Today, on March 31, the opening ceremony of the History hall of Baikal State
University took place. The event was timed to coincide with the 95th anniversary
of the university, which it celebrates in 2025 and the 80th anniversary of the
Great Victory.
The museum has 8 locations: the central place is occupied by the
reconstructed office of the first rector of the Siberian Institute of Finance
and Economics (as the BSU was called in 1930). Modern installations contain
information about the university's past and present. The showcases feature
archival photos and documents, awards, printed materials: books, newspapers of
the first half of the twentieth century.
As Oleg Gribunov, Acting Rector of BSU, said, over the years the university
has undergone various structural changes, but all this time brilliant
specialists have been working within its walls. "We were approaching today with
excitement. I hope that our museum will become a place of attraction for guests,
students and faculty, and will be replenished with information and exhibits,
because each department has something to add to the exposition. I welcome the
graduates of previous years who have come to share our celebration. I am
especially pleased that Nikolai Andreevich Rumyantsev, who graduated from IFEI
in 1959, is with us today.
I would like to express my gratitude to the author and organizer of the
exhibition, Irina Minulina, director of the scientific library. Congratulations
to everyone on the opening of the museum!"
The right to cut the red ribbon was granted to the heads of the university
from different years – Mikhail Vinokurov, Viktor Ignatenko and Acting Rector of
BSU Oleg Grybunov. Among the guests were Minister of Youth Policy of Irkutsk
region Margarita Tsyganova, staff, teachers, directors of institutes of the
university, honored scientists of the University.
Honorary Rector of BSU Mikhail Vinokurov noted that by restoring traditions,
the current leadership of the university chooses the right vector of
development.
And Professor Viktor Ignatenko congratulated those present and made the first
contribution to the development of the museum – he handed over archival
documents, photographs of graduates and teachers of the University of the 1930s.
Video from the opening: ttps://vk.com/wall-35366597_49053
More photos: https://vk.com/vkbaikalgu
?z=album-35366597_305580773