Moscow State Linguistic University

Moscow State Linguistic University

Московский государственный лингвистический университет
Other name	InYaz (Russian: ИнЯз)
Former names	Moscow Imperial Commercial School (1804–1917) Moscow Institute of New Languages (1930–1935) Maurice Thorez Moscow State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages (1935–1990)
Motto	Lingua facit pacem
Type	Public
Established	1804 (1930)
Founder	Alexander I of Russia
Rector	Irina Kraeva
Location	Moscow , Russia 55°44′20″N 37°35′42″E / 55.738754°N 37.594893°E / 55.738754; 37.594893
Campus	Urban
Website	linguanet.ru
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Moscow State Linguistic University (Russian: Московский государственный лингвистический университет, МГЛУ), previously known as Maurice Thorez Moscow State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages (Russian: Московский государственный педагогический институт иностранных языков имени Мориса Тореза, МГПИИЯ им. Мориса Тореза and still often referred to as InYaz) is a university in Moscow, Russia. It is the largest and the oldest university in Russia that specializes in linguistics and foreign languages. There are about 10,000 students and postgraduates in the university. Education is available in 35 languages.^{[citation needed]}