Piotr Tolochko (Kiev) eminent world wide known scientist, Director of the Institute of Archaeology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Academician of NAS of Ukraine, a foreign member of the RAS, Dr. Sc. (History), Professor gave a lecture at SPbUHSS Theater and Concert Hall to the first-year students.

The below listed people gave their lectures at the other auditoriums:

Faculty of Culture

Faculty of Arts

Mohamed Elbadri – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of the Arab Republic of Egypt

A.B. Kudelin – Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, deputy of the academic secretary of the Department of History and Language Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, director at Institute of World Literature Named after M. Gorky of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member of European Association of Experts in Arab and Islam Studies (Moscow)

B.L.Eremin – World Board of Directors Member of the International Advertising Association (IAA), President of the Russian Chapter (Moscow)

Alvaro Sanches Kordero –Acting asAmbassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Venezuela

А.А. Лиханов–Writer, Chairman of the Russian Children's Fund, President of the International Association of Children's Fund, Doctor Honoris Causa of SPbUHSS (Moscow)

N. Starikov – Writer (St.Petersburg)

O.A. Ryabtseva (Lesya Ryabtseva) – Journalist (Moscow)

Yury Alexandrov – Art director of the Saint-Petersburg State Chamber Music Theatre «Санктъ-Петербург опера», People´s Artist of Russia (St.Petersburg)

Lasro Simbalon -The Plenipotentiary Minister, the Deputy Head of Diplomatic mission of Indonesia in Russia

Ivan Karlov - Chief keeper of the State Russian Museum (St. Petersburg)

Gabriela Komleva - Ballet-mistress and coach at the Mariinsky Theater, People's Artist of USSR, (St. Petersburg)

Yulia Makhalina - Principal Dancer Mariinsky Theatre Ballet, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, graduate of UHSS (St. Petersburg)

Isaak Shtokbant - Artistic Director of “BUFF” theater, People’s Artist of Russia (St. Petersburg)

Faculty of Economics

George Kleiner - Deputy Director of Central Economics and Mathematics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. of Science (Economics), Professor (Moscow)

Vladimir Kvint - Head of the Financial Strategy Department at the Moscow School of Economics of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dr. of Science (Economics), Professor (USA)

Faculty of Law

Vladimir Pligin – Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Construction, honorable lawyer of Russia (Moscow)

Alexander Makarov – Lawyer, lawyer bureau "Reznik, Gagarin and Partners"(Moscow)

Faculty of Conflict Studies

Alexey Cherkasov, First. Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation (Moscow)

MichelFaillettaz - Consul General of Switzerland in St. Petersburg

Abdusalam Guseynov - RAS Academician, Director of Institute of Philosophy at RAS, SPbUHSS Honorary Doctor (Moscow)

Riad Haddad - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Syrian Arab Republic

Vitaly NAUMKIN - Corresponding Member of RAS, Director of Institute of Oriental Studies at RAS, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor (Moscow)

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The tradition to start an academic year with lectures of the distinguished scientists appeared at the University September, 1, 1992 and became an integral part of the University life. Lectures of famous scientists, figures of culture and art, diplomats, politicians, leaders of public organizations, the most successful practitioners fix "level" for the University community for the upcoming academic year.