Overland transport with the University’s 300th anniversary logo in St Petersburg
In honour of the 300th anniversary of St Petersburg University, trolleybuses and trams are decorated in the corporate style of the oldest Russian university. They have already appeared on streets of St Petersburg. The transport will run around the historical centre throughout the year, which, by decision of St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov, is named the Year of St Petersburg University in the Northern Capital of Russia.
Two trams of route No 6 and ten trolleybuses of routes No 10 and No 11 are decorated with the slogan of the 300th anniversary of St Petersburg University, i.e. ‘History. Knowledge. People’, which reflects the core values of the University. The corporate colours of St Petersburg University were used to paint the sides of the vehicles manufactured by the company ‘PK Transport Systems’. The red colour symbolises the strength and passion for knowledge, adherence to traditions, while the gold colour adds a touch of lightness and emphasises the rich heritage of the University.
The corporate style reflects the essence of St Petersburg University as a classical educational organisation with its look to the future. It is a visual representation of its mission, which, according to Nikolay Kropachev, Rector of St Petersburg University, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is to form the research, educational and cultural agenda of the country, develop new areas of scientific knowledge and strengthen Russia’s position in the international space.
St Petersburg University was founded in 1724 by Decree of Peter the Great. Throughout three centuries of its history, the University has been home to thousands of outstanding scholars, public, state and political figures, writers, artists and musicians, including President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. Today, the University has over 27,000 students from more than 100 countries. Among its graduates are nine Nobel laureates and two Fields medallists.
rolleybuses and trams are not the only means of transport decorated in the style of the 300th anniversary of St Petersburg University. Earlier, as part of the celebration of the anniversary of the oldest Russian university, the branded train began running in the St Petersburg metro. It features interesting facts from the history of St Petersburg University and the lives of outstanding University researchers, educators, and students. In February in 2024, the presentation of the branded livery of the Rossiya Airlines aircraft took place, prepared especially for the festive date. The cars of the tour operator accredited at the Russian cosmodromes Baikonur and Vostochny were also decorated with a sticker dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the University. The space industry is not an exception. In May, the Soyuz 2.1a rocket was launched with the Progress MS-27 cargo spacecraft, which was decorated with a livery with the symbols of St Petersburg University.