhtomsky to build the extant church of Martyr Nikita, the largest example of Baroque architecture in Moscow. The area burnt down in 1812; some homeowners rebuilt their lots in stone, while others could allow only wooden buildings. Vasily Pushkin , uncle of Alexander Pushkin , owned such single-story wooden house at 36, Staraya Basmannaya. The poet himself

731-445: The 17th century referred to a particular sort of bread supplied to the court and troops, however, historians argue that Basmannaya sloboda was too large for bakers alone. This sloboda occupied the beginning of Staraya Basmannaya Street , while the present-day Novaya Basmannaya Street was known as Kapitanskaya (Captain's) sloboda and housed the officers of "European" troops established by Peter I. Church of St. Peter and Paul in this area

774-560: The German Quarter, and he met his mistress Anna Mons there. Deceased residents were buried at the Vvedenskoye Cemetery , also known as German Cemetery, located across Yauza in Lefortovo; this tradition persisted among Lutherans and Catholics until the 20th century. In the early 18th century, the usual way of life in the German Quarter started to change. Its territory gradually turned into a construction site for palaces of

817-469: The German Quarter, obtained a monopoly patent for a public pharmacy (hence, the name of Aptekarsky (Pharmacy) Lane). The quarter was populated by merchants, store owners, and foreign officers of the Russian army . Among them were future associates of Peter the Great , such as Patrick Gordon and Franz Lefort , or Peter the Great (who grew up nearby, on the eastern bank of Yauza) was a frequent guest in

860-639: The Russian Empress Catherine II founded the Educational Imperial House . On October 5, 1826, the dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna issued a decree to establish " great workshops for different crafts with bedrooms, a dining room, etc. " as a part of the Moscow Foundling Home in the German Quarter. All craft pupils were moved from an Orphanage there. On July 1, 1830, Emperor Nicholas I approved

903-556: The Soviet period IMTS was renamed Bauman Moscow Higher Technical School (BMHTS), after revolutionary Nikolay Bauman . BMHTS continued education of engineers for machine and instrument building. In 1938, new military departments were created in MHTS such as tank, artillery, and ammunition. In 1948 a rocket department was added. During the first half of the 20th century, Bauman University formed and founded more than 70 technical universities in

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946-546: The Statute of Moscow Craft School. Russia's developing industry needed skilled labor in many trades with the aim of the new school being to train artisans with a theoretical background to improve and spread skills in various trades all over Russia. New schools were created to teach crafts as well as basic sciences. In 1868 MCS was reorganized into the Imperial Moscow Technical School (IMTS) under

989-469: The alumni section. Many Bauman University graduates are world-renowned: Sergei Korolev for the first satellite in space and first man and woman in space, Andrey Tupolev for the world first supersonic passenger plane , Nikolay Dollezhal for the world first civil nuclear plant , Vladimir Shukhov for the first method and the world first petrol cracking plant as well as for the first hyperboloid structures in architecture, Nikolay Zhukovsky for

1032-596: The blocks near the Garden Ring, which now house Ivan Fomin 's constructivist "Tank Engine Building" (Ministry of Railways). Original German Quarter emerged between present-day Baumanskaya Street and Lefortovskaya Square in the late 16th century and was repopulated with Europeans of all nations after 1652, becoming then known as New German sloboda . By 1672, it had three Lutheran and two Calvinist churches (Sytin, p. 310) and numerous factories. Tsar Peter, who grew up in nearby sloboda behind Yauza River ,

1075-636: The branch for education of the industrial machine- and device engineering personnel. Nowadays the BMSTU Kaluga Branch is a technical institute of Kaluga region. It consists of 7 buildings. The Kaluga Branch is an educational-science- manufacturing complex, including: 5 departments (machine engineering technologies; design-mechanical; electronics, informatics and management; socioeconomic; fundamental science), military education department, computer bureau , library with reading-rooms, sport camp and sport pavilion. The Bauman University Publishing House

1118-482: The directorship of Victor Della-Vos . The main purpose of IMTS was to " educate construction engineers, mechanical engineers and industrial technologists ". The IMTS was financially supported by the Government and industrialists. Its management was democratic. A key feature of the new institution was its educational system called the "Russian method", which unifies a broad and intensive theoretical preparation with

1161-528: The former German Street (present-day Baumanskaya Street ), replaced by local merchants and craftsmen. The district quickly industrialized, especially after Emancipation reform of 1861 . Notable additions in the Soviet period were the TsAGI buildings in Radio Street and the numerous expansions of Technical University. In the late 1990s, the area became the site of Lefortovo tunnel construction, completing

1204-490: The foundation of aerodynamics and hydrodynamics sciences, Pavel Sukhoi for the foundation of Sukhoi Aerospace Design Bureau . Some of the specialized departments of BMSTU are located outside Moscow in cities of Moscow Oblast : Krasnogorsk (Russian: Красногорск), Reutov (Russian: Реутов), Korolyov (Russian: Королёв). There is also a large branch of the University in Kaluga (Russian: Калуга). The Bauman University

1247-399: The infamous Khitrovka – former "bottom of Moscow" between present-day Pokrovsky Boulevard , Khokhlovsky Lane and Solyanka Street . Khitrov market, set up in the 1820s, became a flophouse district in the 1860s and a gang land by the 1880s, concentrating thousands of former peasants who failed to adjust to city life. Many original buildings of Khitrovka still stand, although the market and

1290-555: The infamous flophouses were replaced college buildings. In Soviet period, reconstruction of Basmanny District lagged behind that of western districts. In the 1930s, Basmanny lost landmarks like Red Gates and Assumption Church in Pokrovka , but overall city fabric remains unchanged, with an irregular maze of lanes and two-story historical buildings. Apartment buildings on the boulevards, instead of demolition, were expanded in depth and height, retaining original finishes. "Basman" in

1333-786: The last few years the Bauman University has continued to integrate with the Bologna Process . And today some students learn using two step educational system. The first two years students study general engineering subjects. In the third year students begin to study specialized subjects. The university scientific library was founded in 1830. The first order of the BMSTU Dmitrov Branch was bringing into service in 1965. In 1965–1973 – Suburban Educational and Science-Experimental Centre, in 1973–2000 – Educational-Experimental Centre. In 1959 BMSTU opened in Kaluga

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1376-432: The late 18th century, starting as the base of Lazarev merchant family of Armenian descent. Lazarev's Institute of Oriental Languages, founded in 1814, has been an official school for Russian diplomats since 1827; today, its neoclassical building houses the embassy of Armenia. Nearby Maly Zlatoustinsky Lane was home to Matvey Kazakov 's home and workshop (recently demolished). Southern end of central Basmanny District hides

1419-583: The nobles, notably Lefort and later Alexander Bezborodko (in the 1830s, these palaces became the site of Moscow State Technical University ). At the same time, foreigners, not bound by former restrictions, migrated to the center of Moscow, for example, the French community settled in Kuznetsky Most . Throughout the 18th century, Russian merchants took over the German businesses and established their own;

1462-526: The same route. Most of the area burnt down in the Fire of 1812 and was rebuilt in neoclassical style. Notable 18th-century buildings include Menshikov Tower , a unique Petrine Baroque church that rivalled Ivan the Great Bell Tower in height, and late Baroque Apraksin - Trubetskoy palace (22, Pokrovka Street). Date of foundation of Ivanovsky Convent (4, Zabelina Street) remains unknown; it

1505-464: The shores of Yauza housed P.Belavin's silk factory, N.Ivanov's ribbon factory, etc. The fire of 1812 razed the area, and the ruined owners preferred to sell their lands to new owners. By 1826, all foreign landlords sold their land to local merchants and craftsmen; the German Quarter lost its ethnic flavor but retained the name of Nemetskaya (German) Street (Baumanskaya Street since 1918). Lutheran churches were never rebuilt; Moscow's Lutheran Cathedral

1548-592: The territory of Lefortovo Hospital on the opposite, southern bank of Yauza (between the river and Gospitalny Val Street ). Historical Lefortovskaya Square also lies within Basmanny District, on the northern side of Yauza. The district contains Kursky Rail Terminal , historical areas of Khitrovka , Clean Ponds , Red Gates (shared with Krasnoselsky District ), German Quarter and Basmannaya Sloboda . It retains memorial buildings of Petrine Baroque , Neoclassicism and Art Nouveau periods. Its history

1591-460: Was a frequent guest in this settlement and built a palace for Franz Lefort (which later passed to Alexander Menshikov ). The palace currently housed military archives. Present-day old hall of Moscow State Technical University , established in 1830, incorporated this palace, as well as former Alexander Bezborodko palace rebuilt by Domenico Giliardi . After the fire of 1812, property changed owners, and by 1826 foreigners virtually disappeared from

1634-630: Was born in nearby Malaya Pochtovaya Street (exact location of his birthplace remains disputed and was previously stated as either 40 or 57, Baumanskaya Street ). In the 1900s-1910s, both streets acquired 5-7 storey apartment buildings in Art Nouveau and Neoclassical Revival styles. Most notable is 15, Staraya Basmannaya by Vasily Schaub with Fyodor Schechtel artwork and clear Vienna Secession features, built to order of Moscow's only Persian property developer (Naschokina, p. 432). In Soviet period, most of this architecture survived, excluding

1677-605: Was built in 1705–1723 to the draft made by Peter himself, in early Baroque style (the church technically stands in Krasnoselsky District ). Previous rulers travelled to their country estates via Staraya Basmannaya, however, Peter changed this habit in favor of Novaya Basmannaya, adding to the popularity of this street among the nobles. In the middle of the 18th century, when nobility was relieved from compulsory service, both streets were redeveloped with suburban estates of families like Rumyantsevs and Golitsyns . In

1720-422: Was erected nearly 100 years after the fire in the central Basmanny District . The name "German Quarter" itself disappeared from the Moscow lexicon in the mid-19th century. Moscow State Technical University The Bauman Moscow State Technical University ( BMSTU ; Russian: Московский государственный технический университет им. Н. Э. Баумана, МГТУ им. Н. Э. Баумана ), sometimes colloquially referred as

1763-865: Was established in January, 1989 on the base of university publishing department. The first issue of Baumanets newspaper was printed on 18 February 1923. At that time the newspaper was called Udarnik . It has been printed for 90 years since then. In 1990 Bauman Publishing House started issuing theoretical and applied broad-scoped "Vestnik MSTU". There are educational materials in different scientific areas: Physical and Mathematical sciences, Information and Computer science, Optics, Mechanical, Radio, Instrument and Power Engineering, Laser Technology, Economics, Law and other subjects. Basmanny District 55°45′53.81″N 37°40′17.70″E  /  55.7649472°N 37.6715833°E  / 55.7649472; 37.6715833 Basmanny District ( Russian : Басманный район )

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1806-698: Was reached between Bauman Moscow State Technical University for the development of design documentation for the so-called "jihad machine" ( Jihad ), a light and manoeuvrable buggy intended for use in the Russian invasion of Ukraine . The authorities of Chechnya will be responsible for the serial production of this equipment. The admissions process includes exams on math, physics, and Russian. The university accepts one in ten applicants, which means that there are more than 30000 applicants. More than 2,600 of them pass through two years of preparation courses, another 2,000 follow studies in high schools partners of Bauman University. Participation in admission process requires

1849-416: Was used as a high security prison for state prisoners like Maria Shuiskaya, wife of deposed Vasili IV of Russia , and Darya Saltykova . Present-day cathedral and towers were built by Mikhail Bykovsky in 1861. Nearby Moscow Choral Synagogue (10, Bolshoy Spasoglinischevsky Lane) was completed in 1906. Armyansky Lane , in the beginning of Pokrovka Street, has been a hub of Moscow's Armenian community since

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